Kelchner Brewery

Microbrewery in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2015

Contact
Unit D, The Sidings, Station Rd Industrial Estate, Ampthill, MK45 2QY, England
Description
Kelchner Brewery is co-owned by Chris and his wife Marisa. they purchased the brewery in February 2018.

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.

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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Park Tavern, Eltham. Blonde pour with a white head. Citrus and light malt nose. Bitter citrus and light spice flavours. Lightly bitter finish. Pretty basic stuff but does the job nonetheless.
Tried from Cask on 29 Jun 2023 at 15:10

3.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.6
Cask at Three Cups, Bedford. Pours amber with a beige cap. Hedgerow berries, light caramel on the aroma. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Thin body with light carbonation. A little underwhelming tbh.
Tried from Cask at Three Cups on 14 May 2023 at 10:50

13/08/2021. FLYING MONK TAVERN, 6 Market Place, CHIPPENHAM, Wiltshire, England (BURLISON INNS)
Tried on 18 Dec 2022 at 11:15

14/04/2019. LITTLE R'ALE HOUSE, Midland Road, WELLINGBOROUGH, Northamptonshire, England
Tried on 18 Dec 2022 at 11:13

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Sweet with notes of honey, sweet malty with some herbal notes, sweet toasted malty finish. Ok. --- Beer merged from original tick of Kelchner Honey Trap on 26 Mar 2025 at 11:39 - Score: 6. Original review text: Sweet with notes of honey, sweet malty with some herbal notes, sweet toasted malty finish. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2022 at 08:21

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 10 Overall 1.5
Cask at Peterborough beer festival 2022. Pours light hazed amber gold with a smidge of a beige cap. My experience was similar to the above - fruity yet tart & funky. Clearly an infection of some sort. Light to medium body with very light carbonation
Tried from Cask at Peterborough Beer Festival (CAMRA) on 31 Aug 2022 at 19:08

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 2022 day 1. Hazy amber colour with no head. Weirdly tart fruity and funky. Not great.
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2022 at 17:31

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 2022 day 1. Almost black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are malty light chocolate and maybe just a hint of citrus. Medium body.
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2022 at 16:24

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Forholdvis pålitelige notater fra en travel dag på The Great British Beer Festival, London 02.08.22: lett uklar lys gylden, ok skum. Litt honning, lett krydret, litt citrus og noe såpeaktig. Svak, urteaktig bitterhet i avslutningen.
Tried on 16 Aug 2022 at 17:47

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Cask at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Almost clear light golden blonde with a moderate white cap that veers edgewards. Nose is pale malts, honey, grains, light breads. Taste comprises airy malts, grass, honey, grains, light fruit esters, floral. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Pretty generic honey style beer and like most of that ilk - forgettable!
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2022 at 08:37