The Two Metre Tall Company
Microbrewery
in
New Norfolk,
Tasmania,
Australia 🇦🇺
Associated Venue: Two Metre Tall Brewing Company
Established in 2008
Contact
Description
Way back in 2004 we chose to move our young family across the world from southern French vineyards to a 580 ha farm in the Derwent Valley in southern Tasmania with a dream of growing vines and making wine. Instead we discovered a rich hop growing history and embarked on a project of ale instead, using ingredients from our farm, this valley and from across Tasmania.
Our farm is integral to our business. The ales and cider we brew and ferment in the converted shearing shed would be a different beast should we have chosen instead an inner city warehouse. The farm gives us a sense of place, connected to land and to ingredients we grow ourselves and source from other Tasmanian farmers too.
The old shearing shed was converted to house our brewery in 2008. The brewhouse itself was originally the St. Ives brewery in Battery Point, Hobart, installed back in the late 1980s. Rehoused on our farm, the old kettle & tanks are lovingly nurtured to life to help us on our journey to find a unique estate brewed beer.
Our farm is integral to our business. The ales and cider we brew and ferment in the converted shearing shed would be a different beast should we have chosen instead an inner city warehouse. The farm gives us a sense of place, connected to land and to ingredients we grow ourselves and source from other Tasmanian farmers too.
The old shearing shed was converted to house our brewery in 2008. The brewhouse itself was originally the St. Ives brewery in Battery Point, Hobart, installed back in the late 1980s. Rehoused on our farm, the old kettle & tanks are lovingly nurtured to life to help us on our journey to find a unique estate brewed beer.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the Columbus tasting, 25/07/2018. Many thanks. A hazed reddy amber coloured pour with a halo og beige head. Aroma is waxed paper, wax jacket, paper, toasted malts. Flavour is composed of semi sweet red berry, cranberry, paint, lacto tart. Oil. Palate is oily, tangy, moderate carbaontion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2018
at 21:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at L6, thanks to Tipple, 25/07/18. Rich mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is tangy dark fruits, pissy notes, sharp berry skins, damp wood, funky. Taste comprises dirty fruit scrapings, light spice, red berry balsams, earthy, oak, light brett, barnyard esters. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a tangy fruit rinse. Decent dark sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2018
at 16:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at DS. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The aroma is earthy roast, toasty, tangy, lactic, berry skin, cherry skin, strawberry & balsamic vinegar, vanilla, damp leaves and oak. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, lactic, tangy, berry skin, wood, sherbet, leather, sour candy, berry, strawberry, umami and wet wood. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Quite good fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2018
at 18:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
25th July 2018
Level 6 Bottleshare. Thanks to Tips. Light haze on this amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Tangy ripe strawberry and then some fairly tart ripe fruits. Mild ripe lemon peel on the back end. Not bad, quite amusing..
Level 6 Bottleshare. Thanks to Tips. Light haze on this amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Tangy ripe strawberry and then some fairly tart ripe fruits. Mild ripe lemon peel on the back end. Not bad, quite amusing..
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2018
at 18:35
6/10
Tried
on 25 Jul 2018
at 18:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared in London - cheers to Tips. Pours clear caramel with minimal head. Odd nose, some yeast, manure, dirty feet, aged berries. Light sweetness, fairly dry, some old rotten wood, mild funk, leathery berries. Medium bodied with spritzy carbonation. Tart finish, quite dry, more old wood, berries, sweat, funk. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2018
at 18:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle, bottle 0071. Pours orange brown black. Toast, dark chocolate, apple, touch of vinegar, funk, cherry, raspberry. Fizzy body. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2018
at 05:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Clear reddish amber with a white head that doesn't last. Powerful raspberry aroma that has richness without jamminess; wildness without a feral note, petrichor, some bracken. No vinegar. Slightly slippery, low carbonation. Sour with some mellow malty sweetness as well as both sweet and tart raspberries. Some hints of nuts. This one is a blend of early (for elegance) and late (for power) harvest berries - seems like a top plan. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2018
at 12:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From bottle (brewed Sept 2016, bottled Sept 2017, drank April 2018). Challenging on all fronts. Pours black and oily. Smells briny, tastes briny, but with a lot more also. The most oystery oyster stout I've encountered. Would do again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2018
at 11:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours black. Apple, toast, bit of balsamic, biscuit, touch of chocolate, apple cider vinegar, strong tart finish with a funky scrumpy thing going on. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2018
at 09:06