Harwich Town
Client Brewer
in
Coggeshall,
Essex,
England 🏴
Owned by
Wharf Brewery
Established in 2007
Closed in 2023
Contact
Unit 1, Upp Hall Farm, Salmons Lane, Coggeshall, CO6 1RY, England
Description
Started brewing in May 2007. A 5BBL plant was used and was based at Station Approach, Harwich. In mid-2018, the brewery ceased brewing on it's own site and started operating as a cuckoo brewer based at the Red Fox Brewery in Colchester.
In 2023 a combined brewery with the Witham brewery was established which will be known as Wharf Brewery Ltd.
In 2023 a combined brewery with the Witham brewery was established which will be known as Wharf Brewery Ltd.
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
2nd June 2017
Colchester Beer Festival. Cask. Hazy gold beer, a few pale cream colour bubbles not forming a head. Palate is smooth and fairly dry, low carbonation. Bitterish orange peel hops. Some spicy bitterness. Light finish. Long bitter linger. Struggling with it’s own poor condition.
Colchester Beer Festival. Cask. Hazy gold beer, a few pale cream colour bubbles not forming a head. Palate is smooth and fairly dry, low carbonation. Bitterish orange peel hops. Some spicy bitterness. Light finish. Long bitter linger. Struggling with it’s own poor condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2017
at 09:37
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Harwich Town Sint Niklaas (6.5%) ].Clear medium to dark brown - orange amber color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt - yeast, moderate yeasty, sweet yeast - candy yeast, vomit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, candy yeast, tart fruit - berry, vinegar notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141206]
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2016
at 17:13
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Alma Inn, Harwich. Poured a medium brown with a bubbly round head. The aroma ligt malt, some yeast. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a yeasty, light grainy medicinal hop bitter palate. Light to moderate bodied with soft carbonation. Not at its best I feel.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2016
at 15:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
6th July 2016
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Almost clear amber beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light, mildly dry and has good fine carbonation. Nice condition. Thin tangy malts, no that sweet. Good tangy fruits, some orange peel and a little lemon tartness. Light finish. Okay bitter.
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Almost clear amber beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light, mildly dry and has good fine carbonation. Nice condition. Thin tangy malts, no that sweet. Good tangy fruits, some orange peel and a little lemon tartness. Light finish. Okay bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2016
at 07:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
18th June 2016
Sun Inn Summer Beer Fest, Kelvedon. Cask. Bright clear amber beer, a few cream colour bubbles. Palate is smooth and has reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts, touch of caramel - toffee, touch of malt cream. Rich dried fruits and ripe fruits. Touch of candy fruits and red berries. Mild floral bitterness. Smooth semi dry finish. Rich and fruity.
Sun Inn Summer Beer Fest, Kelvedon. Cask. Bright clear amber beer, a few cream colour bubbles. Palate is smooth and has reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts, touch of caramel - toffee, touch of malt cream. Rich dried fruits and ripe fruits. Touch of candy fruits and red berries. Mild floral bitterness. Smooth semi dry finish. Rich and fruity.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jun 2016
at 09:38
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at Craft 100 Spring 2016 - Craft Beer Co. Clapham, London. Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. The nose holds damp grains and old orange rinds. Light sweet flavour, very grainy, with light minerality, pine. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately sweet on the finish, with hints of oily pine, more husky grains. Meh, not great.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2016
at 18:11
4/10
Tried
on 07 May 2016
at 17:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Craft Beer Clerkenwell, London, 22 April 2016) Amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with apricots, orange peel and earthy hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of orange, apricots, canned fruit and a balanced earthy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Well made pale ale, not straying too far from the average. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 May 2016
at 09:37
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Gravity at Craft 100, 24/03/16. Rich golden amber with an off white head. Nose is sweet malt, grain, orange peel, a touch raw and earthy. Taste comprises more sweet malts, light pine, caramel, orange, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light hoppy flicker. Mediocre for style.
Tried
on 05 May 2016
at 05:40
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity @ Craft 100. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak grassy hoppy aroma. Fruity malty weak citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty weak citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2016
at 09:13