Framework Brewery
Microbrewery in Leicester, Leicestershire, England 🏴
Established in 2016
Closed in 2022
Contact
The Old City Depot, 72-74 Friday Street, Leicester, LE1 3BW, England
Description
We’ve been brewing modern beer from our Victorian redbrick building in Leicester city centre since 2016.
As Leicester’s first craft brewery, we are proud to be part of our city’s rich cultural present and are inspired by its craft-driven industrial history.
As Leicester’s first craft brewery, we are proud to be part of our city’s rich cultural present and are inspired by its craft-driven industrial history.
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3
Bottle split at my 20 KAY tastin, thanks to the Wingmane, 13/09/17. Hazed amber with a RIDICULOUS egg shell white head of boobles. Nose is ... not a lot ... light citric notes, straw, grains, bread, faint caramel. Taste comprises light hops, orange marmalade, caramel, light bread, plastic tang. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splahed with earthy hop bitterness. Hmmmm .... not G reat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2017
at 13:53
4/10
Tried
on 13 Sep 2017
at 13:50
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; this beer was quite embarrassing went off like a Catherine wheel, really fizzy no bipa character, brewer is a weirdo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2017
at 13:49
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Peterborough beer Festival 2017. A mostly clear golden coloured pour with a fading white head. Aroma is sweet doughy malts, hay, underfermented, grassy hop. Flavour is composed of hay, rustic light malts, damp straw, rough grassy hop,. Palate is pithy dry, lowish carbonation, medium light. Rough round the edges.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2017
at 07:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Handpull cask from the Blue Boar, Leicester. Reddish brown and hazy with a quickly large and fairly quickly disappearing white head. Light aroma of raspberry, cloth, ground coriander. Not great but not off-putting. Bittersweet fruity taste with a nicely balanced profile through to the finish. More raspberry and some carob in the grainy aftertaste. Drinkable if odd, and grows on me (slightly).
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2017
at 12:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried in a bottle from Hopology. My second attempt after a production error left me with a pale ale. Deep almost black colour with a big tan head. Aroma roasted and Treacle taste light busting sweet and roasted bitter. Full rich body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2017
at 13:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at Broood, Leicester. Dark brown with considerable translucency like a soda. Pine, chocolate malt and a touch of liquorice in the aroma. Taste is bittersweet and dominated by roasted malt. Finishes considerably more bitter than it starts, with some aggressive hop vying for attention. Body is a bit watery. It’s OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2017
at 13:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Landsdowne, Leicester. Very dark brown but not quite black, and with a hint of translucency. Big khaki head. Roast coffee, liquorice, blackberry on the aroma. Bitter burnt malt taste, following through to the finish. More forest fruit in the aftertaste. Very nice porter, and absolute bags of character for 3.9%.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2017
at 11:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Hopology, Nottingham. Deep chestnut brown colour with a thick foamy light tan head. Aroma has smokey hints, with malts and fruit. Taste light smokey and toffee sweet, light roasted bitter finish. Medium Body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2017
at 15:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Brewklopedia, Leicester. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, grass, straw and hops. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2017
at 12:21