Three Tuns Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Bishop's Castle,
Shropshire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Sun Inn
Established in 1642
Contact
The Three Tuns Inn, Salop St, Bishop's Castle, SY9 5BW, England
Description
Our 17th Century brewery is located right in the heart of beautiful Shropshire. Nestled in the small market town of Bishop's Castle, we’re proud to brew our legendary Three Tuns ales from a charming Victorian brewery tower, just a stone’s throw away from English/Welsh border and unspoilt countryside.
It’s 1642 and a half-timbered building is built in Salop Street Bishop’s Castle to brew real ale for the coaching inn next door, the Three Tuns Inn and our real ales come to life for the first time.
The current classic tower brewery with a 10BBL plant was built in 1888. The beers were sold under the name Three Tuns. Brewing ceased in September 2001 due to problems with beer quality due to some equipment needing replacing with brewing being carried out by Hobson's.
in January 2003, our brewery is bought by John Roberts’ Brewing Co.Ltd. - the name of which celebrates our historic association, over about a century, with the Roberts family. Our brewery is fully refurbished, ensuring its brewing future for many years to come.
It’s 1642 and a half-timbered building is built in Salop Street Bishop’s Castle to brew real ale for the coaching inn next door, the Three Tuns Inn and our real ales come to life for the first time.
The current classic tower brewery with a 10BBL plant was built in 1888. The beers were sold under the name Three Tuns. Brewing ceased in September 2001 due to problems with beer quality due to some equipment needing replacing with brewing being carried out by Hobson's.
in January 2003, our brewery is bought by John Roberts’ Brewing Co.Ltd. - the name of which celebrates our historic association, over about a century, with the Roberts family. Our brewery is fully refurbished, ensuring its brewing future for many years to come.
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Armoury, Shrewsbury. Pours pitch black with black molasses, treacle & liquorice, with a thick sweetness of raisins, plums and just a touch of ginger. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2013
at 13:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the 16th Egham Beer Festival. Egham has a reputation for showcasing some of the newest breweries, but in this case they have opted for one of the oldest. A glossy black pour with a cream head; toffee aroma; rich body with some coffee flavours; and a gently bitter finish. A well made stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2013
at 11:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle drunk on the train. Has a wonderfully complete taste with full flavoured malts and a delicate hop balance. This beer won’t change the world but it is good, and immensely pleasurable to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2013
at 09:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask, gravity from main bar at Shrewsbury Folk Festival Friday 22 August 2013 Pours black with off-white, chewy big beer with black treacle and black mollasses, sticky beer toffee showing. Interesting. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2013
at 05:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, gravity from main bar at Shrewsbury Folk Festival Friday 22 August 2013 Pours gold, this is fruity I was convinced that this has rhubarb, however I am told that it has elderflower. Little sweet but I like it. This has a fairly decent bitterness. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2013
at 04:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
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Tried
on 19 Aug 2013
at 05:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty, light citrusy. Mild citrusy, light bitter and smooth fruity. Mild toasted malt, crisp fruity and light citrusy into the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2013
at 05:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at Gbbf 2013. Clear gold lasting white head. Bit of something I can’t identity. Turned out to be a decent peach golden ale d
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2013
at 09:03
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle from a Farm shop on the Welsh border. Firstly the bottle has a great label straight out of old Victorian England. Pours an evil pitch black with whisps of brown foam rising up like the mist of a dark old country village; it actually looks like it’s breathing. Earthy malts, rich, full tasting with figs, liquorice and forest leaves I can feel hairs sprouting out my chest as I’m drinking this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2013
at 01:55
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Ship Inn, Chester. Pale straw colour. White head. Ginger biscuits, dipped in beer. Pleasant, lightly hopped session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2013
at 14:40