Arbor Ales
Microbrewery
in
Bristol,
Bristol,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Arbor Bottleshop & Taproom
Established in 2007
Contact
Description
Our current kit can produce up to 20 brewer’s barrels, depending on the beer and how heavily hopped it is. We have 10 fermentation vessels, with the most recent additions being oversized to allow double brews of our more popular beers. Having started as a one-man operation, the business has slowly expanded to the current team of eight as demand, production, brew house and premises size have increased.
We put a premium on quality and consistency, which means monitoring the beer at every stage of the brewing process and beyond. Much of our equipment, i.e. our keg washing & filling machine and our bottling machine, were chosen with this in mind.
We put a premium on quality and consistency, which means monitoring the beer at every stage of the brewing process and beyond. Much of our equipment, i.e. our keg washing & filling machine and our bottling machine, were chosen with this in mind.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Admiral Benbow Beer Invasion 2024 with Soph. Pours a misty golden yellow, white head. Decent presentation of Bru-1 - bright floral character with a prominent bitterness. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2024
at 18:18
6/10
Tried
on 23 Aug 2024
at 14:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from House of Cans SOHO drunk at home in London 11/08/2024 Brig juicy fruity pineapple, passion fruit, coconut shavings, some lime and lemony zesty citrus notes, sweet pale malts, solid hoppy finish. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2024
at 12:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at the Barley Twist Nottingham. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma and taste are fruity sweet. Light dry. Medium smooth body.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2024
at 21:22
3.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
On tap at Ship Aground, Stafford. Pours a murky grapefruit with minimal off-white head. The aroma is basically rotting fruit with hints of coconut. In the mouth it is sweet and tangy with floral hops, a creamy texture, plenty of pine resin and hints of citrus and tropical fruits. A little bitterness in the finish. Someone said this was a smoothie and I agree – but that’s not a compliment in my book ! Not for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2024
at 22:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Siren's Calling, Portishead July 2024. Golden in colour and hazy, with a tight, white, head. Citrus fruits, floral hops, rich tea malts and a lingering, dryish, finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2024
at 16:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - opaque brown to black. Foamy beige coloured head. Nose - salted caramel, toffee and malt loaf. Taste - chewy salted caramel and cinder toffee. Dark, bitter chocolate. Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle, lightly roasty but mainly sweet. Overall - it's what people want for this kind of style.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2024
at 17:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask by stillage at One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood on 2nd August 2024. Hazy pale gold with the shallowest of foam and scant lacing. Muscat grape and citrus in aroma. Sherbet citrus in-mouth with peach and passion fruit. Tangy fruitiness in finish with a dominant lemon note. Light bodied with a crisp mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
One Inn The Wood
on 02 Aug 2024
at 20:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Large 1 pint can from The Fuss Club. A murky golden/yellow coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, orange taste and aroma. Pleasing bitterness in this IPA from Arbor.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2024
at 08:05
7/10
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - solid, murky yellow with a thin white head. Nose - lime and pineapple. Taste - lemon, lime and pineapple. Palate - light to medium bodied, zingy, sour finish. Overall - don't like adjuncts but this was pleasant.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2024
at 16:35