Tring Brewery

Microbrewery in Tring, Hertfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Tring Brewery

Established in 1992

Contact
Dunsley Farm, London Road Tring, Tring, HP23 6HA, England
Description
The company was started by Richard Shardlow in 1992, who had previous experience with Greene King, Ruddles and Devenish. Andrew Jackson, formerly of Whitbread, started as joint director in 2000.

The brewery is known in the Home Counties for its cask ales, of which various styles are brewed at their location on Dunsley Farm in Tring.

Tring is a long-established small brewery, opened in 1992 in the Hertfordshire town of the same name. It was founded by Richard Shardlow, a vastly experienced brewer who had worked for Greene King, Ruddles and Devenish. He was joined in 2000 by Andrew Jackson, who had worked for Whitbread on the sales side and he rapidly expanded Tring’s base.

In 2010, the brewery moved from a cramped site near the town centre and is now based on Dunsley Farm, part of the Rothschild estate, on the edge of Tring.

Tring's core range of brews are themed around local Hertfordshire folklore, tying a local connection to their product.

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7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home ... nice ruby ... rich malt ... sweet rich toffee malts ... juicy smooth ...hides alcohol well.

Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2008 at 12:02


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[i] [b] Cask at the Nut Tree, Murcott, Oxon 03-05-08 [/i] [/b]Golden in colour with white bubbly head, slightly floral nose and with a reasonable citrussy flavour, quite dry on the end, its ok but nothing to write home about.

Tried from Cask on 04 May 2008 at 12:05


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask at Market Porter, Southwark, London, 25 April 2008) Amber colour with frothy, white head. Malty, fruity nose with apricots, citrus and floral hops. Fruity, malty taste with notes of toffee, citrus, orange and slightly floral, citrussy hops in the finish. Nice floral hop character.

Tried from Cask on 03 May 2008 at 15:55


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask handpull at The Fly in the Loaf, Liverpool. Copper with thin beige head. Decent bitter. Bloody/iron aftertaste (thanks to the Scottish person at the bar next to me for pointing that one out). Not a typical citrusy Tring beer, but nevertheless quite interesting. Decent fruit and hop on finish.

Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2008 at 03:59


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

[i] [b] Bottle from the Dodgi’ Deli’ Cowley Road, had this 21-04-08 [/i] [/b] Dark Chesnut pour with a rapidly receding tan head. Fruity and malty but a bit pushy on the alcohol front. Very nice beer with quite a decent tang, bit of an earthy quality and surprisingly bitter, this isn’t bad at all and if the alcohol was just a little bit better hidden it would score even more impressively.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2008 at 14:50


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Plough and Harrow (JDW), Hammersmith. Reddish copper with a thin off-white head; unusual cinnamon and apple aroma; fruity malt flavour, again slightly spicy; balanced bitter finish. A nicely made but unexciting beer.

Tried from Cask on 21 Feb 2008 at 12:21


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask handpull at Edgar Wallace, London. Chestnut/mahogany lasting bubbly beige head. Decent autumn malty beer. Tastes of fallen leaves. Malt fruits have depth and a red/dark fruits note. Good balance. Bit of lasting hop on end with sweet strawberry.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2008 at 07:38


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, Birmingham B2, UK. Clear dark red brown color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, licorice, cola. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. (120108)

Tried from Cask on 27 Jan 2008 at 14:01


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Wenlock Arms. Pours a clear brown color with a small off-white head. Malty nutty butterscotch aroma. Sweet malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Sweet malty finish.

Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2007 at 03:53


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask gravity at Nottingham BF 2007. Deep brown with lasting beige. Very good mild, slight caramel, good condition. Lots of caramel, faint roasted malts. Good for the style.

Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2007 at 03:08