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
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
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
440ml can direct from the brewery. Pale hazy yellow, small white head, some retention. Aroma of lemon, grapefruit, slight herb note. Taste is the same, pleasant but a little one dimensional. Light to moderate body and moderate carbonation work fine. Nice but not the best from Attic Brew.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2020
at 02:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can direct from the brewery. Pale yellow, white head, nice lacing. Floral earthiness, orange and lychee in the aroma. Taste is floral and soft fruits with passionfruit and grapefruit most notable. Light bodied and moderate carbonation. Modest bitterness. Its certainly light and easy drinking and the use of Azacca is interesting as its not a hop I have tasted much of. Very sessionable and I enjoyed it but I'm not convinced by this whole concept of a range of light bodied pales which await.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2020
at 01:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can direct from the brewery. Murky amber with a small white head, nice retention. No huge aroma but getting malts, orange, resin. Flavour - Malty, caramel, yeasty, grapefruit, resin, quite dry, solid bitterness throughout. A bit of a hybrid beer with elements of a yeasty lager and West Coast IPA combined. It works quite well here.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2020
at 01:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can direct from the brewery. Hazy pale yellow, small white head, nice lacing. Mango, passionfruit, hint of herbs. Taste has a light refreshing juiciness to it, semi-sweet with a moderate bitter finish. Body is light but not watery and average carbonation works well with this. Good table beer.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2020
at 19:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
440ml can. Pours hazy dull orange with a large head. Aroma is mango and pine. Taste has sticky mango, pine and tangerine jelly.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2020
at 13:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can direct from the brewery at 4.4%. Pale yellow, small white head, nice retention. Aroma of passionfruit, grapefruit, pine and spring onion. Just shy of a moderate body and good for the ABV, I note oats have been used. Noting an earlier comment on a watery body, maybe the recipe has changed slightly since September? Taste is fruity, hoppy and slightly aromatic with passionfruit most notable. Moderate bitterness. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2020
at 02:09
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
440ml can direct from the brewery. Hazy yellow, nice white top and lacing. Aroma of pineapple, melon, pine and a light creaminess. A moderate smooth body with a lovely little zing of carbonatation on the palate and not overdone. Flavour is fresh tropical juicy, pine, hint of coconut and semi-sweetness. Lovely, my favourite NEIPA to date.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2020
at 00:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can direct from the brewer. Pours black, tanned small head, nice retention. Aroma of coffee, roasted malts, dark chocolate, hint of spice. Decent body for a 4.1%, its fairly light but not thin and quite smooth on the palate with a nice soft carbonation. Its also quite flavoursome in a session stout type of way. Its not gone for big bold flavours but you do get the coffee, roastiness, dark chocolate at the front and then a blackberry, spice and moderate bitterness at the back with a semi-sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2020
at 23:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can direct from the brewery. Murky gold, small white head head, some retention. Its malty, biscuity, dank, spicy, herby, fruity berries in aroma and taste. Reading up I think the Bramling Cross hops is the main flavour drive here. Nice body to this. Its an interesting take on a pale, and while unsure at first its one of those beers that grows on you, with its solid malt base and hop complexity.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2020
at 01:32
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2020
at 22:03