Third Circle Brewing

Client Brewer in Kilcoole, Wicklow, Ireland 🇮🇪

Established in 2017

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Kilcoole, Ireland
Description
Third Circle is an independent Irish microbrewery that has its beginnings in Kilcoole, Co Wicklow, where Third Circle director and brewer Jon Grennan grew up. In common with many Third Wave craft brewers, Jon's journey into the industry began with home brewing where he developed a fascination and love for the art and science of beer.

Third Circle beers are now crafted in Dublin at Third Barrel Brewery, where Jon's love for both precision and experimentation are feeling the creation of some exciting new brews. The company's core beliefs are simple: brew with balance, good taste and curiosity. Third Barrel Brewery was founded in Bluebell Avenue, Dublin in collaboration with friends at Stone Barrel Brewing.

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

Can @ Home. Pours cloudy orange with a white head. Aroma of light malt, sweet fruity hops, tropical fruit, peach, little sweet citrus. Flavor is sweet, light bitter, malt, fruity hops, light citrus. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet and light bitter finish. 260319

Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2019 at 17:41


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of dusty hops, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, malt, straw, and caramel, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 25 Mar 2019 at 13:59


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Can from McHughs. Murky orange with a egg white head. Aroma is light fruit. Flavour is chalky fruit hop. Flavour is tart fruit hop, lots of fruit, bitter fruit finish.

Tried from Can on 22 Mar 2019 at 23:57


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

Draft. A hazy amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of straw, malt, and fruit. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, hops, and straw, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 18 Mar 2019 at 15:29


6

Tried on 17 Mar 2019 at 11:36


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at the Brew Dock, Dublin. Hazy orange, white head. Malty, caramel, smooth, low carbonation, medium+ bitterness. Light to medium bodied.

Tried from Draft on 24 Feb 2019 at 15:48


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at L Mulligan Grocer. Clear golden color solid white head with good retention. Light fruit aroma. Taste is earthy almost dank onion. Decent

Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2018 at 19:51


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home. I find Irish Red Ales to be quite boring but no better session beer out there. This iteration is creamier than most and stretching the boundary of hop acceptability in what is supposed to be a malt bomb. Nice and added points for inventiveness

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2018 at 13:59


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from O’Brien’s, Athlone [280616]
Amber, hazy, large frothy white head
Aromaid spicy, soft peppery, yeast, soft sweet fruits
Taste of spicy hops, peppery hops, yeast, soft light sweet fruity malt, good flavour
Palate - Medium carb and body, bitter hops, light sweet background. Finish is quite dry, fairly bitter hops, peppery, yeasty, dry bitter peppery tail
Overall - Well put together saison

Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2016 at 15:09


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

Bottle from O’Brien’s, Athlone [190616]
Black, ruby edges, frothy beige head
Aroma of soft roast, light coffee, slight vinous note, soft savoury
Taste of roasted malts, soft coffee, soft savoury, quite rich dark malt background, bit earthy, tasty malts
Palate - Medium carb, tad too fizzy, medium body, quite rich mouthfeel, some malt sweetness. Finish - Fairly rich malts, soft savoury notes
Overall - Quite a rich stout

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2016 at 17:12