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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 27/08/2011. Deep gold with a slight white head. Light, citrus hop and biscuit malt aroma. Flavour had some lemon and tangerine fruit, sweetish malts and a long, bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2011
at 13:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask-conditioned at the Three tuns, Bristol 20/08/2011. Clear deep gold with a slight white head. Aroma of gooseberries, pineapple and slightly sweet malts, More fruit in the flavour with a solid malt backbone and dry, slightly prickly finish. Excellent {3.9}. 11/12/2011 at the Three tuns. Gooseberry and other fruit was even more pronounced with a hint of tea and jasmine - brilliant, this should be a permanent beer. Jon Comer take note! [4.3]
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2011
at 11:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Danish Summer Gathering, Ulfborg 2011. Pours clear yellow with a off white head. Pine and grape. Smooth. Low carbonation. Ends dry and bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2011
at 13:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is crisp hoppy and citrusy. Crisp hoppy, citrusy and nice peachy. Smooth and fruity. Bitter and lasting fruity finish. Ends dry and bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2011
at 06:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@GBBF2011. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is hops, fruits, wood, mild sulphury notes with a big time nectary/tropical fruity nose as well. Flavour is hops, fruits, wood, some slight sweet malts, tropical fruits and very refreshing and pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2011
at 04:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2011, 3rd day. Dark gold. Nice nose of mint, citrus. Nice nose. Sweet with strong tart edge, hoppy—grapefruit, oily. Nice medium bitterness and a slight taste of alcohol heat. Great.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2011
at 05:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2011. It pours golden yellow, with a thick, fluffy white head. The nose is cheesy hop, grass, pine and floral. The taste is pine, honey sweetness, grapefruit, leather, resin, grass and hay, with a pleasantly bitter finish. Light to moderate body and soft carbonation. Nice balance. A good quality American-style IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2011
at 05:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF 2011. A golden coloured pour with a medium fluffy off white head. Pleasant hoppy, tropical fruit aroma. Tastes hoppy, tropical fruit and some citrus, slight sweetness and bitterness. Really nice take on an American IPA from Arbor.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2011
at 05:00
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
At GBBF 2011. Clear gold lasting off white head. Grapefruit hop aroma. Good ipa. If you didnt know it was English you would say it was usa. Hoppy as hell. Touch too sweet maybe and the alcohol is a little obvious and hot but the huge grapefruit lychee hop is amazing. God british ipa. Lively. Pink grapefruit is good. Very impressive american style ipa made in the uk
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2011
at 08:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask hand pull at GBBF. Clear golden color. Aroma of freshly cut grass, flowers, meadow - very nice. Taste is citrus and pineapple with a bitter finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2011
at 03:33