Tower Brewery

Microbrewery in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2001

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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.

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5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask gravity at Battersea Beer Festival 2006. Reddish brown with no head. Thinnish aroma, but quite a nice mild, bit acidic, but goodish burnt malt and a nice finish. Surprisingly enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 10 Feb 2006 at 11:04

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask handpull at Market Porter. Pale chestnut brown with thin white head. Yes quite nice malt some decent hop, something a bit earthy too. Fine but nothing amazing
Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2005 at 13:17

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Sampled cask conditioned at GBBF.
Deep orange/golden appearance. Fruity aroma, hint of rhubarb. Malty with a bitterness that grows towards the finish, but dominated by this interesting apple/rhubarb flavour.
Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2002 at 00:36