# Palmers Brewery — Bridport, Dorset

> Palmers Brewery in Bridport, Dorset, England scores 2.98 out of 5 — Limited, #18 in Dorset. 46 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Palmers Brewery is a brewery in Bridport, Dorset, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.98 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #18 in Dorset. Of the 46 beers we track, 29% are Pale Ale and 28% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 2.98 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #18 in Dorset · #1,168 in England · #19,951 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 46

## About

Palmers: Brewing finest ales since 1794

In 1794, Dorset rope and net makers the Gundry family built a brewery on the banks of the River Brit in Bridport. In the late 19th century, two Palmer brothers – John Cleeves and Robert Henry – bought the operation and its pubs and gave it their names: JC & RH Palmer. Today, their great grandsons John and Cleeves Palmer work in the company and Palmers Brewery remains among the best of small independent brewers.

It's not a microbrewery, it's a family owned regional.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 29% of the beers we track
- IPA — 28% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 28% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: West Bay Road, Bridport, Dorset, England
- Coordinates: 50.72621789999999, -2.7586608
- Website: https://palmersbrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Windward Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/windward-brewery-25384.md) — 2.85, Limited — Bridport, Dorset — 3.2 mi away
- [Lyme Regis Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/lyme-regis-brewery-6300.md) — 3.73, Fine — Lyme Regis, Dorset — 7.7 mi away
- [Gyle 59](https://finding.beer/brewery/gyle-59-10416.md) — 3.06, Limited — Chard, Dorset — 8.3 mi away
- [Golden River](https://finding.beer/brewery/golden-river-29706.md) — 3.16, Poor — Crewkerne, Somerset — 11 mi away
- [Gilt & Flint](https://finding.beer/brewery/gilt-flint-23534.md) — 3.52, Poor — Seaton, Devon — 12 mi away
- [Tapstone Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/tapstone-brewing-company-11263.md) — 3.75, Fine — Chard, Somerset — 13 mi away
- [Cerne Abbas Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/cerne-abbas-brewery-15476.md) — 3.06, Limited — Dorchester, Dorset — 13 mi away
- [Dorset Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/dorset-brewing-company-34935.md) — 2.77, Limited — Dorchester, Dorset — 14 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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