Three Tuns Brewery

Microbrewery in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Sun Inn

Established in 1642

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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.

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6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
7th July 2018, cask half-pint in The Castle Hotel, Bishops Castle (about 100 metres from the brewery. Clear golden pour, thin white head. The nose had equal measures of light maltiness and mild citrus esters, the taste was also a blend of those two ingredients, giving an easy drinking summertime brew that isn't going to test your senses too greatly, pleasant enough though.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2018 at 05:29

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Three Fishes, Shrewsbury. Near black with a small off-white creamy head. It's a smoothish stout with a creamy roasted malt flavour.
Tried from Cask on 03 May 2018 at 16:21

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Boathouse Inn, Shrewsbury. Blonde with a head. It's a hoppy pale and inoffensive session ale.
Tried from Cask on 03 May 2018 at 16:19

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Corbet Arms, Uffington. Clear golden with a small head. It's a strong tasting ale with some hops trying to break through. It has a very mild sweetness in both aroma and taste.
Tried from Cask on 01 Apr 2018 at 22:29

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask. Pours a generally clear brown, small off-white head. Aroma bears some soft malt, lightly nutty. Taste is pillowy soft malt, lightly grainy, nutty, faint earth, brown bread with an underlying sweetness. Decent sessionable best bitter, though I find myself yearning for a stronger version.
Tried from Cask on 19 Mar 2018 at 12:33

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from a neighbour. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light sweet malt. Taste has an earthy bitterness, more caramel malt. Sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2018 at 09:26

5/10
Tried from Cask on 17 Feb 2018 at 17:49

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Leighton's place at the Ktwse tasting, 12/12/2017. Thanks!. A mahogany brown colourd pour with a halo of loose tan head. Aroma is brown sugars, praline, toffee, . Flavour is composed of earthy honey, brown sugars, nutyy, light honey, berry. Paklate si medium sweet, moderate carbonation,
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2017 at 18:57

7/10
Very rich and fruity.
Tried from Cask at Black Bear on 31 Dec 2017 at 17:25

7/10
Tried on 12 Dec 2017 at 15:37