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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 - Mittelfrüh from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cornubia, Bristol 22/06/10. Golden in colour with a slight white head. Aroma of apricots and spicy, yet leafy hops. Flavours of cereal malts, with a touch of summer fruit sweetness, before a zingy, citrus kick leading in to a big, bitter finish. Very enjoyable and a bit different.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jun 2010 at 13:42
Downender (11273) reviewed
Hops & Glory from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Stillage, Bristol 22/06/10. Deep gold in colour with a slight white head. Floral hop aroma with a touch of orange and sweet malt. Easy drinking, with citrus fruit, biscuit malts and a dryish finish.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jun 2010 at 13:32
Downender (11273) reviewed
Omega from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Victoria, Clifton Lido, Bristol 15/05/10. Near black in colour with a slight tan head, that left a trace of lace down the glass. Aroma of black coffee, dark fruit and a touch of chocolate. Flavour of roasted malts upfront, with a slightly creamy edge, followed by blackcurrant berry fruit and a gentle, slightly sweet finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 15 May 2010 at 09:20
Downender (11273) reviewed
Single Hop - Centennial from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Watershed Cafe, Bristol 17/04/10. Brilliant gold in colour, with a foamy white head. Aroma of lemon fruit and sweet malts, with a floral note. Flavour had more lemon, some grapefruit and a lingering dry finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 17 Apr 2010 at 14:39
berkshirejohn (10479) reviewed
Oyster Stout from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Pitch black in colour with a loose milk chocolate coloured head; chocolate malt aroma; the taste is salty and fishy to start - the first Oyster Stout I’ve ever had that actually tastes of the sea! - then the malts take hold, leading to a sweet, but thin, velvety body that reminds me of bedtime drinks - Ovaltine and Horlicks; the finish is long, dry, milky, silky and malty, although you can just about detect an underlying bitterness. I thought this was excellent, but I expect that others may consider it otherwise - defintely a taste to be acquired!
Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2010 at 06:49
Downender (11273) reviewed
Christmas Cheer from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 7/12/09. Dark brown with reddish hints and a slight tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, a touch of caramel, cinnamon and a whiff of gloves. Sweetish flavour, with christmas pudding flavours of dried fruits, peel and nuts and a warming alcohol finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 07 Dec 2009 at 13:14
Anders37 (30296) reviewed
Beech Blonde from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2009. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter aroma. Fruity malty bitter hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty bitter hoppy finish with a bitter hoppy aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2009 at 04:40
Downender (11273) reviewed
Encounters from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A one-off brew for the Watershed Cafe in Bristol to mark the Encounters short film festival. Deep chestnut in colour with a decent white head. Aroma of nuts, bready malts and hedgerow fruit. Flavour had some fruity malts, a touch of cereal and bitter finish. Good.
Tried on 18 Nov 2009 at 09:04
Downender (11273) reviewed
Brizzale from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Portcullis, Bristol 17/11/09. Clear gold in colour with a slight white head. Aroma of pineapple, tangerines, some elderflower and sweet malts. Flavour began with more of the malts, a hint of the roastiness harking back to Arbor’s first days, more citrus fruit and a decent, bitter finish. Very enjoyable, all the more so at £2.50 a pint.
Tried from Cask on 17 Nov 2009 at 12:50
Beertalk (16422) reviewed
Beech Blonde from Arbor Ales
16 years ago
4.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Yellow with a small white head. Grainy aroma with yeasty note. Sweet and malty flavourwith a fruity touch. Husk-like acrid finish
Tried on 02 Nov 2009 at 12:42