About
Congleton raised Nick Calvert set up Front Row Brewing as an artisan bespoke brewery in 2012. Alongside his striving business in textile printing he wanted to use his passion in real ale to open his own brewery. As a ex prop in rugby player for Congleton and Sandbach rugby clubs it was only fitting that the theme of the brewery to follow suit.
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
7/2/2025. Cask at the 15th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Pours clear pale amber/brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma is buttery, caramel, malt, citrus, touch charred. Medium sweetness and bitterness with a slight fruity tart edge. Moderate sweetness, slightly oily and watery, soft carbonation. Not great but did improve on early impressions.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2025
at 18:07
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
7/2/2025. Cask at the 15th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Pours slightly hazy pale straw gold with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is mucky, straw, musty strawberry. Quite sweet, medium bitterness. Moderate body, average to soft carbonation. Rough!
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2025
at 18:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at The Magnet, Broadstairs. Pours black with a white creamy head. Aromas & tastes of banana, coffee, caramel, liquorice & sweet malt. Medium body. Smooth finish. Quite enjoyable
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2025
at 16:34
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at the Peterborough Beer and Cider Festival 2024 with Grumbo and ITFCDan. Aroma is stone fruit, grainy, malty, straw and citrus. Became more mucky in the the glass. Did not taste much better. Disappointing.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:54
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Wellington, Birmingham 20/11/22. Clear gold with small white head. Its toasty, butterscotch, peach, grassy and herbal. Drying and bitter. It's an interesting flavour profile but it's not all that tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at BeerHeadZ, Lincoln. Amber colour with an off white head. malty caramel and bitter. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2024
at 12:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the tiny tavern. Off black colour with a pale tan head. Aroma and taste are malty light chocolate and hints of fruit. Light body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Tiny Tavern
on 26 Oct 2024
at 14:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark brown color with lasting tan head. Slightly sweet aroma and coffee aroma. Taste is slightly bitter dark chocolate with a thin, watery finish. Mildly sweet finish. Easy drinking stout. Caramel aftertaste.
Tried
on 19 Sep 2024
at 19:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] A copper coloured pour with a loose cream head; malty aroma; quite oily in the mouth with a rich malty taste and a little caramel; then a dry finish with some gentle English hops and lasting barley and caramel. A rather good ESB.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Alehouse
on 17 Sep 2024
at 12:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask (gravity pour) at the Basingstoke Beer Festival 2024] Amber pour; and a citrusy aroma; grainy body with perhaps a slight peachy taste (I was expecting more from the Nectaron hops).
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2024
at 21:23