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The Old Water Tower, Walsitch Maltings, Glensyl Way, Burton upon Trent, DE14 1LX, England
Description
In 2001 helped by his family, John Mills established the Tower Brewery, continuing in the long tradition of brewing in Burton on Trent.
IMG_0063-300x293Over a period of nine months and with a lot of hard work, John and his father Geoffrey converted the handsome water tower, in which the brewery is now based.
Steeped in brewing history and known as Walsitch Maltings, the tower was built in the 1870s by Thomas Salt & Co Ltd., and later in 1927 owned by Burton brewers Bass & Co.
With the conversion finished and the building returned to its former heritage, production began on 10th April 2001.
IMG_0063-300x293Over a period of nine months and with a lot of hard work, John and his father Geoffrey converted the handsome water tower, in which the brewery is now based.
Steeped in brewing history and known as Walsitch Maltings, the tower was built in the 1870s by Thomas Salt & Co Ltd., and later in 1927 owned by Burton brewers Bass & Co.
With the conversion finished and the building returned to its former heritage, production began on 10th April 2001.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Babington Arms, 11-13 Babington Lane, Derby, Derbyshire England DE1 1TA.Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, keller, dusty, earth. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100117]
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2010
at 08:32
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Cask. Clear deep golden with an off-white head. Unclean rubbery nose. Medium body, unclean fruit and nut accents with some seriously weird fermentation errors. Fusty finish. 170110
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2010
at 13:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The George Inn, Belper Derbyshire 14-07-09 Pours amber in colour, the head disappeared before I could take notes. Creamy vanilla and fudge abound in this surprisingly tasty beer for the abv. Soft in the mouth with a gentle bitterness, this is reasonable little session beer. A6 A4 F6 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2009
at 03:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at aberdeen beer festival ...yellow ... grassy hop nose ... light zezty fruity ... light bitterness...
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2009
at 10:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands England B2 5SN.Clear dark brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, burnt, coffee, smoke. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090120]
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2009
at 03:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at bow Bar edinburgh ... amber .. creamyb white head ... sweet resiny hop nose ... creamy juicy fruit ... with a BIG brying and bitter linger.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Feb 2009
at 08:01
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask handpull The Castle, London. Advertised on a type written unbranded pump clip as a traditional IPA. Copper, thin white head. Oh dear, this isn’t good either. Some butter toffee, some vague spritzey hop on finish. Aroma is terrible, a chemical edge to it. Thinnish in mouth. Finish has a bit of a buttery tingle to it. Poor.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2009
at 16:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Wellington, Birmingham 21/1/09. Near black in colour with reddish tones and a decent, lacy tan head. Big aroma of bitter chocolate, dark fruits and roasted malts. Flavour was much the same, with a long dry finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jan 2009
at 14:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Cask, gravity dispense, at Heathrow Beer Festival 2008.] Straw coloured with no head; orange aroma; chewy malts with some orange fruit flavour; dry finish with dusty hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2008
at 05:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[i] [b] Cask conditioned at FFTMC, Oxford 24-05-08 [/i] [/b] Glorious light golden colour stunningly clear, thin white head. Taste is malty and honey and good depth of flavour, this beer punches well above its weight as drunk side by side with the Naylors Sunset you would have thought this was far, far stronger. Very enjoyable, I would imagine that after a pint or two this might become just a bit cloying, but there was some good fruitiness albeit quite honey laden, nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 May 2008
at 02:37