Roaring Four Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Brixton, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2015

Closed in 2020

Contact
Arch 41, Railway Arches, Nursery Road, Brixton, SW9 8BP, England
Description
We are four friends; three kiwi’s & one Englishman, (two home brewing pairs) who in 2015 launched the ‘Roaring Four Brewing Co’ as a gypsy brewing company out of the ‘London Beer Lab’ in Brixton. In addition to brewing there, we also brewed down in Cornwall and have most recently moved production up to ‘71 Brewing’ in Dundee. We are in no way re-inventing the beer wheel, but hopefully helping in general, to strengthen the domestic beer market. In a nutshell, our M.O is to brew tasty & interesting beer that we enjoy first and foremost, and hopefully others will too. Sit back, do little, and enjoy. (Is our drinking motto)

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6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Keg at the London Beer Lab - Brixton. Pours clearish orange with a tight, creamy white head. The nose holds dried citrus peel, a little brett funk perhaps, pine needles and pale wood. Light sweet flavour with sturdy grassy bitterness, some cedarwood, pine. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Aggressively grassy in the finish, more woody dryness, orange rind. So so overall.
Tried on 14 Oct 2017 at 11:22

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the brewery. A hazed murky brown coloured pour with a a lasting light tan froth. Aroma is woody pine, roast, earth. Bark. Palate is semi sweet, woody, tannin, resinous hop, moderate carbonation. Flavour is composed of big bold resinous hop, pine needles, bark. Harsh assertive bitterness. Harsh lingering hop bitterness. Little jammy fruits in there as well.
Tried on 14 Oct 2017 at 09:20

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled @ 27th Egham Beer Festival 2017. A slightly hazy orange golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of mild fruity hops, yeast, some tropical fruits. Taste of dry bitter hops, yeast, toasted malt, dry bitter finish.
Tried on 11 Aug 2017 at 12:20

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled @ 27th Egham Beer Festival 2017. A clear dark golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of fruity hops, stone fruits, tangerine. Taste of mild citrusy hops, tangerine, stone fruits, medium bitterness.
Tried on 03 Aug 2017 at 13:43

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle at home, 24/07/17. Almost clear golden amber with a well appointed off white head. Nose is citric sherbets, bitter orange, light plastic trace on initial pour, toasted grains, melon. Taste comprises caramel, toasted bread, orange pith, citric tinged straw, light bread dough, hint of grapefruit, melon. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with moderate but balanced hop bitterness. Average for style but Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2017 at 12:50

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle at home, 22/07/17. Hazed golden amber with a well presented light beige cap. Nose is light plastic, bitter orange, toasted grains, pinch of spice, mango. Taste comprises orange pith, big mineral undertones, toasted bread, peppery spice, bitter bite. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy hop bitterness. A touch harsh and unbalanced but sippable.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2017 at 09:40

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at LBL. It pours bright gold with a medium white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, juicy, fragrant, peach, apricot and dried mango. The taste is crisp, bitter - sweet, quite juicy, mango, apricot, peach, straw, grass with a drying finish. Light body and moderate carbonation. Quite soft and juicy. Drinks easy.
Tried on 06 Jul 2017 at 11:58

8/10
Tried on 01 Jul 2017 at 16:40

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up at the London Beer Lab. Pours mostly clear gold with a frothy, white head. Nice aroma, with some pale bread, tangerine, a light pissy note. Lightly sweet, with further bready pale malts, light piney bitterness, more tangerine, grapefruit, some fleshy orange. Light in body with average, massaging carbonation. Balanced finish, with more citrusy hop character, mild piney and rindy bitterness, balancing pale bread. Really drinkable APA. It could be more pronounced overall, but other than that its quite solid.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2017 at 15:29

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up at London Beer Lab. Pours hazy orange-gold with a creamy, white he’d. The nose has a lot of pithy citrus, orange, tangerine, pine needles. Medium sweet flavor with light rindy bitterness, some flinty minerality, pithy tangerine, a little marmalade, pale bread. Medium bodied with average, massaging carbonation. Finishes with light boozy warmth, more ripe and ligfor lay jammy citrus fruits, more pithy tangerine, rindy bitterness, minerals, faint grass. Overall, not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2017 at 16:45