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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Dark reddish brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty, nutty nose with coffee, chocolate and a hint of black-currant. Malty, roasted taste with notes of coffee, dark fruit and a slightly bittersweet finish. Fairly light body, but lots of taste for a mild. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2009
at 16:41
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester, England.Clear medium amber orange color with a average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, beerry - fruity. Flavor is moderate light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20090123]
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Apr 2009
at 02:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2009-09-02, Cask Conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, 4.6% ABV, 7-4-7-4-14=36
Hazy golden color; medium head, persistent. Delicate grassy and earthy Golden Ale, with a light fruity touch and smooth texture. Correct bitterness. Good.
2009-02-24, Cask Conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, 6-4-7-3-13=33
Hazy amber color; thin head. Simple aroma, quite good toffee flavor, good body, some residual sugars, correct bitterness. Solid but not surprising.
Hazy golden color; medium head, persistent. Delicate grassy and earthy Golden Ale, with a light fruity touch and smooth texture. Correct bitterness. Good.
2009-02-24, Cask Conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, 6-4-7-3-13=33
Hazy amber color; thin head. Simple aroma, quite good toffee flavor, good body, some residual sugars, correct bitterness. Solid but not surprising.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2009
at 06:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Nags Head, Reading] Pours deep red-brown, small frothy cream head. Sweet malt and lots of chocolate to start with, then blackberries and a little earthiness. Some smoke in the finish. Overall this is possibly a little on the sweet side for my liking (and I don’t often say that!). Still, not bad at all, a good depth of flavour and reasonable complexity.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Feb 2009
at 16:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm, 23 Feb 2009) Copper colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of apricots, orange and nutty hints of crystal malt. Fruity, malty taste with orange, crystal malt and earthy hops in a fairly dry finish. Light body. Good balance between fruity, fresh hops and a solid malt foundation. Nice and fresh.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2009
at 16:46
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask at Cloisters ... Just a small sample ... WOW lovely got to try this again ... Copper ... sweet toffee nose ... sweet fruity little wood and some herb or spice i cant place... Was in perfect condition. Wish i was able to have had more at lunch time :-O
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2009
at 08:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Gallows Bird, Espoo, on 2009-01-23) Amber and clear. Small white head. Toffee and hops in aroma. Full bodied and dry palate. Toffee, hint of roastedness, malts, bitterness and sweetness in taste. Malts, toffee and bitterness in aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2009
at 06:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask (Railway Arms, Alton) - Amber/gold in colour. Malty and slightly fruity aroma. The taste is grainy at first with malt dominating but then becomes more hoppy with citrus notes being evident in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2009
at 04:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (Railway Arms, Alton) - Amber/gold in colour. Malty and slightly fruity aroma. The taste is grainy at first with malt dominating but then becomes more hoppy with citrus notes being evident in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2009
at 04:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from Cask at the brewery - Dark gold/amber in colour. Grainy aroma with malt and fruity notes. Fruity and grainy taste with some light berry notes and other dried fruits.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2009
at 04:43