Two Towers Brewery
Brewpub
in
Birmingham,
West Midlands,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Gunmakers Arms (Two Towers)
- Out of business
Established in 2010
Closed in 2025
Contact
29 Shadwell St, Birmingham, B4 6HG, England
Description
Fine English traditionally-brewed cask ales in the heart of Birmingham.
Using traditional methods, we brew a range of ales representing the true spirit of a great city. With a batch size of 10 British barrels (360 gallons) the brewery is at the rear of our dedicated outlet, the Gunmakers Arms, in the historic Gunmakers’ quarter and supplies pubs, clubs and restaurants across Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Two Towers Brewery is a community organisation that is integrated into the fabric of its historic surroundings with the aim of enriching the experience of all those around us.
Using traditional methods, we brew a range of ales representing the true spirit of a great city. With a batch size of 10 British barrels (360 gallons) the brewery is at the rear of our dedicated outlet, the Gunmakers Arms, in the historic Gunmakers’ quarter and supplies pubs, clubs and restaurants across Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Two Towers Brewery is a community organisation that is integrated into the fabric of its historic surroundings with the aim of enriching the experience of all those around us.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, malt, light toasted - roasted, mild coffee notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110802]
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2011
at 06:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours cloudy golden with a small creamy head. Grain, corn and pepper. Medium bodied. Short end
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2011
at 04:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF2011. Deep goldeny amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruits, wood, caramel and some mild resiny notes as well. Flavour is wood, fruits, some bitterness as well as some quite bready notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2011
at 21:16
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(Cask at Market Porter, Southwark, London, 18 July 2011) Hazy brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty nose with notes of toast, dark bread and hints of diacetyl. Malty, slightly toasty taste with dark bread, caramel and hints of diacetyl. Fairly thin and flat. Probably not in top shape.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2011
at 13:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours clear amber with no head. Caramel, bread, fruit and grain. Medium to thin body. Clean.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2011
at 06:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2011. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, berryish, floral and mild maltyness as well. Flavour is fruits, wood, nectar, caramel, earth and some mild wooden notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2011
at 22:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours cloudy dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and slight breadish. Bitter, dark malty and light caramelish. Dry and malty finish. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2011
at 09:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild spiced and slight hayish. Bitter, light hayish and slight grassy hoppy. Ends bitter and dry.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2011
at 10:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
cask at gbbf ... dark copper ... light lacing ... soft sweet toffee malt nose ... drk malts ... light smokey malts ... not nice alll told
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2011
at 08:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours light gold with a large, frothy head. Aroma is light, tangerine and grass. Taste is grass to start. Strong bitter, yeasty and bready finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2011
at 12:39