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.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with mild hoppy notes. Sweet flavor with fruity and somewhat hoppy notes. Ends bitter.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Ambr colour, small offwhite head. Aroma is grass, yeast and some mild fruits. Flavour is fruits, grass and some wood. Rather standard bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2008
at 05:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Metropole, JDW, Baker Street, Lahndan tahn 29-07-08 Pours light amber with thin white head. Decent fruity bitter that comes across as a really good session beer, nice bitterness that stays and ending with a dry finish. There’s a lot to like in this for 3.8% beer, wish I’d have had a pint and didn’t have a train to catch.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jul 2008
at 02:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask handpull at The Fox, Twickenham. Gold, lasting thin beige head. Lovely citrusy hoppy aroma. Very refreshing, like a souped up JHB. Tangerine etc on flavour, pink grapefruit. Cracking pint, very good condition and just so drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2008
at 07:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at Ealing Beer Festival 2008. Gold, thin bubbly off white head. Little bit of sulphur on aroma, but the malts are good. It’s actually a really satisfying best bitter. Good fullness. Nice bitterness which lasts on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2008
at 13:01
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Ealing Beer Festival 2008. Clear copper, thin off white head. It’s a pretty standard bitter. Some drinkability, some citrus. Just a little empty on the malts. Some yeastiness.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2008
at 13:01
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught. Dark black red. Little aroma, mainly dark / burnt malt. Medium body with light carbonation. Flavour of dark malt, bitter. Not really to my taste.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2008
at 02:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Edgar Wallace, London WC2. Amber/red colour with a moderate white head. Caramel, red fruit and earthy hop aroma. Flavour had plenty of fruit before a slightly conflicting citrus dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2008
at 14:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Plough and Harrow (JDW), Hammersmith. Gold with a thin white head; grapefruit aroma; smooth with grapefruit and other citrus flavours; tart and deeply bitter finish. Really good.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2008
at 15:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Pigs Ear BF 07. Very very dark brown with thin beige head. Decent aroma. Decent porter-y type beer. Bit of sting on finish. Fine
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2008
at 10:44