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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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

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2016 - Day 2016. Pours clear gold with a frothy, mostly white head. Pale grains in the nose, with touches of ripening citrus fruits. Light sweet flavour with moderate pale bread, light biscuit, hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Finishes with moderate citrus hop, pale grainy bread. Fine enough.
Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2016 at 09:15

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Gbbf. Fast klare dunkel goldene Farbe. Geruch mild zitronig hopfig, karamellig, nussig. Geschmack mild hopfig, wässrig, helles malz, langweilig.
Tried on 09 Aug 2016 at 07:46

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
24 cask at GBBF 2016... Amber.. Small white head.... Sulphur toffee fruit nose.. Sweet toffee malts
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2016 at 07:41

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from John’s Of Appledore, Appledore. Mid-brown with next to no head. Bitter with a light and palatable sweetness and a light texture.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2016 at 16:04

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from John’s Of Appledore, Appledore. Brown in colour with next to no head. Sticky-sweet traditional ale with a slight smoothness in its texture, and a few dark malts. Has a lowish bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2016 at 15:15

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Sidmouth Wines, Devon. Dark amber with next to no head. Has a light bitterness with a very light fruity sweetness.
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2016 at 13:37

5/10
Tried on 27 Mar 2016 at 17:48

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Clearwater Honey Beer ].Clear medium yellow - orange amber color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, cookie, pale malt, biscuit malt, honey - sugary. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sugary maly, honey. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150811]
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2016 at 04:45

6/10
Tried on 30 Jan 2016 at 08:58