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Built into the flanks of Uley Bury on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment lies Uley Brewery, a traditional tower brewery. It was originally built by Samuel Price in 1833 on the site of the lower village spring outlet. This was during William IV's reign, when Uley was filled with woollen mills, a dusty, thirsty trade with a huge appetite for beer.
Brewing and malting continued under the aegis of the Price family and later the Ayliffe family until the collapse of the woollen mill trade at the end of the 19th century.
The brew house and cellars went on to have many uses, mostly agricultural but it was also used as kennels until Chas Wright, a local beer wholesaler, was given the opportunity to re-open the brewery in 1984. After a winter of building and re-fitting, with stainless steel vessels designed by him, made locally and still used today, Uley Brewery was ready to open in 1985. The first Uley pint was poured on the 1st March 1985 in the Red Lion, Arlingham, which still serves Uley beer today.
At the end of 2018 Chas handed over the reigns to Martin Brooks, who continues to develop the brewery in line with it's traditional heritage.
We are Genuine Cotswold Brewers
Brewing and malting continued under the aegis of the Price family and later the Ayliffe family until the collapse of the woollen mill trade at the end of the 19th century.
The brew house and cellars went on to have many uses, mostly agricultural but it was also used as kennels until Chas Wright, a local beer wholesaler, was given the opportunity to re-open the brewery in 1984. After a winter of building and re-fitting, with stainless steel vessels designed by him, made locally and still used today, Uley Brewery was ready to open in 1985. The first Uley pint was poured on the 1st March 1985 in the Red Lion, Arlingham, which still serves Uley beer today.
At the end of 2018 Chas handed over the reigns to Martin Brooks, who continues to develop the brewery in line with it's traditional heritage.
We are Genuine Cotswold Brewers
5/10
Tried
on 24 Aug 2013
at 14:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2013. Decent looking copper coloured beer with a small off white head. Aroma of fruit and malt. Dry, bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2013
at 14:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
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Tried
on 19 Aug 2013
at 06:24
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma is light malty, cornish and grassy. Bitter, dry and toasted malty. Mild vegetable note. Bitter and toasted finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2013
at 05:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Old Spot, Dursley 27/5/2013. Golden with a slight white head. Sweetish, rich tea biscuit malts, a hint of apricot and leafy hops, before a decent, bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2013
at 09:16
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
36th CAMRA Cotswold beer festival (July 2012) in the lovely 15th century Tithe Barn: the setting for my tasting of this beer. Gravity poured pint: golden yellow body with a thin white crown on top. The nose was a pleasant, yet fairly weak mix of floral notes and lightly baked pale malts. The taste was also fairly weak (compared to so many other beers at the festival): a bland, blend of beery ingredients which didn’t really excite or balance out too well. I suspect it is a watered down and slightly tampered with Uley Pigs Ear.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2012
at 05:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium to dark orange amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramle, malty, nutty - hazelnuts. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, damp stain - fusty - nutty, caramel, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110430]
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2012
at 09:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditoned at the Old Crown, Uley 27/12/2011. Reddish amber with a slight, off-white head. Red berry and bready malt aroma with a touvh of caramel. Flavour was driven by fruity malts, with a touch of cereal and moderately bitter finish. Alcohol was fairly prominent throughout. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2011
at 08:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2010. A hazy amber beer with no head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, as well as a light note of bread.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2011
at 13:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2010 (notes say thanks yespr!). Coppery amber colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is nutty, wooden, grassy, herbal and caramel malty. Flavour is the same, but the maltyness is rather crispy. Pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2011
at 04:08