Clearwater Brewery

Microbrewery in Bideford, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1998

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1 Little Court, Manteo Way, Gammaton Road, Bideford, EX39 4FG, England
Description
Clearwater Brewery started life in 1998 in the town of Great Torrington, North Devon. Taking its name from the purity of the local water supply that forms an integral part of each tantalising mouthful of beer, the company has become an ever-growing local success story. From small beginnings the company used carefully selected recipes to build a local following and a well-earned reputation for delicious and characterful ales. Clearwater’s reputation and its beers have gradually grown throughout the local region. Clearwater Brewery relocated in 2014 where it now sits nestled in the hillside overlooking the maritime town of Bideford, North Devon.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol, 8 May 2018. Golden in colour with a slight, white, head. Leafy hops, some apricot fruits, digestive tea malts and a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried from Cask on 16 May 2018 at 20:11

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Clearwater Submariner ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light hoppy, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160809] 6-3-6-3-12
Tried from Cask on 05 Mar 2018 at 17:59

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bradford Beer Festival 2018. Amber-blonde with its honey light, inoffensive and very palatable. There's only a light sweetness to it.
Tried on 24 Feb 2018 at 00:10

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Bottle conditioned 500ml, a present from my father. Broached on 16th Feb 2018 and poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home. Dark mahogany body, beige head. Malty yet bitter and almost sour in nature, like home brew that's 'on the turn'. This can't be right. I am still going to rate and score this, but I promise to revisit again if I drink the beer again.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2018 at 22:39

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at cloisters. Pours clear amber, nose is floral, toffee, little biscuity, taste is chewy caramel, sweet toffee, floral.
Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2017 at 15:05

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Bottle that Dad shared- cheers! Amber brew with a thin white head and an aggressive, prickly fizz. Aroma of smoke and chocolate. Mild smoke on tasting too, with treacle, lemon and leaf mulch. A traditional bitter with enough of a twist to keep it interesting; this is a good full-flavoured brew that is just a little let down by a very slight metallic note and the over-the-top fizz. I would like to try it on cask.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2017 at 14:19

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle, a surprise find at Wyevale garden centre, Woodbridge. Pours a clear golden colour with an average sized off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, nutty, light fruit, hint of chocolate. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Medium bodied, oily texture, soft carbonation. A very drinkable bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2016 at 09:08

6/10
Tried on 01 Sep 2016 at 15:04

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF day 3 11/08/2016. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a lasting loose white frothy. Aroma is fruity berry nutty malts, brown sugars. Raw biscuity. Flavour is composed of earthy nutty malts, hint of toffee, earthy grassy hop. Palate is grainy drying, highish carbonation. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2016 at 16:43

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Sampled @ GBBF day 1. Clear yellow to light orange color, average sized white head. Smell and taste malts, a somewhat weird fruity note in there which dominates the aroma. Old leftover fruitpeel in the aroma. Tastes a bit better fortunately, but not one I’ll be drinking again I reckon.
Tried on 13 Aug 2016 at 13:24