Andwell Brewing Company
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UK Companies house website. was started by Adam Komrower in 2008, and was based at Lodge Farm behind Newlyns farmshop in
North Warnborough
North Warnborough is a village in the Hart district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Odiham. It is located less than south of the town of Hook, on the opposite side of the M3 motorway, and just north-west of the village of ...
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Hampshire
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England
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. The brewery's beer is supplied to pubs within a 30-mile radius of the brewery, and to farmshops, off-licences and beer festivals.
The brewery brewed its first beer, Resolute Bitter, on 10 October 2008.
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Andwell Brewing Company website. The 10BBL brewhouse plant was previously used at
Copper Dragon Brewery
Copper Dragon Brewery is a brewery originally established in Skipton, North Yorkshire, in 2002.
The brewery produces four permanent cask ales: Golden Pippin, a blonde beer at 3.9% abv, also available in 500ml bottles, Best Bitter a traditiona ...
.
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The Directory of UK Real Ale Brewers.
In 2011 the brewery relocated to the hamlet of Andwell from where the brewery takes its name. The brewery now has a shop, and offers tours.
Beers
Andwell's produce four permanent beers. They have a brewery shop: https://web.archive.org/web/20111206062157/http://www.andwells.com/index.php/page/brewery_shop and run brewery tours: https://web.archive.org/web/20111206062244/http://www.andwells.com/index.php/page/brewery_tours
Resolute Bitter
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Rate Beer website. 3.8% abv (also available in bottles at 4.1% abv)
Andwell's description: “Light amber best bitter with balanced aromas bitterness”. The brewery's literature says that this bitter is named after a town in the Arctic. Adam Komrower, the brewery's founder visited 'Resolute' in 2007 from where he set out on the 2007 Polar Challenge to reach the 1996 Magnetic North Pole. The bitter has a malty and hoppy flavour with a light amber colour and has the lowest alcohol content of Andwell's beers.
Gold Muddler
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Rate Beer website. (Blonde Ale) 3.9% abv (also available in bottles at 4.2% abv). Andwell's description: “Light ale with fresh taste and citrus aroma”
The brewery's literature says this beer is named after a fishing fly used for luring trout. Gold Muddler is a blonde ale that uses pale ale malt. Gold Muddler has a citrus aroma with a balanced bitterness.
King John
4.2% abv (also available in bottles at 4.6% abv). Andwell's description: “Rich amber beer with a fruity hoppyness”
The brewery's literature says this pale ale takes its name from the castle built by King John in 1207 less than one mile from the brewery, from where King John rode out to Runnymede to sign the Magna Carta. The beer is deep amber in colour with a blend of pale ale and crystal malt, the bitterness and fruity aroma are developed from a combination of hops.
Ruddy Darter
4.6% abv (also available in bottles at 4.9% abv)
Andwell's description: "rich ruby ale with a fruity aroma"
The brewery's literature says this beer is named after a deep red dragon fly found in rivers and wetlands local to the brewery. The beer is the newest to the Andwell's range and was launched to celebrate Andwell's first birthday in October 2009.
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CAMRA November 2009 Newsletter
Andwell's supplied the first Hampshire Oktoberfest, run by
CAMRA in October 2009.
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