UnBarred Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Brighton,
East Sussex,
England 🏴
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2014
Contact
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.
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.
7/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draught keg at the taproom, Brighton. Light gold, clear with visible carbonation and a small white head. Grainy aroma, strong grassy notes and a hint of malt. Taste is sweet but not too much so with light bitterness in the finish. Light body with quite heavy carbonation. Great malt bill on this Helles. A cut above most.
Tried
from Draft
at
UnBarred Beers & Ales
on 06 Jun 2025
at 15:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Draught keg at the Queens Head, Brighton. Light yellow gold, a little bit hazy with a small uneven film of white head and good lacing. Aroma of stone fruit and oranges. A little bit of a malty character. Slight vegetal note. It isn't too sweet, with a bitterness that keeps the sweetness from running away. Slightly herbal. Light body with medium to heavy carbonation. Not overly keen on this one, but it's certainly drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2025
at 12:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Red session), pours a clear bright orange with a small white head. Aroma is full of bright oranges, resinous hops, and biscuity malt. Flavour has lots of blood oranges, soft pine, and biscuity malt. Lots of blood orange that combines with the hops. Pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2025
at 05:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Yellow session), pours a cloudy yellowish blonde with a small white head. Aroma has some thorny, pithy stone fruits, some spiciness, and dank hops. Flavour has some woody hops, spiced branches, and a touch of pith. Woody, hoppy, spicy finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2025
at 05:06
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Red session), pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is chalky, with plenty of hopburn, and earthy hops. Flavour has murky earthy hops, bready malt, and murky hopburn. Not great hop expression.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2025
at 05:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Yellow session), pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma has some light fruitiness, light chalk, and citrusy hops. Flavour has some weird spicy notes, citrus hops, and biscuity malt. Spicy, citrusy finish. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2025
at 05:05
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Blue session), pours a clear golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of Belgian yeast, floral hops, and some gentle melon. Flavour has Belgian yeast, melon, and some pine. Pretty yeasty, lacking in hop expression.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2025
at 05:04
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
On tap at MBCC 2025, red session. Pours murky yellow with a white head. Light citrus and grass on the nose. Flavour has dry malts, citrus peels. Poor.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2025
at 02:55
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
On tap at MBCC 2025, red session. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Citrus, pine, malts on the nose. Flavour has pine, citrus, stale malts. Poor hop expression.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2025
at 02:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at MBCC 2025, green session. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Roasted malts and dark brown sugar on the nose. Flavour has bready malts, crusts, toffee, dark sugars. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2025
at 22:31