The Friday Beer Co.

Microbrewery in Malvern, Worcestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Contact
Unit 4, Link Business Centre, Link Way, Malvern, WR14 1UQ, England
Description
From the heart of the Malvern Hills in rural Worcestershire, Friday Beer brings you a range of bottle-conditioned ales. With relentless focus we strive to produce top notch quality products with careful design that has won recognition in recent Great Taste Quality awards during 2017, 2018 and 2019. Plus we have won the 2019 Gold medal from the World famous “European Beer Challenge” for our WR14 Ale.

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6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

[50cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring.] A hazy straw coloured pour with a fading white head; yeasty aroma; sour grainy taste with yeast and a little citrus; and a light pithy citrus finish. A refreshing summer beer.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2020 at 18:24


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle: BBE Feb 2021. Drank on 13th Oct 2020 at the Cotswold Foodstore and Cafe (on the A424, middle of nowhere!). Slight haze to the pour, dull gold in colour, off white head. Decent enough blend, orchard fruits and mild malty notes in both the nose and taste, a bit 'home brew' in places if I'm honest.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2020 at 15:43


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle @ 4.7%. Black with small beige head, nice circular retention and some lacing. Roasted malts, coffee and chocolate aroma. Taste is the same but at session strength, quite sweet, moderately-smooth and average carbonation. Bitter coffee bean finish. Quite nice, not an overly complex stout but well made.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2020 at 00:19


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Melbicks Garden Centre, Coleshill. Cloudy gold, small white head, some retention and lacing. Aroma is hops, light malt, grass, a little citrus. Taste is the same, a bit bland but pleasant enough with a grassy lager note to it although the finish is more that of a sweet blonde. Light body, moderate carbonation. A bit dull and not as good as their Gold and Bitter brews. Having said that its not unpleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2020 at 00:16


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Melbicks Garden Centre, Coleshill. Hazy dark gold, medium frothy head, good retention. Sweet apricot and caramel malt aroma with a hint of tangerine. Taste is stewed apricots and caramel malts, hoppy. A bit starchy as per the previous review. Moderate body and carbonation which works well with the ABV. A good bitterness runs throughout including a dry finish. Overall, another good beer from Friday.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2020 at 21:06


7
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Melbicks Garden Centre, Coleshill. Hazy amber with a large frothy almost creamy head, plenty of retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel malts and a fragrant flora hops. Taste is caramel malts, a background of zesty orange peel. Light body and moderate carbonation. Quite tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2020 at 20:18


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle thx to Grumbo 2020-05-12 Goteborg AR: roasted malt, bready AP: amber hazy, wee head F: roasted malt, bready, bitter,

Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2020 at 18:08


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at 4.7% that my lovely wife bought me at the Bicester Garden Centre - very pleased to get given an all-too-rare Worcestershire rate! It's an opaque dark brown beer with a beige head and a slightly too aggressive fizz. There's lots of chocolate, liquorice, a mild roastiness and a touch of creamy coffee, with a dryish finish. It's a pretty pleasant stout, although I'm personally never a fan of liquorice.

Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2020 at 23:59


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers!]. Cloudy, redd-ish dark amber colour with average to huge, firm, frothy, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, off-white head. Leafy and fruity, hoppy aroma, notes of red berries, caramel malty background. Taste is minimally sweet, caramel malty, leafy, fruity and minimally citrusy hoppy, notes of red berries, a touch of orange peel. Watery texture, slightly overcarbonated. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2020 at 17:07


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample many thx to Me Grumbo 2020-03-27 Göteborg AR: heavy roasted malt, dust, wee bakers chocolate AP: dark brown, little cream brown lid F: bitter bakers chocolate, roasted malt

Tried on 28 Mar 2020 at 20:08