UnBarred Brewery

Microbrewery in Brighton, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2014

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19-23 Elder Place, Brighton, BN1 4GF, England
Description
UnBarred was established in 2014 from the shed of our founder and Head Brewer Jordan Mower. Born of a passion to brew uncompromising and exciting beer, our original flagship IPA won the Bev Robbins Award for the Best Sussex Beer in its first year of production. We soon outgrew the shed and moved onto gypsy brewing, enabling us to grow production and hone our craft, working together with other fabulous breweries.

Since establishing our taproom and brewery in the heart of Brighton in August 2019, we have doubled our production and embraced the Brighton community that we call home. Our core range is stocked nationwide, alongside ltd editions that embody the creativity, passion and freedom that have always defined our core ethos. We love to collaborate with other breweries that share those same values.

We’re inclusive, passionate and adventurous in everything we do, from our beer conception through to our design, brewing and welcoming taproom experience. To celebrate our roots, we love to work with local artists, independent businesses and fellow-creatives to showcase the best of the vibrant culture and boundless innovation of this beautiful city. We are UnBarred.

NB - UnBarred moved its keg and can production to a trade-only site on the Garcia Trading Estate in Worthing around March 2026. Address: Unit 6a, Garcia Trading Estate, Canterbury Road, Worthing, BN13 1AL.

Brighton retains active, on-site brewing operations. The space freed up by moving mass production to Worthing allowed them to expand the taproom seating while keeping the original kit to brew experimental, small-batch, and taproom-exclusive beers right in front of visitors.

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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at London Craft Beer Festival 2023. Honey, lemon, biscuits, pissy hops in the nose. Flavor is vanilla, caramel, honey. Reminds me of a young, bourbon barrel aged Speyside scotch. Kind of crazy.
Tried on 12 Aug 2023 at 07:43

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
8th August 2023
Can. Opaque brown beer, small tan head. Light palate for the abv, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth if slightly thin for the style dark malts. Sweet dark chocolate. Well integrated sweet nuts. Mild estery sweetness marries well with the overall sweetness. Light smooth finish brings a touch of boozy chocolate that works well here. Quite a sweet pastry stout but goes down easy.
Tried from Can on 10 Aug 2023 at 09:24

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at Ye Olde Mitre. Deep brown with lace. Nutty nose, raisins, treacle, caramel, citrus fruits. Tangy, tart flavor, dark fruits, nice aged flavor and almost sour. Good.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2023 at 06:48

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Ye Olde Mitre. Nose of big cocoa, some raisin, toast, touch of coffee. Slightly nutty flavor, cocoa, estery fruits. Light and mild. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2023 at 06:46

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried on 08 Aug 2023 at 12:17

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, nutty, vanilla, floral, taste is similar, chewy, sweet, something earthy and weird in the finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Imperial Bueno Shake: Barrel Aged on 06 Aug 2023 at 18:57 - Score: 7
Tried from Can on 06 Aug 2023 at 17:57

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 9.5
Can shared at Peter’s, 4th August 23. Pours hazy yellow, aroma is citrus, mellow. Taste is orange and citrus. Taste is citrusy, melon, zest, medium bitter , nice
Tried from Can on 05 Aug 2023 at 06:39

7/10
Tried on 03 Aug 2023 at 23:03

8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Black beer, tan head. Smells of praline. Flavour has chocolate, malt, hazelnut, lactose, vanilla, maybe a dash of coconut? Rich, smooth, warming with the bourbon barrel coming through. Lovely stuff.
Tried on 29 Jul 2023 at 20:11

8/10
Tried on 29 Jul 2023 at 14:24