Balance Brewing & Blending
Microbrewery
in
Manchester,
Greater Manchester,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Balance Brewing & Blendery - The Taproom
Established in 2022
Description
We make mixed-culture, barrel fermented beer in Manchester. Having both worked in some of Manchester's best breweries over the past five years, we thought it was about time we put something of our own together.
8.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2025
at 12:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
750ml bottle. Orangey gold colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, wood barrel, acetic funk. Taste is tangy, tart, appley, fruity, with wine barrel, woody, farmyard funky, citric notes, and drying tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2025
at 19:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home many thanks to Ed Danlo. A translucent bright golden orange coloured pour with a fading white head. Aroma is super dry, funk dry white wine, barrel funk, dry wooden tannin, lemon rind, green notes. Flavour is composed of super dry, tannin, pithy, woody tannin, bark, spicy finish. medium dry funk, vinous funk. Palate is super dry lightly prickly, moderarate carbonation. Good.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2025
at 21:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle. Orangey gold colour, foamy white head that dissipates away and aroma of apple, fruit, funk, caramel, vanilla. Taste is sweet & tart, tangy, appley, juicy stone fruit, citrus, with wood barrel notes, oak, wine, funk, vanilla and drying bittersweet tannin. Medium bodied, light soft carbonation, dry woody oaky tannic fiinsh. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2025
at 18:29
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Draft
at
Balance Brewing & Blendery - The Taproom
on 04 Oct 2025
at 15:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Balance Brewing & Blendery - The Taproom
on 04 Oct 2025
at 15:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Draft
at
Balance Brewing & Blendery - The Taproom
on 04 Oct 2025
at 15:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Draft
at
Balance Brewing & Blendery - The Taproom
on 04 Oct 2025
at 15:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Gravity 2025 Saturday. Pours clear red with a pink-tinged head. Aromas of raspberry and funk. Taste is sour raspberry. Tangy finish.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2025
at 08:59
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Gravity 2025 Saturday. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light sour cereal. Taste is pretty sour for a saison. Not getting the doughy and peppery notes I was looking for. Sour finish.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2025
at 08:54