Weetwood Ales

Microbrewery in Tarporley, Cheshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1993

Contact
The Brewery, Common Lane, Kelsall, Tarporley, CW6 0PY, England
Description
Weetwood is a multi-award-winning brewery and distillery based in the heart of the beautiful Cheshire countryside near Tarporley.

We brew a range of permanent beers, some specials and one-offs and distil our own spirits from grain on our purpose-built sustainable site.

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask, half pint. @"St. Peters Tavern", Liverpool (England) 19/02/2026
[#8.888 Global - #1.184 England - #2 Wetwood Brewery]
Pours clear copper with a small off-white head. Aroma: cardboard, light honey, spiced malts and oramge zest. Taste: honey and orange marmalade. Light spiced palate.
Next one,
Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2026 at 22:46

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml. bottle. @"Beer Heroes", Chester (England) 19/02/2026
[#8.860 Global - #1.168 England - #1 Weetwood Ales (My English brewery #358)]
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma: mixed grains, herbal hops. Taste: herbal hops and mixed grains. Bit cheesy palate. Light bodied.
Next one, please!
Tried from Bottle at Beer Heroes (Chester) on 19 Feb 2026 at 10:20

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Clear pale gold with a frothy / creamy white head and a soft lemon biscuits aroma. Smooth and creamy, lemony and biscuity with a dry and very slightly tart bitter finish.

The Partridge, Stretton, Warrington
Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2025 at 13:40

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Dark brown, near black with a frothy / creamy tan head and a soft roasted malt, coffee and treacle aroma. Medium bodied, notes of milk chocolate with roasted malt, some coffee bitterness and a dry finish.
Tried from Cask at Black Bear on 20 Nov 2025 at 12:25

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
can at standing order ...golden amber ..thin white lacing ...soft sweet ..floral fruit nose ..Light dry pithy fruit ..soft fruit 7.5
Tried on 22 Sep 2025 at 12:06

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Very slightly hazy gold with a frothy white head and a mellow fruit malt aroma. Fresh with sweet citrus up front, soft biscuit malt with mellow hop bitterness and a dry finish
Tried from Cask at Cromwell's Tap House on 12 Sep 2025 at 12:15

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2025 at 21:33

7/10
Half a pint while doing the CAMRA Mild Magic challenge. Not really a mild but very pleasant.
Tried from Cask at Unicorn (JDW) on 13 May 2025 at 13:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
[50cl bottle from a farm shop near Tarporley.] A hazy golden amber pour with a thick cream coloured head; caramel aroma; bready body with a caramel taste and a light grassy bitterness. A tasty Vienna style lager.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2025 at 20:21

6.6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
[50cl bottle from a farm shop near Tarporley.] A reddish chestnut brown coloured pour with a fast fading beige head; aroma of caramel, malt and raisins; sweet malty body with some vinous fruit; and a little spice to finish. A pleasant strong ale.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2025 at 17:58