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Founded in early 2005 as Rugby Brewery, based at Upton Road, Rugby. In 2006 beers were being contract brewed at the Purity Brewing Co pending relocation to Wood Farm, which happened towards the end of 2007. Briefly changed name to Willey Brewery in 2009, then renamed Wood Farm Brewery in 2010.

Renamed Kendrick’s in 2015 following a change in ownership. Finally it became a Cuckoo at the Pig Pub Brewery in Claybrooke Magna from 2017.

Some beers reman brewed through each change.
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6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, malt, hops and has a nice fruity finish.
Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2017 at 13:41

6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask 1/3 pint, gravity dispense, at the 16th Twickenham Beer & Cider Festival, as Kendrick’s 1823 Mild. Dark ruby colour, nearly black. Small beige head. Malty aroma, mild roasty notes. Malty and fruity flavour, quite enjoyable for its strength.
Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2016 at 15:58

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at the Wellington; clear golden yellow pour with a creamy white head, aroma has sweet malts, taste has light citrus, some biscuity malts, bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2016 at 04:40

6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Salmon, 19 Butt Close Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, England LE1 4QA. [ As Kendricks Webb Ellis ].Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity malt, pale malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160221]
Tried from Cask on 18 May 2016 at 13:07

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear dark amber with a frothy off white head. The aroma is light fruit, spice, some malt. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a smooth grainy malt, red berry fruit palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2015 at 11:31

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tried at a hotel nr Nuneaton. Deep Amber colour with a cream head. Aroma is fruity taste mild bitter.
Tried on 03 Dec 2015 at 13:10

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Tried on 14 Oct 2015 at 17:15

6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Briar Rose, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is light malt hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light woody hop bitter palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation. A decent session ale. Earlier Rating: 11/4/2013 Total Score: 3.3Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear deep amber with a bubbly off white head. The aroma is typically malt and hops. The flavour is medium bitter. Medium to light bodied with a weak malt weak bitter but ultimately satisfying palate. A fine session ale.
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2015 at 09:05

5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Briar Rose; clear light copper pour with a thin off white head, light fruit aroma, taste has light roast and fruit
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2015 at 08:36

6.3/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Wood Farm Scrum ].Clear medium to dark amber orange color with a small, open and frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, bread, malty, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141009]
Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2015 at 06:19