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.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
568ml can from Redland Stores, Bristol. Golden in colour, with a small but tight, white, head and moderate carbonation. Aroma of crisp lager malts, with a flowery edge and hint of sweetness. Flavour had biscuity malts, a slight herbal edge and general fruitiness, before a subtle yet linger bitter finish. An enjoyable lager with character.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2024
at 19:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from Marks & Spencers, Amersham, Bucks. A hazy golden/yellow coloured pour with a decent white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, lemon, pineapple, coconut taste and aroma. An easy drinking talus offering.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2024
at 14:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Cock Tavern, Hackney, London, 10 May 2024) Pale amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, blood orange and black-currant. Fruity taste with notes of citrus, biscuits, black-currant, blood orange, apricots and a balanced citric bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty, well made and refreshing. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jul 2024
at 20:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from Beer Ritz. A translucent golden yellow coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is loose bready grains, wheat, grass, mint leafs, orange leaves, midget gems. Flavour is composed of loose wheaty grains, bread, green citrus, pez sweets, leafy citrus, midget gems, grassy. Lingering minty fresh. Palate is chalky, crisp, highish carbonation. Good hazy.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2024
at 22:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Blue Blazer. Pours clear red-brown with a thin cream-coloured head. Aromas of toffee, praline, nutty. Taste adds some red fruit and biscuit. You'd expect a decent ESB from Arbor, and they deliver!
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jun 2024
at 15:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can on 23rd June 2024 from One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood. Pours a hazy yellow with rapidly diminishing whitish foam affording spot lacing. Pungent aroma with fresh fruitiness. Rich and tangy fruits in-mouth and a finish of juicy citrus, bready notes and maltiness. Full bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jun 2024
at 23:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from Beer Ritz. A mostly clear reddy copper, amber coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, toggee, butterscotch, jammy dodger, biscuit. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, biscuit, nutty, mellow dried fruits, Palate is semi sweet, light tang, dried fruits, nutty, moderate carbonation. spicy. Really solid.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jun 2024
at 22:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are dry citrus and pine. Medium body
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2024
at 19:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
568ml can on 18th June 2024 from One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood. Pours a dull hazy yellowy amber with any foam quick to disappear. A aroma is citrus with some pungency. Citrus peel dominates the liquid pass, and is joined by maltiness in a blended finish. Full bodied with an engaging texture. 8-3-7-4-15 RE-RATING NOVEMBER 2024: Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 4th November 2024. Gold with whitish foam and full lacing. Grassy and zesty hoppiness in aroma. Grass and grapefruit in-mouth, rounded by sweetish malts before a bitter finish. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. 8-4-9-4-17
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2024
at 00:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can at ash's. Pours hazy yellow, nose is lemon curd, ginger, taste is sharp, zesty lemon. /insert simpsons gif
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2024
at 13:50