Wadworth

Why it matters

A working example of the tied-house regional model that the 1989 Beer Orders reshaped — still brewing, still supplying its own estate, and still using the same Victorian tower brewery.

Details

Reference beers

• Wadworth 6X4.1–4.3% ABV

  A Wiltshire bitter that has been a fixture of West Country pubs for most of a century.

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Styles it is associated with

• Best bitter — A step up from ordinary bitter in strength and depth, with more malt body while staying firmly sessionable.

Traditions

• British cask ale — Beer that completes its fermentation in the container it is served from and is dispensed without added gas, at cellar rather than fridge temperature.