Otley Brewing Company Limited
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| Otley Brewing Company, Ltd. | |
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 Logo of the Otley Brewing Company |
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| Location | Pontypridd, Wales, UK |
| Owner | Family-owned |
| Year opened | 2005 |
| Active Beers | |
| O1 | Pale ale |
| CO2 | Best bitter |
| OBB | Irish red ale |
| OG | Golden ale |
| O8 | Strong ale |
| Dark-O | Stout |
| Seasonal Beers | |
| O-Garden | Witbier |
| Amarill-O | Golden ale |
| O-riginal | Bitter |
| O-lé | Golden ale |
| O1 dry hopped | Pale ale |
| O-Ho-Ho | Best bitter |
The Otley Brewing Company Limited, colloquially Otley Brewery, is a brewery located in Pontypridd, Wales. Established in 2005, it has won several awards, including the Champion Beer of Wales in 2006. The head brewer is Charlie Otley.
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[edit] Background
The Otley family owns and operates three pubs in the Pontypridd area; a natural synergy was perceived in establishing a brewing operation. Some trials on the homebrewing scale, when the recipe for O-riginal was developed, led to limited production at Moor Beer Company in Somerset; a full-scale ten barrel brewplant was purchased from Moor and production on an industrial estate in Pontypridd began in August 2005.
Beer is currently available in casks regularly at the Otley-owned pubs in Pontypridd and Trefforest and as guest ales in other pubs in the Rhondda valley and Cardiff areas. Bottled distribution is scheduled to begin in 2007.
[edit] Beers
Otley beers generally have flowery hop development making heavy use of American varietals, particularly Amarillo hops; and display a dry finish on drinking. Otley's beers often do not fit closely into the beer style scheme generally applied to British beer.
O1 is the most common beer available, a golden-colored pale ale at 4.0% ABV. While classed as a pale ale by the brewery, CAMRA's categorization scheme treats it as a golden ale.
By the same token, Otley O8, as of 2006 the current Champion Beer of Wales, is classified as a barleywine under CAMRA rules, and as such stood unopposed in its category at the Champion Beer of Wales tasting; but the beer is formulated as a strong golden ale.
[edit] Awards
Otley Brewing Company has won several awards for its beer since its establishment, and won five medals at CAMRA's Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival in August 2006, the first year of its eligibility for the awards.
2005
- South Devon CAMRA festival: OG, silver medal in strong ale category
2006
2006-2007
- Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival:
- O8: Overall, Champion Beer of Wales 2006-07
- OG: Third place, Champion Beer of Wales
- O8: Gold medal, Barleywine category
- OG: Gold medal, Strong ale category
- O1: Gold medal, Golden ale category
