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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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[i] [b] Cask at the Kings Arms Beer Festival, Kidlington, Oxon 28-03-08 [/i] [/b] Gold with a slightly orangey warm glow and quite stunning transparency. A lovely citrusness, (tangerines maybe?) There is something else which Loz, Barry, Lynn and I couldn’t quite put our fingers on. Citrus continues to zip around quite juicy, a very nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2008
at 02:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[i] [b] Cask, gravity at the Kings Arms Beer Festival, Kidlington, Oxon 28-03-08 [/i] [/b] Pours amber with very good clarity, bit too sweet at times, orange blossom, hops are a constant presence, aromatic tangy and with a lasting bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2008
at 13:12
2.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2
Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 08. Hazy copper with lasting beige head. Diacetyl. I really don’t like this and had to pour it away.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2008
at 12:07
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Wenlock arms. Pours a clear dark amber color with an off-white head. Roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor. Has a sweet malty chocolate finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2008
at 14:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The General Elliot, South Hinksey, Oxon, 18-06-07. Pours dark brown with white frothy head. There was a tiny hint of sourness at the start but this soon developed into quite a sweet malty beer, I agree with Richard as much as I liked it and it was fine it did come across as a bit watery.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2007
at 16:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask gravity at Rare Breeds BF 06. Peachy fruit, reminds me of a Belgian strong gold ale. Good in mouth, nice sweetish bit and then good hops on end. Pear drop fruit. Lovely actually.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2006
at 03:39
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at Market Porter London SE1 29 Apr 06. Brown. Almost no head. Unclear. Caramellish aroma rapidly changing to a bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2006
at 13:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Reading BF 06. Gold, thin white head. Simple, plain golden bitter. Citrus is nice, hop finish is nice too. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2006
at 11:22
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask gravity at Reading BF 06. Copper colour. Weird chemical/acetone aroma. Bit of toffee. Better in mouth than aroma, but still odd.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2006
at 14:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Red Lion, Isleworth. Pale copper with sparse white head. Fairly standard British bitter, slightly more bitter than most. Fruit is quite good with white fruit flavours. Nice bitterness, sweet malt toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2006
at 10:50