About
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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Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Domino from Big Hand Brewing Co.
9 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at GBBF 2017. Dark beer no head. Dark chocolate. A little flat in carbonation. Oily juicy. Not much hop some tar. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 10:17
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Renaissance from Big Hand Brewing Co.
9 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Big Hand Renaissance ].Clear medium orange amber colour with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, tropical fruit, mango. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, tropical fruit, sweet malt, fruity malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161015] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2017 at 10:39
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Oren from Big Hand Brewing Co.
9 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Big Hand Oren ].Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, fruity malt, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, fruity, fruity malt, sweet malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161015] 6-3-7-3-13
Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2017 at 11:06
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Pit Head Porter from Big Hand Brewing Co.
9 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Big Hand Pit Head Porter ].Clear medium brown colour with a small to small average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, caramelized malt, sweet malt, sugary, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, sugary, sweet malt, caramelized malt, sweet dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161014] 6-3-7-3-13
Tried from Cask on 23 Jun 2017 at 08:18
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Domino from Big Hand Brewing Co.
9 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Big Hand Domino ].Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, chocolate, swet malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, dark malt, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161014] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried from Cask on 23 Jun 2017 at 03:15
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Bastion from Big Hand Brewing Co.
9 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Kent & East Sussex Railway BF 2017. Mid brown clear colour lasting beige head. Tastes like a best bitter. Decent malt some white pepper English hop finish. Fine. Ok condition.
Tried from Cask on 16 Jun 2017 at 12:11
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
Domino from Big Hand Brewing Co.
9 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask, half-pint outside the Bridge End Inn, Ruabon on 23rd April 2017. Ruby hue to the almost black body, smooth lightly tanned head. Burnt malts rule the nose and taste with a smooth chocolate and coffee flavours too the fore. Good.
Tried from Cask on 24 Apr 2017 at 05:01
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Appaloosa from Big Hand Brewing Co.
9 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ Bhurtpore Inn. Pours clear amber, small frothy white head. Fruity aroma. Taste is smooth, fruity and yeasty. Quite flavoursome for the strength. Good hoppy pale.
Tried from Cask on 17 Apr 2017 at 12:34
reidyboy (4534) ticked
Panettone Pale from Big Hand Brewing Co.
9 years ago
7.5/10
Top tidy fruity pale
Tried from Cask at Bhurtpore Inn on 09 Apr 2017 at 15:50
Downender (11273) reviewed
Savanna from Big Hand Brewing Co.
9 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Wellington, Birmingham 10/3/2017. Vivid amber in colour, with a tight, off-white, head. Some brown toffee notes, hedgerow fruits, bready malts and a touch of leafy hop before a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2017 at 11:33