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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green - 07/09/12. Pale blonde with a medium white head. Aroma consists of floral hops and sweet malt. Tastes of summer fruit and fresh hops. Medium bodied and carbonation with a refreshing bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2012
at 13:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Happy Man, Englefield Green - 17/08/12. Clear golden blonde. Sweet nose with hops and pale malts. Taste follows nose, nothing too exciting here. Light to medium in body, wettish beer with a slightly peppery finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2012
at 22:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green - 12/05/12. Dark brown with a small off-white head. Toffee, malts and biscuit on the nose. Taste as nose with some dark fruits and a little spice. Fullish body in mild terms, not a watery one. Decent fayre.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2012
at 13:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Served via cask dispense into a UK pint glass at the Fox, Twickenham, (Feb ’12) Pours a clear golden colour with a small white frothy head. The aroma is of mild hops with a touch of citrus and pine in the background. On the palate, a bitter tasting beer with citrus fruit coming across, a little orange, lemon and perhaps grapefruit and also a grassy flavour - all fairly muted and not in your face. Mouthfeel was a little watery for my liking but finished with a good bitter dry taste. An OK beer, would re-visit no qualms, but there are better beers out there!
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2012
at 02:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, earthy and mildly caramelly. Flavour is fruity, floral, mild herbal and yeasty notes along with some citrus.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jun 2012
at 01:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Gravity cask at The Rake, Southwark, London, 21 April 2012) Golden amber colour with brief, white head. Fruity, malty nose with peaches, biscuits and tropical fruit. Malty, fruity taste with notes of citrus, apricots, biscuity malt and a slightly grassy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Well balanced and quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2012
at 13:47
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Cask @ ACBF 2012 // black with a bordeaux / tanned head // smells like roasted malts & brown sugar + dark chocolate // tastes like sweet dark malts, sugar, dark fruits, berries, yeast, dark chocolate, cocoa, light roast // slight dry roast in the finish, very sesionable & very lovely
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2012
at 14:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
9th December 2011
Pigs Ear. Clear dark brown beer. Suddy pale tan head. Smooth light palate. Dry mild floral malt. Nice tangy tangerine. Dry finish. Not bad.
Pigs Ear. Clear dark brown beer. Suddy pale tan head. Smooth light palate. Dry mild floral malt. Nice tangy tangerine. Dry finish. Not bad.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2012
at 10:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Magpie & Crown, Brentford, England on 2nd April 2012. Crystal clear gold with off-white full-lacing foam. Lemon zest and fruit in aroma. Fruity in-mouth, with floral hoppiness and increasingly bitter with each sip. Initially rounded finish also acquires this bitterness, and the mouthfeel is on the dry side. You want another after finishing.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2012
at 06:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Frisch malzig-säuerlicher Beginn, minimale BITterkeit. Etwas schokoladig, rund, die Säure steht dann noch etwas mehr im Vordergrund. Zum Ende erobert das Malz wieder den Vordergrund. /9/10/10//10
Tried
on 01 Apr 2012
at 06:27