About
Potbelly Brewery is a 10 Barrel (2888 pints) Micro Brewery based in Kettering, Northamptonshire and commenced brewing in February 2005! Quality Real Ales!
Potbelly Brewery was started 2005 in a leather goods factory in the heart of Kettering. As the demand for UK produced belts and handbags was declining the owners (Glenn Morris and Toni Hooper) decided to diversify and turn their passion for beer into a full-time job. Equipment was sourced and manufactured to build a 10 barrel microbrewery in the corner of the factory. With the building of the fermenting room, the conditioning room, and an additional two cold stores, this took over more and more of the building. As the factory, and staff reduced further, the brewery eventually took over completely.
10 years after the first commercial brew, the original founders wanted to take life a little easier, and their brewer lan Loasby, and colleague Greg Johnson decided to take over the reins. Still brewing the original beers, several new ones have been added to the repertoire.
Things have changed greatly in the last 12 years; a great a many pubs and clubs have sadly shut, and many more micro breweries have been born. With the trend going towards micro pubs, and real craft ale bars, the interest in beers has increased dramatically. This has led to some strange non-conformist brews but whilst we embrace change, we have decided to stick to more traditional, and consistent methods, hops water yeast and occasionally real fruit.
Potbelly Brewery was started 2005 in a leather goods factory in the heart of Kettering. As the demand for UK produced belts and handbags was declining the owners (Glenn Morris and Toni Hooper) decided to diversify and turn their passion for beer into a full-time job. Equipment was sourced and manufactured to build a 10 barrel microbrewery in the corner of the factory. With the building of the fermenting room, the conditioning room, and an additional two cold stores, this took over more and more of the building. As the factory, and staff reduced further, the brewery eventually took over completely.
10 years after the first commercial brew, the original founders wanted to take life a little easier, and their brewer lan Loasby, and colleague Greg Johnson decided to take over the reins. Still brewing the original beers, several new ones have been added to the repertoire.
Things have changed greatly in the last 12 years; a great a many pubs and clubs have sadly shut, and many more micro breweries have been born. With the trend going towards micro pubs, and real craft ale bars, the interest in beers has increased dramatically. This has led to some strange non-conformist brews but whilst we embrace change, we have decided to stick to more traditional, and consistent methods, hops water yeast and occasionally real fruit.
Part of the group
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
I finished off my drinking sessions at GBBF 09 with two ales from the Mid East England Bar. The cask version of this one was dark as the polar night (excluding the Northern Lights) and got a naked surface. Smell of different kinds of dark malts added by weak moments of roastiness. Bready malts with bitter coffee malts in flavour blended with anise sweetness. Medium bodied. A good mild with porter qualities (Earls Court, 07.08.2009).
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2009
at 08:32
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask@GBBF 2009. Yellow color, small white head. Grain, diacetyl and light lime-bready aroma. Light flat mouthfeel. Lime, wort and some fruityness. Very boring.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2009
at 14:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask@GBBF2009. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is bready malts, some hops and mild fruity notes as well. Flavour is floral hops, some semisour wooden notes as well as mild earthy and grassy notes in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2009
at 01:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask via handpump at the Pembury Tavern, London on 15th July 2009 during their festival. Dark red/black with rapidly dispersing off-white head. A sweetish mild with some roasted malt aromas alongside caramel and biscuit (cookie) notes. Initially sweet but this mellows out towards a dryish finish of average duration, delivered on a smooth, rather flat mouthfeel afforded by somewhat lacking condition. The mark of three awarded for palate allows for the fact this was a festival beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2009
at 17:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Ramsgate Rocks, Kent. Gold. Slightly spicy flavoured golden ale. Really quite perfumed and intense. Not great, but intense and well defined flavours.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2009
at 04:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Kingston Arms, Cambridge. Straw with a thin white head; light citrus aroma; sweet, floral, honeyed flavour; lightly bitter and slightly salty finish. Very pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jul 2009
at 17:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Cambridge Blue, Cambridge 18-06-09 Pours pale gold with a white filmy head and good clarity. The aroma is all honey and a little blossom, but what blossom it is I’m unsure. Taste is more of the same intertwined with a good bitterness, its tasty stuff. A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jun 2009
at 03:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Fat Cat, 23 Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S3 8SA.Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, flowers. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090417]
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2009
at 10:13
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough SE1. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty caramel flavor with some hints of chocolate. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2009
at 09:18
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough SE1. Pours a clear golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty slightly hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2009
at 09:00