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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.
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Martinsh (3838) reviewed
Fruit & Nut from Three Tuns Brewery
1 year ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours dark ruby with a sizable foamy off-white head and excellent lacing. There’s malts and toffee in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet with an abundance of malts, plus caramel, treacle and dried fruit with hints of nuts and chocolate. Finish is slightly fruity. This is decent without being outstanding.
Tried from Cask at Hops on 31 May 2025 at 12:40
RichTheVillan (12412) ticked
Cleric's Cure from Three Tuns Brewery
1 year ago
6.5/10
Tried from Cask at Admiral Benbow on 16 Mar 2025 at 17:18
jerseyislandbeer (6316) reviewed
Cleric's Cure from Three Tuns Brewery
1 year ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 2018 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, citrus, caramel, earth & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 18:55
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
Best from Three Tuns Brewery
1 year ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Friday afternoon, 31st January 2025; hand-pulled pint in the Castle Hotel, Bishops Castle, about 100 yards from the brewery. Clean and clear brown, copper bronze body, off-white crust that hung around for a while. Hop bitter with a decent malty base that gives a slight nutty flavour; no Citrus fruits were harmed brewing this beer.
Tried from Cask on 31 Jan 2025 at 18:00
jerseyislandbeer (6316) reviewed
Stout from Three Tuns Brewery
1 year ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
500ml bottle from Cotteridge Wines, pours a near black with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, caramel, hints of coffee, earth & rich malt. Medium body. Smooth slightly bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2025 at 12:31
dragnet101 (5183) reviewed
XXX from Three Tuns Brewery
1 year ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Hop Vault, Stourbridge, online. Pours a clear gold with small white head, some retention. Aroma is sweet, biscuit, bread, grassy hops. A bit like a few craft lagers I've had. Taste starts sweet with a decent bready malt character, then the hops give a floral-resin, light fruitiness and good grassy crisp bitterness in the finish. Light bodied, refreshing, clean and crisp like a good pilsener! Good.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:22
Andy_TF2 (1226) ticked
Old Scrooge from Three Tuns Brewery
1 year ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:16
Andy_TF2 (1226) ticked
XXX from Three Tuns Brewery
1 year ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:15
Andy_TF2 (1226) ticked
Best from Three Tuns Brewery
1 year ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:14
Martinsh (3838) reviewed
Rantipole from Three Tuns Brewery
2 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a solid gold with a small off-white head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly hops with a distinct bitterness. In the mouth it is initially on the cusp between sweet and bitter, but ths latter gradually increases to dominate. It has quite a light texture with floral hops and grains/ The finish is distinctly dry and bitter with significant stickiness. This is reasonable but not particularly outstanding.
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2024 at 22:06