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Kelburn Brewing Company is a family run business based in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire. The company was formed in October 2001 and commenced brewing in April 2002.
In the mid seventies, Derek realised that the quality of ale in the U.K. left something to be desired and determined to do something about it. As a science graduate from Paisley University he had some knowledge of the brewing process and decided to develop this through experiments in home brewing. He was greatly assisted, by the brewers at the now sadly defunct Strathalbyn Brewery. His love of good quality ale caused him to join the Campaign for Real Ale in 1978 and later form the Renfrewshire Branch of CAMRA in 1981. In 1997 Derek helped form the Houston Brewery where he and his son Ross brewed award-winning ales.
To date the beers have won a total of over 60 awards, including Champion Beer of Scotland 2006 for Cart Blanche and 2014 for Dark Moor. Also Jaguar won the Champion Golden Ale of Britain in 2015.
Kelburn ales are available throughout the U.K. Delivery locally is by Brewery dray and nationally by agency. Currently 8 brews are available year-round, with an additional 8 seasonal/occasional beers now available too.
In the mid seventies, Derek realised that the quality of ale in the U.K. left something to be desired and determined to do something about it. As a science graduate from Paisley University he had some knowledge of the brewing process and decided to develop this through experiments in home brewing. He was greatly assisted, by the brewers at the now sadly defunct Strathalbyn Brewery. His love of good quality ale caused him to join the Campaign for Real Ale in 1978 and later form the Renfrewshire Branch of CAMRA in 1981. In 1997 Derek helped form the Houston Brewery where he and his son Ross brewed award-winning ales.
To date the beers have won a total of over 60 awards, including Champion Beer of Scotland 2006 for Cart Blanche and 2014 for Dark Moor. Also Jaguar won the Champion Golden Ale of Britain in 2015.
Kelburn ales are available throughout the U.K. Delivery locally is by Brewery dray and nationally by agency. Currently 8 brews are available year-round, with an additional 8 seasonal/occasional beers now available too.
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear red ale, thin head. Bugger all aroma, maybe a dab of malt. Flavour is sweet and fruit. Apple or something like that. A bit of caramel and some hop in the finish. Not special but thoroughly decent.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2019
at 18:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Clear golden ale, bubbly white head. Light zesty aroma. Flavour is tangy citrus, a bit of bitter grassy hop. Follows through into the aftertaste nicely too. It does pretty much the same as what many pales of this type aim for but it actually holds its flavour as opposed to descending into a watery nothing. Solid
Tried
on 11 Jan 2019
at 17:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - amber pour with a beige head. Toasted and sweet bready malty, some caramel, nutty accents, medium to light body, slight grassy, twiggy and herbal hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2018
at 13:27
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled 500ml (AIH91)
Pale amber colour, small white head. Honeyish cracker aroma. Light-bodied. Watery. Similar flavour: honey and crackers. Meh.
Pale amber colour, small white head. Honeyish cracker aroma. Light-bodied. Watery. Similar flavour: honey and crackers. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2018
at 15:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 500ml (Vasa)
Ruby colour, medium-sized beige head, lace. Licorice, malts, caramel, spicey hops in the nose. Light-bodied. Licorice, toasted malts, light fruityness, hops in the finish. Nice brew.
Ruby colour, medium-sized beige head, lace. Licorice, malts, caramel, spicey hops in the nose. Light-bodied. Licorice, toasted malts, light fruityness, hops in the finish. Nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2018
at 18:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Redgarth. It pours clear golden with a medium bubbly white head. The aroma is quite fresh, floral, daisies, freshly laundered clothes, straw, touch of doughy white bread a d toasty grain. The taste is quite clean, light, dry, bitter, rather, floral, daisies, straw, grass, lemon peel, touch of liquorice root and some toasty grain. Light body and soft / light carbonation. Great condition as usual from the Redgarth. Quite a light floral ale, which perhaps lacks wow but sure drinks easy.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2018
at 19:08
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 5 11/08/2018. A clear light copper coloured pour with a a beige head. Aroma is tangy green apple, mellow sour, raisin, flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, raisin, simple bitter. Basic. Palate is light tang, chalk, ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2018
at 12:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ The Sandpiper. Clear golden. Citric, quite some biscuit, lemonade. Smooth and subdued bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2018
at 17:02
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask in the same pub... but a different day... Dark amber... Thick cream light tan head... Soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose.. Soft sweet metalic toffee fruit.. Soft caramel malts
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Oct 2017
at 05:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask in a pub. Appearance - amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - oranges then caramel biscuits. Taste - more caramel biscuits. Into chocolate even. Some citrus but you have to mine for it. Palate - close to medium bodied with a crunchy texture. Dry crunch and sweetness going on for the finish. Overall - decent bitter. Plenty going on.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2017
at 16:30