Foundry - Torpedo
Canterbury Brewers in Canterbury, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.37
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In 1794 the royal navy commissioned the foundry, that's now our home, to forge a new kind of naval weapon. Six months later on its maiden voyage a (partly) successful trial concluded with widespread damage in the pretty seaside village of Herne Bay, and the torpedo was born. Sharing our brewing space with such history has inspired us to brew an explosive beer packing a punch of American Cascade and British Bramling Cross hops. Amber coloured and unashamedly bitter.
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6/10
Mõru, karamelline, linnaseline, kuiv. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2025
at 17:29
7/10
Dry grainy, easy to drink with a mild grainy finish. Moderate bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2024
at 19:16
02/03/2013. FOUNDRY BREW PUB, White Horse Lane, CANTERBURY, Kent, England
Tried
from Can
on 17 Nov 2022
at 14:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask @ Foundry, Canterbury. Dark clear copper with a bubbly head. Fine caramel malts in its nose, unappealing bitter malts in taste, where it feels somewhat thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2022
at 06:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Foundry Brewpub, 14/09/21. Golden copper with a good sized lasting egg shell white head. Nose is nutty, brown bread, malt forward, dried fruit esters. Taste comprises biscuit, toffee, fruit slice, dark malts, raisins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close leading to a light bitter edge. Tidy enough bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2021
at 12:14
6/10
Tried
on 11 May 2019
at 13:47
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
From cask at Foundry Brew Pub, Canterbury, Kent, with Ian, OGJ and EE on trip to 22 southern counties 06.01.19.Dark golden. Head is quickly diminishing to nothing. Aroma and taste of sweet jam and marmalade, overripe plums and marmalade. Low bitterness. Flat - even for a cask ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2019
at 20:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Canterbury Foundry Torpedo (by Canterbury Brewers):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
3/I/19 - on cask, shared with the misses @ Foundry brewery (Canterbury), BB: n/a - (2019-5)
Clear dark amber to red beer, no head. Aroma: malty, sweetish impression, strawberry jam. MF: no carbon, medium to light body. Taste: sweet malts, some caramel, bread, bit watery, hint of citrus, some strawberry jam, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: some milk chocolate, little bitter, watery, malty, grains, little cheesy.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
3/I/19 - on cask, shared with the misses @ Foundry brewery (Canterbury), BB: n/a - (2019-5)
Clear dark amber to red beer, no head. Aroma: malty, sweetish impression, strawberry jam. MF: no carbon, medium to light body. Taste: sweet malts, some caramel, bread, bit watery, hint of citrus, some strawberry jam, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: some milk chocolate, little bitter, watery, malty, grains, little cheesy.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2019
at 21:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
tap @ the brewpub in Canterbury. Deep golden with a white head. Clean and crisp with a touch of sweetnes and good bitter and aromatic hops. Well balanced,
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Sep 2018
at 17:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
14th Aug 2018; third of a pint in a five beer flight at the brewery (Foundry Brew Pub). Cask, amber body, off-white crown. Liked the hop aroma and bitter taste, proper old school Bitter, bit of malt action for balance.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2018
at 06:11