About
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
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
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2022
at 17:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft at the Shaking Hand, Shirley. Poured a hazy straw colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a crisp, fresh, juicy lemon citrus, grainy, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Shaking Hand
on 03 Feb 2022
at 22:34
Tried
on 02 Feb 2022
at 16:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tap at The Wolf, Birmingham. Poured a hazy golden orange colour with a thin broken white head and some broken lace. The aroma is grainy malt, floral hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, fresh, floral, light citrus, mineral, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Wolf
on 01 Feb 2022
at 21:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample, thanks Grumbo. Hazy, dirty brown, smaller beige head, not so lasting. Medium smokey nose, some bacon and quite a bit more wood, some sweet berry notes, a bit of alcohol. Nice on the nose. Medium bitter, some soury fruity presence, a bit of wood. Nice. Light body. Nicely drinkable actually.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2022
at 16:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Cardinals hat Lincoln. Hazy pale golden colour with a whitebehad. Aroma and a taste are grapefruity and pithy citrus. Crisp body.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Cardinals Hat
on 22 Jan 2022
at 14:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
9/1/2022. Draught sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours hazy pale orange gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, orange, watermelon, pineapple, hint of rubbery pine. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Average carbonation. Good.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2022
at 10:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from the Cardinals hat Lincoln. Haze to cloudy pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are orange citrus and juicy sweet to slight bitterness. Smooth body.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2022
at 23:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can. Pours very dark brown with a large head. Aroma is milk chocolate, vanilla and cola. Taste has milk chocolate and vanilla yoghurt.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2022
at 19:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at the Victoria, Birmingham. Poured a clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is banana yeast. The flavour is sweet banana, dry yeast, with a smooth, dry, yeasty acidic, cheesy, floral, perfume palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation. Really didn’t enjoy this. The beer was all over the place and it took 15 minutes to pour.
Tried
from Draft
at
Victoria
on 06 Jan 2022
at 22:54