John O'Groats Brewery

Microbrewery in Wick, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2015

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The Last House, John O'Groats, Wick, KW1 4YR, Scotland
Description
Allan, Simon and John have been keen individual home brewers for many years. They started off with kits bought from shops then progressed to all grain brewing using cobbled together ranges of pots and pans in their kitchens and garages.

The three combined forces with local hotelier Andrew and set up a 4 barrel brewery in the Old Fire Station in John o Groats in 2015. From there they started producing a range of cask ales, starting by selling bottles locally and then distributing across the north of Scotland. They expanded into the oldest building in John O’ Groats, “The Last House”, in 2019, installing a new brewery, bar and visitor centre.

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7/10
330ml bottle from brewery shop in John O'Groats - deepest ruby body with a long white top. Big malty caramel body, touch of smoky tobacco, some dryness from the hop. Well balanced and worth a try.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2024 at 19:23

6/10
330ml bottle from brewery shop in John O'Groats - hazy gold body, bit of a Gusher, leaving a long lasting white top. Biscuity malts, grassy hop, some vanilla cream thing, a sweetness at the back end. Okay material.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2024 at 18:51

7/10
330ml bottle from brewery shop in John O'Groats - hazy amber body, medium size white top. Syrupy sweet citrus tang, resinous pine notes, tart aftertaste. Really nice.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2024 at 17:59

6/10
330ml bottle from brewery shop in John O'Groats - clear amber body, short white head. Fresh malty character, some sweet caramel fruitiness, clean finish.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2024 at 17:18

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On cask at JOG Brewery Tap, JOG - Dark brown body, solid white head. Good stout, coffee, liquorice and chocolate, lots of roasted malts coming through, sweeter rather than bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jun 2024 at 12:34

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On cask at JOG Brewery Tap, JOG - Clear deep amber, solid white head. Sweet malty caramel notes throughout this one, fruity toffee, little bitterness at the back.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jun 2024 at 12:32

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On cask at JOG Brewery Tap, JOG - Clear pale gold, solid white head. Crisp grassy citrus fruits, refreshing taste, decent all-rounder and a good sessionable effort.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jun 2024 at 12:30

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of light coffee and chocolate. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2024 at 17:51

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - hazy yellow and amber, creamy head. Nose - honey and caramel. Taste - caramel and bread. Palate - light bodied, sweet middle and a bit sweet on the end. Overall - light to medium bodied, still a bit sweet on the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2024 at 13:42

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light caramel and lemon. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2024 at 13:42