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
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Hoptimism. Jet black colour with thin tan head. Aroma and taste are big roasted malty and warming alcohol. Sweet malty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2020
at 23:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is sweet bourbon, milk chocolate and a little coffee. Taste is sweet with lots of bourbon and raisin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2020
at 21:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can. Pours slightly hazy light gold with a large head. Aroma is sticky caramel, pine and orange. Taste has bread, melon, pine and caramel.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Sep 2020
at 19:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can. Pours hazy light gold with a large head. Aroma is yeasty stone fruit and onion hop. Taste is sweet and yeasty, with some papaya and onion hop.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2020
at 19:43
6/10
Tried
on 22 Sep 2020
at 16:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours pale gold with a medium head. Aroma is tart orange jelly. Taste is salty to start with a tart orange jelly finish.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2020
at 07:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. Dark greenish gold, hazy with a small tight white head. The aroma isn't massive but neither is it especially muted. Tropical fruits, melon, pear drops and a little bit of grapefruit. Tastes sweet with a decent dollop of hoppy bitterness in the finish. Thin body, and by thin I mean super watery. It's ephemeral but enjoyable for what it is.
Tried
on 17 Sep 2020
at 16:25
7/10
Tried
on 27 Aug 2020
at 20:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Golden Eagle Lincoln. Drunk at home in lockdown. Deep reddish orange colour with a medium head. Aroma is bret and berry. Taste light spice yeast and tart berry fruit. Hints of cider. Light fresh body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2020
at 23:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg at the Alexandra Hotel, Derby. Dark brown, opaque with a small tan head. Aroma is bitter chocolate, some sour cherry, some savoury yeast extract. Taste is tart from the outset with light bittersweet chocolate notes. Cherry chocolate on the bittersweet finish. Medium carbonation. Not a bad beer but a little bit unfocused.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2020
at 20:55