Fonthill Brewing Co

Microbrewery in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: George (Fonthill)

Established in 2018

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The George Stable Block 29a, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8AA, England
Description
Small batch independent brewery located at The George Pub in Tunbridge Wells.

Fonthill Brewing Co. is the realisation of a dream for the team behind Tunbridge Wells pubs The George, The Sussex Arms, The Ragged Trousers; and The Forum – Music and Arts Venue.

The George was taken on in 2016 in large part because of its outbuilding – the Stable Block from the pub’s days as a coaching inn.

It seemed to offer the perfect setting for our ambition to brew our own beer, and supply our pubs ourselves.

Having spent the previous five years experimenting with recipes on a tiny nano plant in the cellar of the pub, in 2021 we installed a two-and-a-half barrel plant into the Stables. Capable of brewing ten firkins (or 720 pints) at a time.

We currently brew once a week, choosing from a list of eight different real ale varieties.

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7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Cask gravity at Tonbridge Rugby Club Winter Festival. Clear gold colour thin white head. Aroma is a little spilt between Citrus and darker fruits. The willamette comes through in the flavour with blackcurrant cassis Flavour. Something like Summer Lightning good.3.5

Tried from Cask on 01 Feb 2025 at 16:00


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

Cask at Exeter Festival of Beer 2024. Pours deep brown with beige foam. Aroma: roast malts, burnt caramel, light smoky. Taste: light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter, some coffee notes on the finish. Thin to medium body with moderate carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 21 Jan 2024 at 20:45


03/08/2018. GEORGE, 29 Mount Ephraim, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Kent, England

Tried on 30 Nov 2022 at 12:28


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


Cask (handpump) @ Sir John Hawkshaw (JDW), 🇬🇧 Cannon Street Station, EC4N 6AP City, Greater London, England.

[ As Fonthill Spa Golden Ticket ].
ABV: 5.0%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, fruity, light hoppy, citrus - orange, light to moderate yeasty, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, fruity sweet malt, sweet malt, light orange - citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111231]
6-3-7-3-13

Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2021 at 19:45


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gravicask third, main bar at the Spa Valley 9th Beer & Cider Festival. Shared with Finn. Small sized white head, faint lacing, bright golden body. Moderate ripe lemony hops on the nose. Similar taste of ripe citrus with lemon to the fore. Drying, discreet bitter end. Fair enough. (Tunbridge Wells 18.10.2019).

Tried from Cask on 03 Nov 2019 at 13:24


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

Fra gravicask. Delt med Rune på 9th Spa Valley Beer & Cider Festival. Gylden. Filmskum. Ferskenaroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Tørr fruktig avslutning.

Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2019 at 17:35


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

Cask handpull at The George Tunbridge Wells. 5.4% Clear gold colour no head. Sweet grassy aroma. A bit better in the mouth. Some carbonation. Some hedgerow. Light butter. Not great.

Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2018 at 18:13


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask handpull at The George Tunbridge Wells. 4.1% clear chestnut colour lasting white head. Decent fruity malty best bitter. Good condition. Nice hedgerow flavours. Good malty best bitter. Ticks all the boxes.

Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2018 at 18:10


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Cask handpull at The George Tunbridge Wells. 3.9% Clear gold colour lasting white head. Light butter on aroma. Decent condition. A standard golden ale with diacetyl. Good condition though.

Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2018 at 18:07


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

Cask handpull at The George Tunbridge Wells. 5.5% Clear gold colour lasting white head. Good hoppy sherbet hop aroma. Citrus hop flavours. OK condition. Some decent bitterness. Good hops in fact. Fresh. Liked it. Some herb and nettle

Tried from Cask on 17 Sep 2018 at 16:27