Twickenham Fine Ales
Microbrewery
in
Twickenham,
Greater London,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Twickenham Fine Ales Brewery Shop and Bar
Established in 2004
Contact
Twickenham Brewery, Unit 6 18 Mereway Road, Twickenham, TW2 6RG, England
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottles shared at Bruce’s in London - big thanks to Kenny. Pours lightly oily brown with a slight, bubbly beige head. Tangy berries in the aroma, some wet wood, slight cocoa, grapes. Medium sweet flavor, good and tangy, dried berries, wood, cherries, light funk, burnt wood. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Oily texture. Tangy dark berries to finish, mild funk, oily cocoa, earth, wet wood. A bit of vinous character. Very nice. Good balance for the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2013
at 12:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Bruce’s in London - thanks to Kenneth for this one. Pours unclear brown with a bubbly beige head. The nose holds damp wood, sour and ripe berries, cherry, sweat. Light to medium sweet flavor with restrained sourness, mild acetic tang, berries, dirt. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Pretty well balanced to finish, faint vinegar, some raspberries, wet wood. Drinks pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2013
at 11:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Queens Head. The nose is dough, grain, toasted grass and honeysuckle. The taste is crisp, doughy, toasty, grass, floral, white grape skin, citrus peel and decent bitterness with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A very drinkable, clean golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2013
at 06:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Liberty Bounds, London. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light grainy, light fruity and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 061013
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2013
at 02:19
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap @ Liberty Bounds. Golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop and a little citrus. Flavour is malt, fruit, hop, little citrus, little bitter, little sweet and a little dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2013
at 01:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Ales and Tails, Twickers, 12/10/13. Reddish amber with a good sized off white head. Nose is biscuit malt, light spice, caramel, dusty orchard fruit notes. Taste comprises biscuit malt, caramel, toffee apple, fruit cake. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light fruit tang in a subtle bitter finish. Decent enough stuff. Sorry - no KB hard ons in this review !
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Oct 2013
at 04:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Lord Moon of the Mall Whitehall. Chestnut colour lasting beige head. It’s a decent fruity best bitter. Good autumnal fruits. Touch of spicy hop on the finish. Reminds me of fallen leaves late afternoon maybe a bonfire going somewhere walking arm in arm with the woman you love who is wearing black leather boots that secretly you just want to get down and lick but it would probably freak her out. Spicy and interesting.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2013
at 03:16
5/10
Tried
on 06 Oct 2013
at 14:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap @ Liberty Bounds, Tower Hill. Nice head with good duration. Color is pale golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, grass, malt, hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2013
at 01:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2013. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a sweetish fruity malty bitter citrus finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Oct 2013
at 03:58