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Brown Cow Road, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8EH, England
Description
The Brown Cow Brewery, run by Susan and Keith Simpson, was formed in July 1997. Their beers are well respected with real ale drinkers and the beers have won many awards at festivals throughout the country.
A renovated building behind the Simpson’s home (the former Brown Cow Inn) houses the six-barrel plant. Being a ‘cottage industry’ the beers are delivered direct from the brewery, ensuring a quality product and personal service.
First class ingredients are used – the finest quality malt from the well respected Yorkshire maltsters Thomas Fawcett’s, together with carefully selected hops from America, New Zealand, Europe and England.
Note: not to be confuses with Brown Cow Alchemy Brewery, North Piddle in Worcestershire.
A renovated building behind the Simpson’s home (the former Brown Cow Inn) houses the six-barrel plant. Being a ‘cottage industry’ the beers are delivered direct from the brewery, ensuring a quality product and personal service.
First class ingredients are used – the finest quality malt from the well respected Yorkshire maltsters Thomas Fawcett’s, together with carefully selected hops from America, New Zealand, Europe and England.
Note: not to be confuses with Brown Cow Alchemy Brewery, North Piddle in Worcestershire.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown with tiny beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and chocolate notes. Flavor likewise with bitter coffee to complement it.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 15/06/08. Pale amber in colour with a short-lived white head. Aroma of caramel, tropical fruit and grassy hops. Full, slightly oily mouth feel. Flavours of biscuit malt, apricots and peaches with a dry hop finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jun 2008
at 14:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, buttery, moderate hoppy, flowers, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, refreshing. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (030508)
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jun 2008
at 01:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2007. Dark amber colour, not much head. Aroma is bigtime caramel, fudge, wood and some nuts. Flavour is the same but feels very waterblended.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2007
at 04:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask handpull at Lower Red Lion, St Albans. Gold, no head. Good citrus hop aroma, touch of grapefruit. Little bit of rubber, but otherwise very pleasant. Tasty, plenty of character. Fruity and juicy with decent grapefruit tang on end.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2007
at 07:51
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. A hazy orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of butter and caramel. The flavor is also buttery combined with notes of caramel, leading to a bitter end. A brewer I had this together with thought, that the wort probably was burnt during the boil.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2007
at 08:28
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2006. A hazy dark yellow beer with a thin yellow head. The aroma is sweet grassy hoppy combined with light notes of yeast. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of citrus and grass, leading to a dry bitter end. The body is a bit thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Apr 2007
at 14:39
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. A hazy orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with a light buttery note. The flavor is sweet malty with light hoppy and grassy notes towards the end. Boring for the brewery - the craft some really good beers.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2007
at 13:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. Hazy gold colour with thick cream head. Attractive citrus aroma. Starts out well, soft in mouth, some green apple woodiness. May not have been 100% ready to be on.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2006
at 12:11
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF 2006. Copper colour with bubbly off white head. Bit of toffee, some biting hop one end. Nice enough toffeeish bitter, but not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2006
at 07:34