Backyard Brewhouse

Microbrewery in Walsall, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by 52 Degrees Brewing
Associated Venue: Fountain Inn (Backyard)

Established in 2008

Contact
8a-10a The Gatehouse, Lichfield Road, Walsall, WS8 6JZ, England
Description
Creative brewing is all about not sticking to the same old formula. Since 2008 we have experimented with different combinations of hops and ingredients to find both traditional and excitingly new tasting ales. We brew it with the care and attention we believe it deserves. Finest English malt is the base for all Backyard Brewhouse beers but it does not stop there. Combinations with hops such as New Age American, Old English, Slovenian and New Zealand as well as one or two other secret ingredients have helped make all our beers popular and distinctive. We are committed to creating new and interesting beers to sit alongside our range of core and regular products.

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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
5th Oct 2019; hand-pulled half-pint at The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Shropshire. Clear golden pour, decent white head. Hoppy yet malty also, piney and floral more than citrus hop aromas and flavours, although as it warmed in the glass a citrus bite appeared.
Tried on 05 Oct 2019 at 17:12

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Wellington; clear golden yellow pour with a bubbly white head, aroma has crisp malt and ginger, taste has ginger, some citrus, crisp malts.
Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2019 at 14:51

4.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Cask @ Harlequin Sheffield. Aroma has diacetyl. Werthers Original. Even rancid butter in the flavor. Not good.
Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2019 at 16:24

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
23/8/2019. Cask at the 42nd Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours clear bright pale gold with a bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, grass, hops, malt and flowers. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Nice bitterness to finish. One of the festival high points.
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2019 at 09:30

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
23/8/2019. Cask at the 42nd Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours clear dark brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, hint of liquorice, lactose and dried fruit. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight creamy texture, soft carbonation. Another nice one from this brewer at the festival.
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2019 at 09:29

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
11/8/2019. Bottle from Connollys Livery Street, Birmingham. Pours clear gold with a small bubbly white head leaving good lacing. Aroma of hops, malt, citrus, lime, orange, biscuit and tropical fruits. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average carbonation. Mild sweet ginger develops to finish. Nicely done, good all round, and the best of the 9 beers we've sampled tonight.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2019 at 21:38

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Wellington, Brum. Pours hazy gold with a small head. Aroma is flinty mango. Taste has stone fruit and mango.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jul 2019 at 19:58

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Railwayman's Arms, Bridgnorth after travelling on the Severn Valley Railway to Kidderminster. Pours a misty gold, small white sheet atop. Not much wheat / wit flavours to really warrant the wheat beer tag, much more of a bitter golden ale. Not a lot to it really, was kind of hoping for more of a floral wit character. Oh well.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2019 at 19:47

6/10
Tried on 06 Jul 2019 at 14:51

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Vinyl Tap, Preston. Clear blonde with a small head. It’s light in the palate with a recognisable pale ale dryish hoppy texture and taste.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jul 2019 at 19:09