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We are as passionate about brewing beer as we are drinking it and enjoy creating a whole range of innovative, quality, modern craft beers using both traditional and new brewing methods with only the finest malt, hops and yeast.

Whether you are a seasoned craft drinker or just trying something new and different , we at Urban Island work hard to produce full flavoured, balanced and creative beers that really excite you.

We love to experiment with a variety of different malt and hops from around the globe to create special brews to share with you, the more we push the boundaries and try different techniques, the more we discover about the evolving world of craft beer!
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Fergus (32001) reviewed
High & Dry from Urban Island Brewing
8 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the Watford beer festival 2017. A clear deep. Orange coloured pour with a a loose sticky white head. Aroma is nice grassy hop, hay, orange rind,. Flavour is composed of raw grains, spicy hop, hay, dirty straw, grassy. Palate is grainy, rough round the edges, decent cask condition.. Not bad. Aggressive bitterness
Tried from Cask on 02 Nov 2017 at 13:46
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Citra from Urban Island Brewing
9 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF’17, day three, 10/08/17. Clear light golden blonde with a decent white cap. Nose is citric peel, faint sulphur notes, toasted grains, light bread dough. Taste comprises lemon zest, straw, toasted grains, orange peel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Average for style ... lacks hop definition and the nose is a touch off putting.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2017 at 07:18
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Citra from Urban Island Brewing
9 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF ’17, 11/08/17. Citrus aroma. Gold. Thin bubbly white head. Light bitter, citrus, but also malty. Light bodied. Slick. Light fizzy carbonation. Astringent finish. Average. Did nothing for me and disliked the finish. More of a Gold.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2017 at 14:04
Fergus (32001) reviewed
Citra from Urban Island Brewing
9 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 5. 12/08/2017. A mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is nice juicy orange lemon, sugary, sticky hop, tangerine,. Flavour is composed od light grassy citrus, orange rind, juicy. Mango. Palate is semi sweet , moderate carbonation. Good stuff.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2017 at 07:40
Grumbo (25958) reviewed
Citra from Urban Island Brewing
9 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017. Pours pale gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of hop, citrus, grass, hay and flowers. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Light to medium bodied, oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2017 at 05:02
Saintmatty (11592) reviewed
DSB (Dolly's Special Beer) from Urban Island Brewing
9 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml Bottle - Light amber in colour. Biscuity malt, sultanas and citrus in the aroma. Slightly grainy taste with white bread, grass and some slightly citrussy notes.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2017 at 15:27
Saintmatty (11592) reviewed
Citra from Urban Island Brewing
9 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
500ml Bottle - Hazy amber in colour. Peach, grapefruit and hints of chamomile. Hoppy taste with pineapple, grapefruit, gooseberries and lemon.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2017 at 14:38
Saintmatty (11592) reviewed
Urban Pale from Urban Island Brewing
9 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml Bottle - Golden in colour. Orange and herbal notes in the aroma. Orange, herbs and hints of grapefruit in the moderately bitter taste.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2017 at 11:38
Saintmatty (11592) reviewed
High & Dry from Urban Island Brewing
9 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask (Tramstop, Southampton) - Amber in colour. Sultanas and dried apricots feature prominently in both the aroma and taste. Not as fresh and exciting as I was hoping for.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jun 2017 at 00:48
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Citra from Urban Island Brewing
9 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Urban Island Citra ].Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, citrus, moderate yeasty, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity hops, citrus - grapefruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161013] 5-3-6-3-12
Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2017 at 04:53