Keltek Engine House

Tasting Summary

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The Red Lion, Petersfield, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		09 Aug 2025	This copper ale from Redruth in Cornwall, using whole hop flowers, British malts, hand-pitched yeast and Cornish water, was new to me and came with a murkiness, described by the brewer as a "slight red haze" that reminded me perhaps of engine oil and so not badly named at least. Its name, Engine House, was a Cornish name for a shed for the engines that served the mines below over the past two centuries. Its off-putting looks belied its taste thankfully! The brewery's name, Keltek, means ‘Celtic’ in the Cornish language for the ancient tribes that once inhabited Cornwall. Head and lacing, good, and lasting, fair. A dry malty first bite. A fruity hoppiness rising up from its murky depths with a hint of blackcurrant, orange peel and grapefuit. A pervading maltiness refusing to lessen until firmly placed down my hatch to aid my curry's descent. In 2007 the brewery moved to its current location in Redruth, now brewing in excess of 250 brewer’s barrels a week, having earlier started as a 2.5 barrel microbrewery, housed in a former stable on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall.