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
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
3rd January 2022
Very retro style bottle, just needs a foil cap to complete the 70s vibe. Clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, good fine carbonation. Sparkling indeed. Smooth malts, a little creamy sweetness. Good dose of darkish toffee. Spicy mid into some ripe fruits. Touch of brandy on the back end, pretty mellow. Finishes airy and warming. Decent barleywine, has some depth but lacks some maturity. Think this will age nicely.
Very retro style bottle, just needs a foil cap to complete the 70s vibe. Clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, good fine carbonation. Sparkling indeed. Smooth malts, a little creamy sweetness. Good dose of darkish toffee. Spicy mid into some ripe fruits. Touch of brandy on the back end, pretty mellow. Finishes airy and warming. Decent barleywine, has some depth but lacks some maturity. Think this will age nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2022
at 18:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg @ Tap and Can. Pours with a rosy pinkish hue, thin white head. Aroma of raspberry jam. Taste presents a distinctly jammy fruit character, with tart red berries and a sticky strawberry sweetness coming to the fore, very light sour edge. Quite flavoursome. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2022
at 12:36
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
27/12/2021. Bottle with ITFCfan & ITFCDan at the post-Christmas blues share. Bought direct from the Brewery. Pours hazy dark amber brown with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is smokey, woody, sherry, citrus, raspberry, grape, touch of peat, yeast. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with a tart edge. Medium body, oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Dry woody gently tart finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2021
at 20:55
7/10
A good Helles. But nothing to get too excited about living in Germany ;)
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2021
at 19:38
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2021
at 17:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at the Coracle, Ironbridge. Poured a hazy straw colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is lemon citrus. The flavour is moderate sweet, light bitter, with a fresh, crisp, grainy malt, juicy orange citrus, light floral, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Coracle Micropub
on 22 Dec 2021
at 15:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft: Poured a hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is hoppy, lively, fruity, citrus, tropical, watermelon. Taste is juicy hops, fruity, watermelon, citrus, tropical.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2021
at 19:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Trekkers, Chesham, Bucks. A hazy golden/yellow coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, orange, peach, tropical fruit aroma, tastes similar, nice easy, refreshing drinking pale ale.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2021
at 09:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance- hazy golden, murky, a 1-finger white head. Aroma is peach, pineapple, hoppy fruit, wheaty malt hints, bit of orange. Taste is bitter hops, juicy fruit, grapefruit, orange, pineapple, hop resin, juicy lengthy finish. Nice stuff.
Tried
on 19 Dec 2021
at 06:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tap at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear golden colour with a thin white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light cardboard yeast. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, fresh, malt, yeasty, grainy, herbal, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cherry Reds
on 15 Dec 2021
at 22:18