Triple fff Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Four Marks,
Hampshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1997
Contact
Unit 3 Magpie Works, Station Approach, Four Marks, Four Marks, GU34 5HN, England
Description
Triple fff launched in 1997 by Graham Trott, a cabinet maker by trade who was a keen home brewer. The most popular question we get asked is 'What is Triple fff?'. As many of you know all our beers (Alton's Pride aside) are either song or album titles. Triple fff in music stands for fortississimo and means very very loud.
He installed a 5 barrel plant (20 casks) in one of the units vacated by the now closed furniture factory on Station Approach in the village of Four Marks. The station still operates on the steam heritage Watercress Line which runs ten miles between Alton and Alresford.
The beer names came from song titles of many of the 60s rock icons, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin and Cream with Moondance (4.2% ABV), Stairway (4.6% ABV) and the well loved Pressed Rat and Warthog (3.8% ABV). The psychedelic 60s did not spawn a song called Alton Pride (3.8% ABV) but that joined the lyrical portfolio and is our number one seller following its success at 2008’s Great British Beer Festival having been voted Supreme Champion Beer of Britain.
The year 2000 saw an expansion into an 18 Barrel plant and finally in 2006 the brewery became what it is today, a 50 Barrel system that's capable of brewing 160 casks of beer per brew.
He installed a 5 barrel plant (20 casks) in one of the units vacated by the now closed furniture factory on Station Approach in the village of Four Marks. The station still operates on the steam heritage Watercress Line which runs ten miles between Alton and Alresford.
The beer names came from song titles of many of the 60s rock icons, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin and Cream with Moondance (4.2% ABV), Stairway (4.6% ABV) and the well loved Pressed Rat and Warthog (3.8% ABV). The psychedelic 60s did not spawn a song called Alton Pride (3.8% ABV) but that joined the lyrical portfolio and is our number one seller following its success at 2008’s Great British Beer Festival having been voted Supreme Champion Beer of Britain.
The year 2000 saw an expansion into an 18 Barrel plant and finally in 2006 the brewery became what it is today, a 50 Barrel system that's capable of brewing 160 casks of beer per brew.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Alehouse, Reading. A deep amber coloured pour with a ring of cream head; light berry fruit aroma; smooth and fruity in the mouth with blackberries, blueberries and Victoria plums; then a dry caramel finish with soem gentle warmth. A really pleasant winter beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2017
at 09:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Clear amber. Fruity leafy nose with tea and hay. Mid dry with light-medium body and well rounded mouthfeel. Mildly bready, lots of leafy, hay-like hops. Long bitter finish. Boring-ish in the best possible way. Harmonious.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2017
at 11:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London. An amber coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Malty, spice, caramel aroma. Tastes much the same, malty, spice, caramel, passion fruit. Quite interesting.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jan 2017
at 05:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bag in box amber clear almost flat citrus marmelade medium bitterness ambrata limpida poca schiuma agrume marmellata anche in bocca amaro medio
Tried
on 20 Jan 2017
at 12:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. The Crabtree, Hammersmith, London. Clear gold. Soap suds of white head. Lots of sweet damp grain. Hint of floral hop. Taste is soapy sweet. Mild bitterness. Light body. Floral finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2017
at 07:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Micro Moose, Bournemouth. Clear orange with a small white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, fruity notes and toffee. Flavour is light moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with very soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Dec 2016
at 17:42
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The Ogilvy, Woking. Hazy malt aroma. A mild??? Dark amber at the most. Thin but persistant white head. Bitter to sour. Smooth and creamy. Slightly suspicious that this is the wrong beer?! More like a bog standard bitter.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2016
at 14:56
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2016. Has plenty of citrus that provides a little bit of activity in the palate, with a long bitter finish.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2016
at 15:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF ’16, day 2, 10/08/16. Dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is toffee, biscuit, straw, brown bread. Taste comprises earthy fruits, biscuit malt, caramel, sweet notes, grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent flavoursome mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2016
at 12:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Bank, Manchester. Clear reddish-brown with a small creamy head. Smooth tasting with a few pale malts to be found. Sweeter in its nose. Has a mild chocolate flavour.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2016
at 06:12