Triple fff Brewery

Microbrewery in Four Marks, Hampshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1997

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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.

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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol, 9/7/2014. Deep brown with a touch of red and next to no head. Sweet, caramel and red berries, a hint of earthy nuttiness, and some uplifting American hops in the finish. Very good.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2014 at 02:09

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Draught at Akkurat. Clear copper with low carbonation. Fruity aroma. Fresh pineapple taste with citrus tones. Medium bitterness, rather short.
Tried on 28 Jun 2014 at 09:19

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the "Summer of Love" Festival at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. Amber with a ring of white head; grapefruit aroma; grapefruit and tropical fruit taste; and a touch of spice to finish. Really crisp and refreshing.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2014 at 08:39

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the White Lion, Aldershot. Pale straw with a ring of white head; floral aroma with perhaps a hint of melon; slightly sour, grainy, body with a pleasnt and lasting grassy bitterness to finish. Probably better if served chilled rather than at cellar temperature (on one of the warmest days so far this year).
Tried from Cask on 13 Jun 2014 at 06:15

8/10
Tried on 12 Jun 2014 at 13:21

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 9
Cask (Oliver Twist, Stockholm) - Copper brown in colour. Brown sugar, soapy hops, nuts and orange in the aroma. Chrstnuts,.chocolate orange and a hint of grapefruit can be detected in the taste. Very nice indeed.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jun 2014 at 03:51

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Gravity dispense at the 15th Kingston BF, 16/05/14. Clear pale golden with a moderate white covering. Nose is light florals, citric rind, grassy tones. Taste comprises lemon rind, melon, bread dough, cadnied oranges, straw. Medium bodied, fiine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok GB.
Tried on 27 May 2014 at 13:41

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Cask@The Prince of Wales, Surrey - golden to amber coloured pour with a small white head. Medium citrusy aroma and taste, some herbal and floral nuances going on, great condition, decent drop.
Tried from Cask on 09 May 2014 at 14:05

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Cask at Market Porter, 15th April 14. fairly basic and a little dull golden ale. OK, but not to be repeated
Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2014 at 00:56

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Dark brown. Toasty nose with dark sugars and a little bit of grapefruity hop. Mouthfeel is a bit slick. Taste is a little dark malt sweetness, a little bit of hop fruitiness. Fairly light example, fits with the English context but is less effective overall than the bigger interpretations of the concept.
Tried on 17 Mar 2014 at 14:52