# Idle Brewery — Doncaster, Nottinghamshire

> Idle Brewery in Doncaster, Nottinghamshire, England scores 2.66 out of 5 — Limited, #29 in Nottinghamshire. 22 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Idle Brewery is a brewery in Doncaster, Nottinghamshire, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.66 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #29 in Nottinghamshire. Of the 22 beers we track, 49% are Amber Ale and 28% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 2.66 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #29 in Nottinghamshire · #1,636 in England · #27,713 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 22

## About

It might be off the beaten track and even locals could miss it. but from a converted barn perched on river bank, magic is happening. Tucked away behind the White Hart Inn is a small, unremarkable brick building. There's no airs, no graces and only the wealth of barrels stacked outside suggests anything unto-wards in this sleepy village.

This is the home of the Idle Brewery, where beer lovers from across the country are flocking to sample a heady collection of brilliant brews and awesome ales. In the last six years, the brewery has gone from a small time sideline to a burgeoning business supplying drinkers and pubs nationally with a host of whittily titled brews. The majority of these superb ales and sold in the adjacent pub, The White Hart Inn. All the ales can be sampled in the White Hart Inn..

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 49% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 28% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 22% of the beers we track
- Other — 1% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Doncaster, Nottinghamshire, England
- Coordinates: 53.447755, -0.8096329999999999
- Website: http://www.theidlebrewery.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Don Valley Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/don-valley-brewery-15466.md) — 2.94, Limited — Doncaster, North Lincolnshire — 8.4 mi away
- [Harrison’s Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/harrisons-brewery-15572.md) — 3.71, Fine — Retford, Nottinghamshire — 10 mi away
- [Pheasantry Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/pheasantry-brewery-15621.md) — 3.02, Limited — Newark, Nottinghamshire — 13 mi away
- [Doncaster Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/doncaster-brewery-15788.md) — 3.75, Fine — Doncaster, South Yorkshire — 14 mi away
- [Greg's Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/gregs-brewery-11611.md) — 3.33, Poor — Lincoln, Lincolnshire — 14 mi away
- [Spotlight Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/spotlight-brewing-13543.md) — 3.01, Limited — Doncaster, South Yorkshire — 14 mi away
- [Stocks Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/stocks-brewing-co-15590.md) — 2.78, Limited — Doncaster, South Yorkshire — 14 mi away
- [Ten Eighty Six](https://finding.beer/brewery/ten-eighty-six-17077.md) — 2.68, Limited — Doncaster, South Yorkshire — 14 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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