Twickenham Fine Ales
Microbrewery
in Richmond upon Thames,
London,
Greater London,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Twickenham Fine Ales Brewery Shop and Bar
Established in 2004
Contact
Twickenham Brewery, Unit 6 18 Mereway Road, London, TW2 6RG, England
Subsidiaries
Description
Twickenham Fine Ales was the first brewery in Twickenham since Cole’s Brewery closed in 1906. In the beginning there was a 10 barrel plant which was installed in a small unit opposite a Greggs Bakery factory – pint and a pasty seeming natural bedfellows.
The early days of experimentation and trial settled down with the arrival of Tom Madeiros, as Brewer, in 2005. Being American the use of American hops seemed a natural path and Twickenham became an early adopter of the now popular and more common place hops used in many beers today.
The variety of hops grew and Twickenham now uses hops from countries including: England, Germany, Slovenia, USA, Australia and New Zealand.
The early days of experimentation and trial settled down with the arrival of Tom Madeiros, as Brewer, in 2005. Being American the use of American hops seemed a natural path and Twickenham became an early adopter of the now popular and more common place hops used in many beers today.
The variety of hops grew and Twickenham now uses hops from countries including: England, Germany, Slovenia, USA, Australia and New Zealand.
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Gravity cask at the Wandsworth Common London Beer Festival July 2013 - Le Gothique. Pours clear yellow with a creamy white head. Light grass and pale malts in the aroma. Light to medium sweet flavor with semi-dry pale malts, dry hay, grassy bitterness, dry lemon. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly resinous to finish with further dried pale malts and dried lemon, faint grass and pine needles. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2013
at 02:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the Strongroom London beer fest. Pours clear, yellow gold with a mild, frothy white cap. Doughy pale malt nose, hints of hay. Light sweet flavor, more doughy malts, white bred, light straw bitterness, hints of lemon and cereal. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly dry and butter to finish, further simple sweet and doughy malts. Simple and drinkable golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2013
at 11:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at some big fancy castle like thing beer festival in london Easter 2013 ... Deep brown black ... thin tan lacing ... soft toffee roast fruit nose ... sweet lacing ... juicy roast malt ... soft fruits ... soft mellow nice and easy .. tasty
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2013
at 21:56
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at some big fancy castle like thing beer festival in london Easter 2013 ... deep red brown ... thinubbly tan lacing ... soft toffee malts ... soft chewy malts ... little thin ... little blackcurrant ... soft malt fruits ... soft mellow ...
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2013
at 21:55
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
cask at some big fancy castle like thing beer festival in london Easter 2013 ... amber ... thin lacing ... soft peach ... soft toffee ... light yeasty nose ... soft fruits .. light tart ... summer fruits ... soft malt
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2013
at 21:49
6/10
Tried
on 08 May 2013
at 17:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Union Tavern - London. Pours brown with a fine, tan cream head. Tangy dark malts abound, some mild roast, hints of dark fruits, mild cocoa. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Burnt sugars to finish, more tangy dark malts, some chocolate. Fair but nothing special.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 May 2013
at 13:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Speaker. It pours golden yellow with a small white head. The nose is hay, floral, biscuit and light citrus. The taste is light, floral, crisp bitterness, pithy citrus and biscuit with a dry finish. Light-medium body and soft carbonation. A pleasant, quaffable golden.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2013
at 04:10
7/10
Tried
on 07 Apr 2013
at 16:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW - London. Pours dark, red-brown with a soft, fading tan foam head. Nose holds some burnt malts, toasty caramel, light cocoa. Light sweet flavor, more toasty and almost burnt malts but without the charred malt bitterness, some lightly sweet cocoa, hints of nicely toasted sugars. Light bodied with soft carbonation. Moderately sweet finish, some faintly tangy dark fruits, mild chocolate, well toasted bready malts. There is no explicit honey character here, but perhaps it parts the somewhat strong (strong for a mild, at least) sugariness that is in this beer. Anyway, it is a very tasty beer overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2013
at 12:27