Uley Brewery

Microbrewery in Uley, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1985

Contact
The Old Brewery, 31 The Street, Uley, GL11 5TB, England
Description
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

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Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is wood, nectar and fruits along with sap and some grassy notes. Flavour is quite much fruits, some vanilla and sweet wood.
Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2008 at 00:53

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Clear deep golden. Sweet fruity aroma with grassy hops. Same goes for the flavor that hold hints of caramel and ends bitter.
Tried on 07 Aug 2008 at 17:40

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[cask at North Wiltshire Beer Festival] Syrupy, slight bitterness, rather watery for the style. Having said that, it was the last pint before they took the barrel off so perhaps not the best time to judge it...
Tried from Cask on 16 May 2008 at 17:39

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Cask at GBBF 2007, CBoB firkin. A hazy dark amber beer. The aroma is sweet mlaty with primary notes of caramel combined with light notes of hops and grass. The flavor is sweet - but a very light sweet note, combined with notes of caramel and bisquits towards the finish, which is slightly bitter.
Tried from Cask on 20 Dec 2007 at 03:01

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Copper red colour with no head. Malt and grass in the aroma. Malt and grain flavour, rather sweet.
Tried on 14 Sep 2007 at 10:51

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Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2007, London. Light unclear amber color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty , toasted, butter, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet with a average duration. (Sugar sweet) Body is medium, texture is creamy, carbonation is flat.
Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2007 at 04:31

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF2007. Deep amber colour, small head. Aroma is unflavoured yoghurty sourness along with wood and slight fruityness and earth. Flavour is pretty much the same with some caramel in it. The caramel also stays for long in the aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2007 at 01:08

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Cask at GBBF 2007 ... Deep copper colour ... sweet with a little vinegar ... little wood in nose ... slight sour woody notes not great balance. but ok
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2007 at 14:30

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Cask-conditioned at the Old Spot, Dursley, Gloucs. Deep brown with reddish tones and a slight beige head. Aroma was very malty, with plenty of red and dark fruits and some almonds. Easy drinking for a 5% beer, the flavour was of more fruit, with some chocolate and a long, bitter finish. I could drink this all day.
Tried from Cask on 28 Jul 2007 at 11:10

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Cask-conditioned at the Lamb, Iron Acton, Gloucs. Near orange with a slight white head. Sweet aroma of figs and almonds. Flavour started sweet before the bitterness kicked in. Hard to categorise but ok.
Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2007 at 19:32