Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham)
Microbrewery
in Wrexham,
Wrexham,
Wales 🏴
Associated Venue: Big Hand Alehouse
- Out of business
Established in 2013
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.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Spectre from Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham) 8 years ago
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
Tommann (7637) reviewed Spectre from Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham) 8 years ago
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.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Super Tidy from Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham) 8 years ago
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
reidyboy (3578) ticked Havok from Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham) 8 years ago
Big citrus smack in the chops, nice
ianwelby (4686) reviewed Savanna from Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham) 9 years ago
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.
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.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Domino from Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham) 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Backlog rating. From cask at the Chelmsford Winter Beer & Cider Festival, February 2016.
c0axial (8164) ticked Super Tidy from Big Hand Brewing Co. (Wrexham) 9 years ago
Oh boy, big alcoholness very evident!