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RCH Brewery
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West Hewish
Weston-super-Mare BS24 6RR
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Notes

Closed: 2017

U.S. Importer: B. United International

Updated: January 17, 2018

Beer List

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    6.00% abv.
    • Date: January 2, 2007 (#6249)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE
      Score: 18 points
      Appearance (3)
      Red-amber, some haze. Low head.
      Aroma (3)
      Lots of caramel, lots of alcohol. Grassy hops.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Big body, smooth. Rich caramel malt character. Warming. Tasty spicy hops, mildly bitter. Real nice balance.
      Overall Impression (3)
      Real good beer.
    • Date: June 27, 2003 (#4912)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Discount Liquor, Milwaukee WI
      Score: 15½ points
      Overall Impression (3)
      Golden amber, nearly opaque. Thick head. Gingerbread aroma. Medium body. Big ginger flavor with some cloves. Nice malt background. Rather perfumey, especially as it warms.

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    4.50% abv.
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    • Date: January 5, 2007 (#6257)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE
      Score: 17 points
      Appearance (3)
      Dark dark dark red. Thick dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Chocolatey. Roasty. Perfumey, grassy hops.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Light-medium body. A bit fizzy. Very chocolatey. Nicely roasty. Mildly bitter. Mildly sweet.
      Overall Impression (2)
      Very tasty beer.
    • Date: March 1, 2002 (#4247)
      Package: real ale
      Place: Real Ale Festival, Chicago IL
      Score: 17 points
      Overall Impression (3)
      Deep red, moderate head. Smells like chocolatey hops. Light body, rich chocolate flavor all the way through.

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    (Special) Best Bitter
    4.30% abv.
    • Date: January 6, 2007 (#6260)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE
      Score: 18 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright golden-amber. Huge fluffy head.
      Aroma (3)
      Fruit salad: cherry, pineapple, lemon.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Light body, smooth. Very nice caramel malt base balances lots of fruity hop flavor and a mild bitterness.
      Overall Impression (3)
      "Rebellious"? Not particularly. Tasty? Quite.
    • Date: December 16, 2001 (#4049)
      Package: real ale
      Place: TrimB's Restaurant, Appleton WI
      Score: 18 points
      Overall Impression (3)
      Bright deep golden, thick dense head. Malty aroma, with fresh floral hops. Light creamy body, big malt flavor, lots of fruity floral hops. Mild bitterness grows through the finish.
    • Date: October 20, 2001 (#3945)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Flanagan's Stop and Shop, Appleton WI
      Score: 14 points
      Overall Impression (2½)
      Golden, low carbonation, thick head. Citrusy, piney hop aroma. Light body, citrusy resiny hops, toasty malt flavor. Citrusy hops really don't seem to work in English Bitters. "Brewed with 100% pale malt."