# Harrison’s Brewery — Retford, Nottinghamshire

> Harrison’s Brewery in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England scores 3.71 out of 5 — Fine, #4 in Nottinghamshire. 56 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Harrison’s Brewery is a brewery in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.71 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #4 in Nottinghamshire. Of the 56 beers we track, 37% are Pale Ale and 31% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.71 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #4 in Nottinghamshire · #259 in England · #8,827 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 56

## About

Nestled away on Carolgate Bridge opposite the Masonic Hall is Harrison’s brewery. An Independent brewery run by the award winning brewer Christopher (Harry) Harrison-Hawkes (formally of Idle Valley Brewery) now producing Retford’s finest ales under his own brand name.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 37% of the beers we track
- IPA — 31% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 15% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Carolgate, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
- Coordinates: 53.3188444, -0.9403511999999999
- Website: https://harrisonsbrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Pheasantry Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/pheasantry-brewery-15621.md) — 3.02, Limited — Newark, Nottinghamshire — 5.3 mi away
- [Dukeries Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/dukeries-brewery-15800.md) — 2.91, Limited — Worksop, Nottinghamshire — 7.7 mi away
- [Welbeck Abbey Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/welbeck-abbey-brewery-9819.md) — 3.05, Limited — Worksop, Nottinghamshire — 10 mi away
- [Idle Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/idle-brewery-15456.md) — 2.66, Limited — Doncaster, Nottinghamshire — 10 mi away
- [Maypole Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/maypole-brewery-15166.md) — 2.71, Limited — Newark, Nottinghamshire — 11 mi away
- [Ward, Barker  & Houldsworth](https://finding.beer/brewery/ward-barker-houldsworth-19503.md) — 2.62, Limited — Sheffield, South Yorkshire — 12 mi away
- [Tom Herricks Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/tom-herricks-brewery-15365.md) — 3.38, Poor — Newark, Nottinghamshire — 12 mi away
- [Black Market Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-market-brewery-12996.md) — 3.33, Poor — Mansfield, Nottinghamshire — 12 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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