Kelchner Brewery (prev Ampthill Brewhouse)
Microbrewery in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Established in 2015
A key aim when purchasing the brewery was to work with local community and environmental organisations, to ensure continued success for them and the brewery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at GBBF 25. Clear light gold. Thick frothy foamy white head. Healthy lacing. Aroma has honey sweetness over a malty base and grains. Citrus sourness on the periphery. Flavourwise it combines honey sweetness with some more assertive citrus sourness. Underlying watery malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick.Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. A tad bland.
Magus, mõru, puuviljane, tsitrus, kuiv. Ok
Sweet with notes of honey, sweet malty with some herbal notes, sweet toasted malty finish. Ok.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from local Co-op Food. Pours clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma: malt, biscuit, caramel, fruit. Light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter. Towards dry on the palate. Astringent finish. Medium body with soft carbonation..
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Co-op. pours clear amber with an off-white cap. Light sweet malts, fruity, smooth. Some hop bitterness to close. Towards medium body with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 15
Bottle from Co-op, Bromham, Beds. Pours near black with a beige to tan cap. Aroma: light toasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits. Taste: light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter, toasty malts, oatmeal, chocolate. Dry-ish in tast with a sweet roasty finish. Light to medium body with light carbonation. Best Kelchner beer I've tried but the others haven't been up to much.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from Co-op Food, Bromham, Beds. Pours clear pale gold with a white cap. Light, easy drinker. Malty, some citrus, fruity. Astringent bitterness on the finish. Light body with moderate carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from a Co-op Food store in North Beds. Pours clear pale gold with a slim white cap. Pale malts, grassy, some citrus, light NZ hop vibes. Light body with moderate carbonation. OK
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Co-op store near my mum's house. Pours clear gold with a lasting white cap. Aroma: pale malts, light caramel, floral hop. Taste: moderate sweet & light bitter. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Slightly astringent. OK
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 2023. Pale cola cola colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are. Roasted coffee bitter. Some dryness tjj on finish. Medium body.