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)
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
9th May 2016
Bottleshare at Lancaster Gate. Thanks to the Scopester. Light haze on this gold beer, thin pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has decent fine carbonation. Smooth dry pale malts. Spice, a little alcholic. Spicy bitter floralness. Alcohol warmth. Some citrus. Light semi dry finish. Spicy linger. Boozy and spicy and not that hoppy. Needs work.
Bottleshare at Lancaster Gate. Thanks to the Scopester. Light haze on this gold beer, thin pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has decent fine carbonation. Smooth dry pale malts. Spice, a little alcholic. Spicy bitter floralness. Alcohol warmth. Some citrus. Light semi dry finish. Spicy linger. Boozy and spicy and not that hoppy. Needs work.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2016
at 03:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Bespin, thanks to Bro Pye, 09/05/16. Hazed golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is caramel malt, light pine, orange pith, toasted bread, melon, hoppy pang. Taste comprises pine, bitter orange, citric tinged straw, light mineral notes, grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with earthy hop bitterness. Ok DIPA ... old school bite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2016
at 12:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Leighton’s place 09/05/2016. Huge thanks to paul for this new London brewery tick. A translucent golden orange coloured pour with a thin, off white head. Aroma is spicy , raw grassy, a bit rough, orange rind. Flavour is composed of semi sweet grainy, rough grassy, bitter orange , a little farty, some alcohol bite in the finish. Palate is medium bodied, semi drying, highish carbonation. A little rough round the edges.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2016
at 12:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Leighton. It pours lightly hazy orange - amber with a small white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, juicy, apricot, peach, oily, candied orange peel and orange sponge cake. The taste is bitter, oily, peachy, orange muffin, grapefruit, grassy, pine needles, touch of alcohol and pepper with a pretty dry, grapefruit finish. Medium + body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2016
at 12:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Paul. Pours mostly clear, deep gold with a frothy, white head. The nose holds melon, orange, papaya. Medium sweet flavor with some breads pale malts, minerals, jammy citrus. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Lightly resinous on the finish, with mellow mineral flint, more jammy citrus, orange, pale bread, some piney bitterness. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2016
at 12:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at BrewDog Clapham Junction - London. Pours clear, orange-gold with a white cream topping. Light citrusy hops in the aroma, some rind, peach. Lightly sweet, with notes of dry pale bread, rindy citrus, orange, light pine. Light bodied with average carbonation. Clean finish, with very faint hop resin, pale bread sugars, tangerine, orange rind bitterness. Clean, dry and very drinkable.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2015
at 03:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at BrewDog Clapham Junction - London. Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. Dry and flinty, with prominent minerality, pithy citrus fruits, rindy bitterness, minimal sweetness. Light bodied with average carbonation. Very dry, rindy and pithy on the finish. The minerality somewhat neuters the hop expression. Drinkable stuff, but could do with some tweaking.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2015
at 03:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at BrewDog Clapham Junction during the Roaring Four launch - London. Pours clear orange with a white cream head. Berry accents in the aroma, some tangerine. Light sweet flavour with pleasant peppery notes, rindy tangerine, pale bread. Light bodied with average carbonation. Pretty clean on the finish, with continuing notes of pepper, citrus fruits, mellow piney bitterness. A nice beer overall.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2015
at 19:26
8/10
Tried
on 03 Dec 2015
at 12:52
8/10
Tried
on 03 Dec 2015
at 12:47