Arbor Ales

Microbrewery in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Arbor Bottleshop & Taproom

Established in 2007

Contact
181 Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0HQ, England
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.

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7/10
Tried on 11 Feb 2024 at 16:34

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Bell Inn, Oswestry. Pours gold, small white head. Gentle fruity aroma. Mild motueka notes coming through to taste, thin bodied, mild citrussy elements but overall quite lacking.. hmm
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2024 at 09:03

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at Hanging Bat. Appearance - hazy amber and thin white head. Nose - orange and sultana. Taste - orange,marmalade and Jaffa Cake orange. Palate - medium bodied and creamy texture and lightly dry finish. Overall - good.
Tried on 04 Feb 2024 at 16:20

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of mixed peel and bread. Taste adds lime and vanilla. Light sweet finish. Why?
Tried on 04 Feb 2024 at 16:15

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Graham Grumbo, 04/02/24. Black with a khaki cap that dissipates to edgeing. Nose is roast malts, cacao nibs, charr, burnt toffee, toasted brown sugars. Taste comprises chocolate, charr, dark malts, spice, toasted brown sugars, hint of coffee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a balanced roasted blast. Tidy stout.
Tried on 04 Feb 2024 at 15:49

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Beers of Europe. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thick white head. Aromas of citrus, pineapple, mango. Taste is more of the same. Light bitter finish. Nice.
Tried from Can on 02 Feb 2024 at 17:27

8/10
Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2024 at 22:09

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 31st January 2024. Hazy pale gold with off-white foam and a fair amount of lacing. Unsweetened orange aroma and liquid, with tart fruits. Citrus finish. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask on 31 Jan 2024 at 22:03

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
On cask @ the Bow Bar. Appearance - opaque mat black with a beige head. Nose - chewy toffee and caramel with an Amaretto edge though not so much of the cherry. Taste - more cherry this time, but still mainly toffee and caramel with a little bit of Amaretto still. Palate - creamy middle, lightly sweet, medium bodied. Just an inkling of roastiness at the back. Overall - quite nice.
Tried from Cask on 31 Jan 2024 at 19:15

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can at home picked up from HOTM probably. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a well proportioned white cap. Aroma is grassy dank, green onion, funky orange, tangerine, green liquorice, parafin, mellow dank. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, light tangy funky citrus, fank, gren citrus, floury wheat. Spicy citrus, Green dank. oily. Palate is semi sweet, oily hops, spicy hop burns, moderate carbonation, tangy finish
Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2024 at 22:17