Wadworth

Commercial Brewery in Devizes, Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 18 Venues

Established in 1875

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Northgate Brewery, 41-45 Northgate Street, Devizes, SN10 1JW, England
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Brewer of real ales, with over 150 pubs across the South of England. The original Northgate Brewery had been in existence since at least 1837. Henry Wadworth bought the company in 1875, moving to the present purpose built Northgate Brewery building in 1885. John Smith Bartholomew, Wadworth's son-in-law, became a partner in 1887, and it has been owned by the Bartholomew family ever since. In 2016 Wadworth brewery completed an ambitious 4 years investment plan to move all aspects of the brewery onto one location.

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask. Apperance; Amber with some red in it, small white head. Aroma with some fruits and hops. Medium bitter at the end.

Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2009 at 13:37


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask @ Bon Accord. Amber colour, medium off-white head. Aroma: skunky, grassy and earthy. Flavour is malty and earthy. Rerate: Cask @ pub, Brighton. Hops noticable. +.4

Tried from Cask on 02 Mar 2009 at 16:33


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at the Broad Street Tavern, Wokingham. Amber with a thin white head; elegant floral aroma; delicate elderflower flavour with lightly browned toast; intense fragrant and bitter hop finish. An excellent, refined, ale.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2009 at 08:35


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

[500ml bottle from Wadworth’s brewery shop] Pours amber with a small but lasting white head. Strong and pleasant aroma of biscuit-y malt. The light but tingly carbonation is rather pleasant. The flavour is a lot lighter than the aroma suggests, but conitinues along the biscuit-y malt theme. There is no trace of the usual Wadworths farmyard flavour. In fact, by the end it’s tasting rather watery, and has a very short finish indeed. Despite this, I actually rather enjoyed it - what flavour there is is very well balanced, and is bought to life by the slight fizz. It’d make a refreshing pint after exercise, and would be a good pint to wash down a pub meal with. c6

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2009 at 07:39


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Argyll Arms, Oxford Circus 17 Nov 08. Golden colored. A small fluffy head. Malty & fruity aroma. Flavor of dark fruits. Malty & fruity aftertaste. Quite good.

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2009 at 15:21


4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at Penderels Oak, Holborn 15 Nov 08.Golden colored. A small creamy head. Hard-to-find aroma. Flavor slightly sweet with a fruity twist. Bitterness coming gradually.

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2009 at 14:15


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, S Gloucestershire. Amber in colour with a decent off-white head. Wadworth’s yeast aroma with some pear drops and sweetness. Flavour was fruity, with some chewy malts, grassy hops and a decent bitter finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 05 Feb 2009 at 12:12


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

[Cask at Wadworth’s Brewery Bar] Pours a slightly hazy amber-tan with a large, foamy off-white head. No carbonation. Tastes of the Waddy’s classic farmyard/ straw flavour taken to a whole new level - this packs a flavoursome punch to befit their champion powerlifter. Lots of malt too, and a smooth, slightly bitter finish. This is a great, heady brew that was nice enough for me to have a second. Shame it’s only a one off as it puts most of their other brews to shame.

Tried from Cask on 04 Feb 2009 at 07:23


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

[Bottle at Wadworth’s Brewery bar] Pours an amber-straw colour, no head. Tastes like it should be calles Wadworth’s Light - the standard farmyard/straw/egg flavours associated with Wadworths, but all toned down. Flavour is sweeter than other Waddy’s beers, and it lacks the dusty bitter aftertaste. Overall rather bland and watery.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2009 at 07:19


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

[Bottle at Wadworth’s brewery bar] Now, this is a bit of a shock - a Waddy’s beer that doesn’t have the usual farmyard/straw/egg flavour. It tastes very fresh and light with a hint of orange. It could make for a pleasant beer if it wasn’t ruined by the intense, prickly and almost metallic carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2009 at 07:17