Glasgow Beer Works (formerly Merchant City Brewing Co.)

Microbrewery in Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2017

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Block 23, Unit 2 Queenslie Industrial Estate, Glasgow, G33 4JJ, Scotland
Description
A hub of culture, art and diversity, Glasgow and its people are at the heart of everything we do. We brew our beers to reflect the rich quality and character of our city. We’re independently owned and keeping it local, with a major focus on working with and for our community.

First brewed in August 2017 under the name Merchant City Brewing Co Ltd and based at Oakbank Industrial Estate, Glasgow. In Summer 2020 they rebranded to the current name and relocated to their current site. A 12BBL plant is used.

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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at caberfeigh. Pours golden, nose is lemony, banana, mint, taste is similar, juicy fruit.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2020 at 09:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Not sure if I got a duff one. It was pretty flat and most of the flavour I got was the Glenfarclas aging which is fine but didn't get any of the fruity, malty, warming booze you'd hope for from a barley wine. Disappointing.
Tried on 25 Dec 2019 at 15:43

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled at Borefts Pre-Tasting 2019. Dark brown color, decent sized dark brown head. Aroma and flavor (but especially aroma) makes me think of a dessert. Sweet, chocolate, and some red fruit. Alright.
Tried on 21 Dec 2019 at 21:03

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Sampled at Borefts Pre-Tasting 2019. Gusher. Dark brown to black color small beige head. Aroma is malts, brown malts, coffee. Taste malts, some coffee again, don't think I really get chillies fortunately. Meh, don't like it.
Tried on 21 Dec 2019 at 21:02

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Sampled at Borefts Pre-Tasting 2019. Golden color, average sized white head. Aroma is sweetish ripe fruity hoppy. Flavor though is cooked cabbage, weird unpleasant bitterness. Don't like it.
Tried on 21 Dec 2019 at 21:01

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle at home .. copper .. small white head ...soft bozzy toffee ... light soapy malts nose ... Big alcohol.. Dry big hop... ligth soapy... light sweet fruit ..ok its too hop oils.. its not for me just now .. but think this could mellow out to be a cracker .. ligth bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2019 at 19:32

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

Cask (gravity) @ #NRHBCF 2019 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.

[ As Merchant City Europale ].
ABV: 4.1%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity malt, sweet malt, pale malt, grass, herbal. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt, grass, herbal. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191010]
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Tried from Cask on 11 Nov 2019 at 18:01

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Craig's. Pours hazy golden orange with a thin white head. Taste is dry, smoky, burnt orange. Dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2019 at 21:58

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle at Craig's. Pours golden orange, nose hay, toffee, taste is similar, sweet, grassy. --- Beer merged from original tick of Kristall Weizen on 09 Dec 2019 at 09:14 - Score: 5
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2019 at 20:59

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at pre borefts tasting. Pours black, nose is blueberry, roasted coffee, chocolate, taste is sweet toffee, roasted, quite fruity,soap --- Beer merged from original tick of Jaggery X: Imperial Stout With Jaggery, Coffee And Blueberry on 26 Sep 2019 at 16:51 - Score: 8. Original review text: Bottle at pre borefts tasting. Pours black, nose is blueberry, roasted coffee, chocolate, taste is sweet toffee, roasted, quite fruity,soap
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2019 at 08:27