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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Glen Park Hotel, Ayr. Appearance - dark brown to black with a thin head. Nose - coffee and chocolate. Toffee too. Taste - tiramisu and Jamaica cake. Light rum and raisins booze note. Some wood at the back. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a nice balanced finish. Overall - nice beer. The coffee is not too overbearing as it is in many examples.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2016
at 14:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Glen Park Hotel, Ayr. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - grapefruit and caramel biscuit. Taste - more of the same. The caramel note is not cloying at all. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - plenty of flavour considering the low ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2016
at 16:25
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 decent head and a slight haze. Nose - citrus and grassiness. Light herbs and malt bag. Taste - citrus and herbs with big malt backdrop. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - balanced, although notes are gentle it grows on you.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2016
at 07:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On keg (first keg offering am told) at the Glenpark Hotel in Ayr. Appearance - golden with steady carbonation and a nice fluffy head. Nose - light lemon and pale malt. Taste - more of the same with a wee honey note. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - nice balance and very drinkable.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2016
at 07:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from The Avenue Store. Clear amber body with a thin beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of toffee, wood and nuts. Flavour of roasted malt, dried grass and a tangy finish. Thin body with a watery texture. Light fizz. A well balanced Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2016
at 14:18
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at cloisters... Amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet herbal fruit nose... Dry fruit.. Herbal toffee fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jun 2016
at 11:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Cloisters. Pours clear amber with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of cherry, little else. Taste is light sweet, more cherry, cherry stones. Thin finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2016
at 07:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at cloisters. Pours pale golden, nose is toffee, light pine and cherry, taste is sweet, cherry, almond, dry toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2016
at 01:44
6/10
Tried
on 26 May 2016
at 15:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at Rail Ale ’16, 20/05/16. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent tan cap. Nose is light roast, chocolate, spice, dark fruit shreds. Taste comprises earthy roast, dark toffee, bitter cocoa, raisens, light charr. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent enough porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2016
at 02:22