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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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico SW1. Pours a clear golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus aroma. Sweetish malty dry harsh hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish with a very dry aftertaste with hints of alcohol.
Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2012 at 07:18

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico SW1. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor with hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2012 at 07:15

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico SW1. Pours a pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2012 at 07:09

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico SW1. As Hunny Beer. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty weak caramel aroma. Sweetish malty caramel flavor with hoppy hints. Has a sweetish malty hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2012 at 07:07

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Cask at CP&K. It pours deep amber, with a decent beige head. The nose is wood, resin, leather, leaf and resin. The taste is resinous hops, pine, leaf, leather, caramel, toffee, gingerbread and alcohol warmth in the finish. Full body, soft carbonation and thick, oily mouth-feel. A delicious hoppy barley wine.
Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2012 at 07:49

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 18/02/2012. Deep gold with a frothy white head. Aroma of summer fruits, grassy hops and sweetish malts. Flavour had some fruit and solid malts, before a big, lingering bitter finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2012 at 09:15

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from My Favourite Beers, Cheltenham, 11.02.12 consumed Sunday 12th February 2012 Pours dark brown with filmy beige head. bitter and roasty, slightly gritty mouthfeel, quite hoppy with the alcohol also noticeable, slight spirit like character. Dark fruitiness, in fact quite tart. Its very pleasant. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2012 at 13:25

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 11/02/2012. Usual Arbor single hop appearance of clear gold with a slight white head. Aroma of slightly earthy malts and some prickly, grassy hops. Flavours of hedgerow fruits, crisp malts and a lengthy bitter finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2012 at 11:13

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Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 11/02/2012. Slightly hazy amber in colour with a slight, white head. Aroma of marmalade and hedgerow fruit with some prickly hops. Flavour had lot of fruit, caramel, a touch of green herbs and a lengthy, bitter finish. Great stuff.
Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2012 at 09:02

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 1/2/2012. Clear and copper coloured with a slight white head. Aroma of tropical fruit and grassy hops with some biscuit malts. Flavour was smiler, with plenty more fruit, solid malts and a hoppy, dry finish. Very good.
Tried from Cask on 04 Feb 2012 at 05:30