# Hermitage Brewery — Thatcham, Berkshire

> Hermitage Brewery in Thatcham, Berkshire, England scores 2.88 out of 5 — Limited, #17 in Berkshire. 26 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Hermitage Brewery is a brewery in Thatcham, Berkshire, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.88 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #17 in Berkshire. Of the 26 beers we track, 38% are Amber Ale and 22% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 2.88 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #17 in Berkshire · #1,415 in England · #23,021 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 26

## About

Hermitage Brewery produce's unproven beer and is ranked #21 in Berkshire. They are most well known for "Auld Peat", which is a Scottish Ale and "Grimsbury Castle", which is a Bitter - Session / Ordinary. Their primary focus is brewing Amber Ales and IPAs.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 38% of the beers we track
- IPA — 22% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Winter Ale — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Slanting Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, England
- Coordinates: 51.4454502, -1.2702179
- Website: http://www.hermitagebrewery.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Renegade Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/renegade-brewery-8891.md) — 2.98, Limited — Thatcham, Berkshire — 3.3 mi away
- [Delphic Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/delphic-brewing-company-19692.md) — 3.71, Fine — Thatcham, Berkshire — 3.4 mi away
- [The Snaffling Pig](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-snaffling-pig-30391.md) — 2.48, Limited — Reading, Berkshire — 4.6 mi away
- [Fanscapes](https://finding.beer/brewery/fanscapes-14587.md) — 3.07, Poor — Newbury, Berkshire — 5.4 mi away
- [Indigenous Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/indigenous-brewery-11973.md) — 3.42, Poor — Newbury, Berkshire — 6.6 mi away
- [Wickham Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/wickham-ales-29720.md) — 3.09, Poor — Newbury, Berkshire — 7 mi away
- [Butts Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/butts-brewery-15152.md) — 2.83, Limited — Hungerford, Berkshire — 7.7 mi away
- [Amwell Springs](https://finding.beer/brewery/amwell-springs-13665.md) — 3.04, Limited — Wallingford, Oxfordshire — 9.5 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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