Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham)

Microbrewery in Wrexham, Wrexham, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Associated Venue: Big Hand Alehouse - Out of business

Established in 2013

Contact
Unit A1 Abbey Close, Redwither Business Park, Wrexham, LL13 9XG, Wales
Description
Big Hand Brewing Co. Ltd. is a family owned and run 10bbl (1.7 HL) microbrewery, based in the North Wales powerhouse of Wrexham. Started by an Uncle and Nephew team, Dave (Uncle) and Andy (Nephew) decided to give up the luxuries of a guaranteed income and offices with heating to brew beer they would both be proud to serve.

Armed with nothing more than a redundancy cheque, a pair of Wellington boots and Google, Dave convinced his wife that starting a brewery was the correct course of action. Having found a piece of kit with suitable pedigree, Dave realised that he needed someone else to do the cleaning. So, the shortest telephone conversation in history was made: “Hi Andy. Do you want to give up teaching and brew beer?” – you can fill in the rest.

In the rather cold winter of 2012, Dave and Andy started the process of putting the brewery together. Dave’s background in construction and engineering proved invaluable, while Andy’s background in theology proved, well, useless. Still, he could hit things with a hammer so he was happy.

Officially born in March 2013, Big Hand Brewing has quickly established itself as a serious player in the North Wales craft brewing scene, racking up five SIBA Regional awards in three years. But as the brewery develops, and as new recipes are discussed and trialled, the underlying beliefs from the start remain the same....

1) Beer should make you smile.
2) Beer should be drinkable.
3) Beer should be drunk with friends.

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

Cask at the hop and cleaver... Dark black.. Small tan head... Soft sweet toffee chocolate roast malts nose.. Dark dry roast malts... Rich chocolate roast.. Herbal toffee

Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2017 at 13:54

gave a cheers!

6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Queens Head, Wordsley. Pours black with a small head. Aroma is sweet roast and a little liquorice. Taste has roast to start and a roast coffee finish.

Tried from Cask on 07 Mar 2017 at 15:28


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

Cask at the head of steam Newcastle... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft sweet toffee fruit nose. Dry toffee fruit nose. . Soft dull . toffee fruit

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2017 at 11:56


7.5

Big citrus smack in the chops, nice

Tried from Cask at Dolphin Inn on 14 Feb 2017 at 18:50


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear amber, thin head. Light malty aroma. Flavour is malt, some tangy lemon citrus, a bit of dry aftertaste. Not bad.

Tried on 13 Jan 2017 at 15:34


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

Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 12/12/2016. Medium brown in colour, with a decent, off-white head. Sweet malts, red berry fruit, some brown sugar and toastiness, leading to a gentle finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2016 at 03:13


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Backlog rating. From cask at the Chelmsford Winter Beer & Cider Festival, February 2016.

Tried from Cask on 28 Nov 2016 at 12:18



7

Oh boy, big alcoholness very evident!

Tried from Cask at Armoury on 16 Oct 2016 at 18:15