Affinity Brew Co.

Brewpub in Brixton, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2016

Closed in 2024

Contact
17 Sidney Rd, Ferndale, Brixton, SW9 0T, England
Description
The brainkitten of Steve Grae and Ben Duckworth - a new London brewery and tasting room, doing things a bit differently.

Started production late-2016 at 39a Markfield Road, Tottenham. Moved in 2018 to half of the Old Partizan site in Bermondsey.

Moved in summer 2020 to a brewpub in Brixton.

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7/10
Tried on 21 Jul 2019 at 15:30

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the affinity tap room. A fine white head, golden yellow coloured pour. Aroma is dried lemon, Cucumber, crisp, veg, Juniper.. Flavour is composed of crisp light grains, lemon Ind, crisp and tart, pale grains. Palate is lemon, cactus, tart, highish carbonation. Lingering Cucumber.
Tried from Draft on 19 Jul 2019 at 19:12

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery taproom. Pours clear yellow-gold with a small, creamy white head. Some yeast, lemon rind, dried wheat, soft floral/botanical notes. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with further mild floral notes, semi-ripe lemon, wheat bread. Nice beer.
Tried from Draft on 14 Jul 2019 at 10:13

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sweet stout mimicking Lamington cake, an Australian dessert involving coconut, cocoa and – not always but often – a layer of raspberry coulis. Mousy, pale yellowish beige, medium thick, open head, black robe with hazy mahogany edge. Aroma of toffee, indeed raspberry jam, brown bread, liquorish, soap, elderberry syrup, rainwater, old tea bags but very little to no coconut. Restrainedly sweet onset, dried figs and raisins with a very faint umami accent, soft carb, supple and smooth mouthfeel; caramelly, somewhat thinly nutty malt sweetness with a light toasty bitterish edge, raspberry coulis effect only distantly present, cocoa nibs are there but in an earthy kind of way and coconut remains all but absent; ends in a herbal, tea-ish bitterishness mixed with the remaining sweetness of the malts and that raspberry thing. Interesting idea but not very well executed, this lacks opulence, thickness and extravagance to make it work. Comes across as a simple brown porter even more than any kind of stout, with only a dash of raspberry, low cocoa and hardly any coconut at all – learn from Omnipollo, guys, even if not everyone is convinced beers like this can work…
Tried from Can on 11 Jul 2019 at 11:42

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Affinity Toowoomba (by Affinity Brew Co.):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5

6/VII/19 - 50cl can @ DOK Beer Festival (Gent), BB: VI/2019 - (2019-1006) Thanks to Thomas M. for sharing the can!
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy dense beige head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: roasted, little fruity, very malty, lots of grains, some chocolate. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: oh yes, lots and lots of raspberries, nice roast, bit sweet, some caramel, fruity touch. Aftertaste: alcohol, good, somewhat sweet, caramel, chocolate, soft roast, more raspberries, lovely!
Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2019 at 22:06

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the beer merchants tap. A light hazed bright yellow straw coloured pour with a a lasting white head. Aroma is nice crisp zippy cittus, brambles, floral hedgerow, straw,. Flavour si composed of crisp light grains, zippy cittus, refreshing tart finish, mineral. Palate is crisp and dry, frothy carbonation. Mineral finish.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2019 at 17:58

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at BeerMerchants tap.cloudy pale gold colour lasting white head. ok slightly sour beer some rue flavour spicy it's ok I thought. a bit like a spicy Wit bier. yes ok. pretty drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2019 at 12:08

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Keg at the Merchant, Canary Wharf, 23/05/19. Light pinkish to purple berry in colour with a faded crimson cap. Nose is lIght berry fruits, grains, lemon rind, airy malts. Taste comprises blackcurrant, grass, straw, pale malts, berry skins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so.
Tried from Can on 25 May 2019 at 10:32

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Keg at mikkeller London. Pours hazy yellow,nose is grassy, cheesy, sweaty, taste is light lemon, grassy, cereal.
Tried on 23 May 2019 at 06:36

6/10
Tried from Draft on 11 May 2019 at 20:57