Tryst Brewery

Microbrewery in Larbert, Falkirk, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2003

Closed in 2023

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Lorne Road, Larbert, FK5 4AT, Scotland
Description
Situated in Larbert, Tryst Brewery has been producing quality ales since 2003. John McGarva, owner and head brewer, is always focusing on adding new twists to traditional recipes to create unique takes on classic ales. All of our brews are made with Scottish malt from Mungoswells in East Lothian with additions from Bairds Malt to add depth of colour and flavour. To keep our beers evolving we use hops from all over the globe allowing for a broad range of tastes and aromas.

We are committed to doing our part for the environment at the brewery. Our used malt goes to some local farms for use in agriculture. We also use our spent hops for composting, which helps enrich our small garden, where we attempt to grow some classic British hop varieties such as Fuggle and Target.

Closed because of retirement.

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

Pendle Beer Festival 2016. Black in colour with a healthy stated roasted malt aroma and taste, but still clearly a porter in texture.

Tried on 02 May 2016 at 03:02


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

Cask at the hanging bat. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, grassy, peach, taste is sweet peach and toffee.

Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2016 at 12:30


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

3.9 pale ale. Cask at the bat. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of peach, floral hops, blossom. Taste is light sweet, peach, honey. Thin finish.

Tried from Cask on 22 Mar 2016 at 12:09


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

Cask @ MacGregors Pie Howff with a venison pie. Light golden, clear, with a small white head. Not much aroma, but what there is is citrus. Taste is citrus, a little toffee and a dry finish. Almost as good as the pie

Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2016 at 08:01


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Black beer with a thin brown head. Rich, bitter chocolate aroma. Flavour is similar though with a touch more sweetness to it. Rich, malty chocolate with a touch of sugary sweetness underneath. It feels relatively light but there’s a good bitter aftertaste to it. At this percentage it’s very drinkable.

Tried on 05 Mar 2016 at 16:30


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Hazy golden beer with a thick frothy head. Quite lively. Smells of grassy citrus. Flavour is dry hop, light tangy fruit and there’s a yeasty quality to it as well. I should perhaps have chilled it a bit longer. Nice though.

Tried on 05 Mar 2016 at 15:03


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

Cask@Bow Bar, Edinburgh - golden orange pour with white covering and lacing. Aroma holds a prominence of floral and grassy hops, taste is light citrus fruity, some light pale malt backing, floral hoppy bitter finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2016 at 08:56


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

Halifax & Calder Beer Festival 2015. Golden coloured ale. Fruity and very palatable for its strength, which isn’t that evident.

Tried on 16 Feb 2016 at 06:55


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

500ml bottle from Hippo Beers. Golden-orange amber colour with a lively frothy white foam head which leaves some lacing. Nose of apricot, melon, sweet candy, citrus. Flavour is malt caramel with zesty citrus, mellow fruits, mango, apricot, and some tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, fairly high carbonation, dry lingering tangy & earthy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2016 at 12:00


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On cask at the Bow Bar. The main part of the beer is a beautiful plum colour. There’s orange, red and brown all mingled. Unfortunately, nae heid, otherwise would’ve been a 5 for appearance. Must try to find it on cask. Plums on the nose and plums aplenty on the taste. Some boiled sweets and a light fizzy sweet on the back. Close to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Enjoyed this.

Tried from Cask on 20 Jan 2016 at 06:40