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.
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
13/7/2023. Cask at the Chelmsford Summer Beer & Cider Festival 2023. Pours mid-dark brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of light roasted malt, milk chocolate, dark fruits, nut. Medium sweetness and light roasted bitterness. Moderate body, average to soft carbonation. Good mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2023
at 13:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Raven, Bath, 14/6/2023. Amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Leafy hops, some hedgerow fruits, ripe malts and a pleasantly bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2023
at 14:12
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jun 2023
at 12:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a lasting frothy light tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, light banana. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich banana, caramel, light floral cough sweet, light liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jun 2023
at 18:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Just Beer Newark. Pale golden colour. Aroma and taste are dominated by sweet strawberry. Light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2023
at 16:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Strugglers Inn, Lincoln. Deep golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty slight pine and citrus. Slight bitter. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Strugglers Inn
on 08 Apr 2023
at 11:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. dark reddy-brown with a thick creamy slightly off-white head. Its plum is stated in both aroma and taste, within an easy enough texture to sup. The fruit also lingers long in its aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2023
at 06:46
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 tan head. Aroma and taste are malty chocolate and slight cherry. Bitter to slight sweet cherry. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Tiny Tavern
on 24 Dec 2022
at 15:25
04/08/2022. BOAT & HORSES, 2 Stubbs Gate, NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME, Staffordshire, England
Tried
on 01 Dec 2022
at 08:15
27/04/2019. MOONFACE BREWERY & TAP, 13 Moira Street, LOUGHBOROUGH, Leicestershire, England (MOONFACE)
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Dec 2022
at 08:14