Attic Brew Co.

Microbrewery in Birmingham, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2018

Contact
29B Mary Vale Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2DA, England
Description
Attic Brew Co. was borne out of years of beer consumption and small scale production. Oli and Sam met at university in Cardiff where their beer obsession began. Sam began brewing in his bedroom of their shared house and continued after graduating, moving back to Birmingham and setting up his home brewery in his attic.

In 2018, after they'd had the ridiculous idea to start a brewery, Oli left his job in London and moved to Birmingham. They took out a loan, rented a run down old industrial unit in Stirchley and bought a small brew kit that was older than they were. Several months of painting, building and, finally, brewing, allowed them to open the taproom doors on the 23rd November 2018.

Attic was greeted with an unbelievable show of support from local drinkers, who bought into their varied beer board and new take on the traditional local (editors note; we continue to be indebted to you all

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Can from Vine & Bine, near Solihull. Dark gold with small white top. Aroma has a resinous pine, malt and a slight dank grassiness. Taste is resinous, earthy semi-sweet malt, light stone fruit notes, slight yeasty tang. Mid bodied, drying, moderate bitterness.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08

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Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Slightly clouded dark gold with small head. Somewhat grainy with a light sweet and tangy stone fruit. Smooth. Not that tasty and just a bit dull.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08

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Tap at Sommar, Waterloo St, Birmingham. Semi-hazed gold with small white head, decent lacing. Some grains, papaya, mango, modest bitterness. Its a bit watered down in flavour but quite pleasant. I've had better table strength beers from Attic brew before now though.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08

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Tap at Sommar, Waterloo St, Birmingham. Fairly hazy gold with wispy white head, some lacing. A nice balance with this one between a grassy and pine quality with a fruity pineapple, kumquat, a touch of salt. Medium bodied, fine carbonation. Tasty.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08

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Can from Asda. Pours a light hazed gold with white head. Aroma of tangerine, menthol, grapefruit and underripe pineapple. Taste of biscuit, orange zest, papaya, melon, grapefruit, pine. Medium bodied, fine-lowish carbonation. Semi-juicy, dry and bitter hop finish. Decent.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

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Tap at Head of Steam, Birmingham. Semi-hazed gold with small white head. Aroma has a vibrant fruity tropical and light malt. Taste has notes of kumquat, apricot, grapefruit, wheat, mint and floral finish. Fine carbonation. Good.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

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Cask at Head of Steam, Birmingham. Clear amber, smooth white top, good lacing. It's malty, notes of biscuit, woody and earthy hops. Its well rounded with a nice balance, Smooth and easy to down with a decent bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

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Cask at Head of Steam, Birmingham. Pours black with beige to tanned head. Roasted malt with a slight caramel edge but I found it to be pleasant but somewhat thin. Nice creamy mouthfeel to it though.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

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330ml can. Near black pour with tanned head. Aroma has plenty of bitter roasted malt and coffee hint but with some softer chocolate and caramel. Taste has a good bold bitter roast and herbal edge with sweeter chocolate biscuit and caramel to balance. Medium+ bodied. Very flavoursome.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

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Tap at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Reddish-pink and semi-hazy pour with small white head. This one had a nice fruity berry with blackberry the most notable to my senses. Not too sweet but not overly sour either - more tangy than anything. Some maltiness to remind you its a beer. Pretty good.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:06