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Castle Rock Brewery

🌍 United Kingdom · Known for Oatmeal Stout · Golden Ale
Known for Oatmeal Stout · Golden Ale

Established in 1997 next to the Vat & Fiddle pub in Nottingham. Wholly owned by Tynemill since 2001. Harvest Pale won CAMRA Champion Bitter of Britain 2007 and Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2010. Five core range beers winning national awards. 30+ pub estate across Nottingham. Runs annual Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival.

3Beers
2Styles
4.4%Avg ABV
1997Founded

Beers by Castle Rock Brewery

3 beers
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Black Gold
Oatmeal Stout · 4.8%
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Elsie Mo
Golden Ale · 4.7%
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Harvest Pale
American Pale Ale · 3.8%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
citrusy
2 of 3 beers
maltyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
hoppy
2 of 3 beers
bitterevery beer
3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 2 style families
Pale Ale 2Stout 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 218 other breweries making Golden Ale and American Pale Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Castle Rock Brewery's beers land close to what is typical for the Golden Ale and American Pale Ale styles they brew. The character is in the styles they choose and how consistently they hit them — not in standing apart from the field.

typical for Golden Ale and American Pale AleCastle Rock Brewery
in no beersin every beer
malty
in all 3 of their beers · typical Golden Ale and American Pale Ale brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
bitter
in all 3 of their beers · typical Golden Ale and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
hoppy
in 2 of 3 · typical Golden Ale and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
refreshing
in 2 of 3 · typical Golden Ale and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
clean
in 2 of 3 · typical Golden Ale and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 60%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#1934
best ranked beer
Harvest Pale

Their beers place in the Top 60% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Castle Rock Brewery

Established in 1997 next to the Vat & Fiddle pub in Nottingham. Wholly owned by Tynemill since 2001. Harvest Pale won CAMRA Champion Bitter of Britain 2007 and Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2010. Five core range beers winning national awards. 30+ pub estate across Nottingham. Runs annual Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival.

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