Partizan Brewing

Microbrewery in Thorpe Langton, Leicestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2012

Contact
Grange Farm, Welham Road, Thorpe Langton, LE17 7TU, England
Description
Our journey began with the end of founder and owner Andy Smith's former career in fine dining. An avid home-brewer, Andy sought to make fresh exciting beer that was difficult to find here in the UK. A move from his home town of Leeds to London soon presented the opportunity to work with Andy Moffat at Redemption Brewing in Tottenham. Here he studied and learned to ply his trade as a professional brewer whilst making many friends and contacts in the fast growing UK beer scene. In 2012, one of these friends, Evin O'Riordain of The Kernel Brewery kindly offered to pass on their original brew kit as the Kernel embarked upon expansion. A short time later, some premises secured just down the railway line, and Kernel and Partizan were established as neighbors; so the brewery was born.

The brewery relocated late 2017 from Almond Road to its current location.

Today

Ten years later and much like other small breweries across the UK Partizan has faced tough trading conditions; namely the lasting effects of the pandemic, soaring inflation and increasing rent. To both protect Partizan and avoid chasing inflation and increasing prices, the brewery moved its production out of London in 2023 to a farm in Market Harborough in rural Leicestershire, locating it at long-time friends, Langton Brewery.

We are now expanding the brewery here, on the farm. By Spring 2024 we will have a new fermenter hall and a greater capacity than we ever had in London which will allow us to brew exciting new beers and to collaborate with old friends and new. Despite the draw of the countryside our roots are still in London and we will continue to meet the demands of our customers in the city that we still call home.

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330ml bottle May 2013. A cheeky tick as can't remember much about it.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2025 at 14:16


3.8
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16

A fast punch of lemon zest leads the taste profile with Thyme, as advertised, some orange and sweet malt and yeast working underneath. The fresh fruit sticks around through the tasting and is amazingly powerful for a 3.8 saison.

Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:09


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught keg at the Real Ale Classroon, Leicester. Mid- to dark brown and translucent with a ring of beige/khaki head. Creamy aroma, milk chocolate, hints of coffee. Taste is also sweet and creamy with boozy a nice malty base and some barely detectable soylike umami.light happiness in the finish. Light to medium body with carbonation on the heavy side. Decent stuff.

Tried from Draft at Real Ale Classroom - City Centre on 24 Aug 2025 at 17:28


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Old rating - A 330ml bottle brought from Partizan Brewery earlier this year. Bottled October 2015 and it has aged well. Malty & rich with toffee undertones. Outstanding quad, with the 12.0 ABV well hidden.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2025 at 19:28


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating - A 330ml bottle collected from the brewery earlier this year. Pours a near dark black with a creme head. Aromas of coffee. Tastes of coffee & pineapple. Sweet hoppy bitter finish. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2025 at 08:47


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating - A one off brewed 330ml bottle from the brewery last spring. Bottled 20/04/18. Contains: water, hops, malted barley, oats & yeast. Poured at home in Jersey, it's oily black with a thin off white head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, liquorice, banana, oats, roasted malt & hints of alcohol from the 8.7 ABV. Medium body. Long bitter coffee finish. Enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2025 at 16:25


5.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Old rating from 2019 - A 330ml bottle brought from the brewery earlier this year. Could be a little past it's best as it's got a acidic aftertaste. Still good though. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 2019

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2025 at 11:33


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A 330ml bottle from Kris Wines in North London in 2015. Drank on 07-10-16 Best before- 30-10-16. Pours a dark amber colour with a white fast diminishing head. Aromas of caramel, fruits, toffee, malt & yeast. Tastes of malts, toffee, caramel & fruits leading to a hopped bitterness with a slightly watery finish. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 1221

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2025 at 11:32


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

A 330ml bottle, 5.9 ABV A very good Saison. With aromas of Motueka, hints of pine leading to a light bitterness. Different bottles of beer in my home No. 1637

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2025 at 11:32


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at the brewery in March, 4.7 ABV A good Belgian style pale ale with Motueka

Tried from Draft on 09 May 2025 at 10:37