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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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Downender (11273) reviewed
Single Hop - Ahtanum from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Portcullis, Clifton, Bristol 12/08/10. Clear gold in colour with a decent white head. Aroma of grassy hops and hay, with a touch of sweetness. Flavour had some fruit upfront, before a big bitter finish with a long after taste. Good.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2010 at 16:21
Downender (11273) reviewed
Single Hop - Amarillo from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Watershed Cafe, Bristol 8/08/10. Clear gold with a decent, lacy white head. Floral hop aroma, with a peppery kick and touch of grapefruit. Flavour of lemons and mandarin fruit, with a touch of spice and sweet malt and a lingering dry finish. Excellent.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2010 at 10:29
Downender (11273) reviewed
Arborealis from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
This is not Arbor Aurora Arborealis of Michigan, USA. On gravity at the Hillgrove Porter Stores, Bristol 7/08/10. Deep gold in colour with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of citrus hop, with a touch of apricot fruit and hay. Flavour was sweetish and fruity, with more citrus and a dryish finish. Good.
Tried on 08 Aug 2010 at 01:23
yespr (55614) reviewed
Oyster Stout from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted, dark malty and breadish. Bitter, slight acidic and mild liqourice to toffee flavoured. Bitter and roasted dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2010 at 05:54
yespr (55614) reviewed
Beech Blonde from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and citrusy. Bitter and citrusy flavoured. Mild citrusy finish with a slight yet growing bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2010 at 05:53
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Beech Blonde from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
cask at gbbf ... golden yellow ... sharp lemon nose ... soft easy lemon ... simple .. or is that boring
Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2010 at 12:40
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Oyster Stout from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
cask at gbbf ... toffee chocolate roast nose ... big chocolate ... solid deeep roast ... tiny charcoal ... nic light dry roast ... i like this
Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2010 at 12:38
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Single Hop - Motueka from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
tap at GBBF 2010 ...olden yellow ... light dry lemon hop ...light peel nose ...dulll drty lemon hop ... little dusty
Tried from Draft on 02 Aug 2010 at 05:19
Downender (11273) reviewed
Transpacific Pale Ale from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask-conditioned at the Watershed, Bristol 18/07/10. Deep gold in colour with a frothy white head. Aroma of Pineapples, gooseberry and grapefruit, with a touch of sweet malt. Flavour had more tropical fruit, some biscuity malts and a mouth puckering, dry finish with some pine resin. There’s some truth in what the visitor from Birmingham said, but Arbor buck the local trend. Very enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2010 at 05:57
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Single Hop - Motueka from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2010. Gold, thin white head. Sharp hop, touch of butter I thought. Bit of biscuit malt. It’s ok, just needs a bit more distinctive hop.
Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2010 at 03:17