Ayr Brewing Company
Brewpub
in
Ayr,
South Ayrshire,
Scotland 🏴
Associated Venue: Glen Park Hotel
- Out of business
Associated Webshop: Ayr Brewing Company
- Out of business
Established in 2009
Closed in 2023
Contact
GlenPark Hotel, 5 Racecourse Road, Ayr, KA7 2DG, Scotland
Description
The Ayr Brewing Company brewed it's first ales in October 2009, and in a short space of time gained numerous awards at both local and national level. As a 5 Barrel Micro Brewery we are currently producing around 60 casks of ale a week and supplying pubs throughout the UK. We are the first brewery in the area for over 80 years and operate out of The Glen Park Hotel, where you can enjoy a delicious meal and our ales on tap in the bar/restaurant.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
So on first viewing and taste this looks and feels like a totally bog-standard wheat beer, but you then give it a minute and this lovely wave of fresh raspberry comes through. FRESH raspberry, not some syrupy sugar sickliness. It's not spectacular but it's very drinkable.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2018
at 18:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at sraf. Pours golden, nose is floral, toffee, citrus, taste is similar, quite sweet, musty in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jul 2018
at 07:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the Glenpark Hotel in Ayr. Appearance - opaque brown to black but with the odd red chink round the edges. Nose - dark and creamy chocolate. Light roast. Taste - more dark chocolate and smoke/charcoal. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry crunchy finish. Overall - lovely stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2018
at 21:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Glenpark Hotel in Ayr. Appearance - golden with a nice lacy head. Nose - orange with underlayer of caramel shortbread. Taste - more orange, light caramel and brown bread. Palate - close to medium bodied, creamy texture. Dry finish. Overall - good example of cask version of this style.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jul 2018
at 10:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy woody caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy woody flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel woody finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2018
at 11:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask at the 35th Luton Beer and Cider Festival. Pours dark mahogany brown with a small lasting beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, fruit and hop. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, slight watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 14:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Luton Beer & Cider Festival. Hazy very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and dark chocolate. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and roasted moderate bitter finish. 160218
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 14:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ 35th Luton Beer & Cider Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, licorice, caramel and has a jice dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 14:37
6/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2017
at 11:33
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the 23rd Watford Beer Festival 2017, Watford, Herts. A dark brown coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Hazlenut, chocolate, coffee on the nose. Tastes similar, hazelnut, chocolate, coffee, some dark fruit too. Nice porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Nov 2017
at 08:19