Tonbridge Brewery

Microbrewery in Tonbridge, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2010

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19 Branbridges Industrial Estate, Bainbridges Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5HF, England
Description
Tonbridge Brewery are an independent brewery based in the ‘Historic Heart of Kent’s Hop Growing Area’, supplying cask conditioned ales to Pubs and Clubs throughout Kent, that includes us in Historic Rochester! and also South East London, and Eastern parts of Sussex and Surrey. Established in 2010, Tonbridge Brewery produce a widerange of distinctive real ales in cask and a small range of keg ales. They use only malted barley, leaf hops (predominately Kentish) and yeast. Tonbridge Brewery ales are brewed with a live yeast that originates from the Barclay Perkins brewery of Southwark, south east London, which provides these beers individual character. The regular cask conditioned ales are all clearly differentiated and the range offers a choice of lighter, darker, hoppy, malty, weaker and stronger ales.

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5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask gravity at The Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Clear brown lasting beige head. Light brown bitter. Dry finish. Bit sweet.

Tried from Cask on 29 May 2014 at 10:54


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask. Appearance is a light amber, hardly any head at all, just a few white bubbles. Aroma- malty, bready, hint of lemon, hops, slight caramel. Taste- smooth, lots of bitterness, hops, spice hints, bit of toffee, slight citrus. Quite good, but let down a bit by a thin mouthfeel- a bit watery.

Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2014 at 14:35


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask gravity at Firkin Ale House Folkestone. Copper amber colour lasting white head. Really pretty hoppy. Decent bitter.

Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2013 at 06:09


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

4% Cask gravity at Tenterden BF 2013. Clear copper lasting beige. Nettle and raspberry. Nettley. Nettle and raspberry pips. Good interesting different. Best most different beer today

Tried from Cask on 16 Jun 2013 at 03:41


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Cask gravity at The Lifeboat Margate. Lovely proper brown best bitter. Excellent. Lovely hop flavours from hedgerow fruits and a healthy dollop of English earthiness. Top drawer English bitter. Just adorable

Tried from Cask on 12 Nov 2011 at 05:40


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask gravity at Egham BF Autumn 2010. Deep amber colour with lasting bubbly beige head. It’s good. Lovely toast and full fruit. Impressive. Lovely drinking bitter with plenty of tasty hop on the finish. Touch of blackcurrant on finish. Very tasty and full of flavour

Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2011 at 06:23


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Grape and Grain, Crystal Palace. Orange/amber pour with beige head. Good citrus presence in the flavour. Fresh citrus kick. Bitter-hop finish. Refreshing.

Tried from Cask on 17 Jun 2011 at 09:53


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask gravity at Flower Pot Maidstone. Copper orange colour wiyh lasting beige head. Slight fart yeast on aroma. Lovely and rich in the mouth but with still a touch of sulphur throughout. Some pear fruit and some grassy hop on end with a touch of hop bite on finish. Tasty.

Tried from Cask on 06 May 2011 at 08:36


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the ’Grape and Grain’ Spring beer festival, 2011. Orange/blonde pour with a white head. Citrus, caramel and hop aroma. Zingy, zesty taste featuring grapefruit and orange peel. Zesty, hoppy finish. Quite nice.

Tried from Cask on 07 Mar 2011 at 09:04

gave a cheers!

8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Cask condition handpull at Three Mariners, Hythe. Very deep deep ruby. Thin lasting dark beige head. Lovely roasty aroma. Good and full in mouth. Lovely dry fruit aroma. Dried dates or prunes. Really well brewed.

Tried from Cask on 30 Jan 2011 at 08:21