Tintagel Brewery

Microbrewery in Tintagel, Cornwall, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2009

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Condolden Farm, Tintagel, PL34 0HJ, England
Description
Way up on the hills above Tintagel lies Condolden Farm, the highest Farmhouse in Cornwall and the home of Tintagel Brewery.

Originally set up in an old and redundant milking parlour, the environmentally friendly brewery is now housed in a state of the art, purpose-built facility.

We use pure water from our spring, rising 852 feet above the sea at Trebarwith Strand, and our very own wind turbine, to produce a suite of classic real ales for all of Cornwall to enjoy.

All beers are also made with wet yeast (a great mark of quality) and English malts and hops (so that they hold their head well), and have a refreshing sparkle in their character from cask conditioning.

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Pint on cask at the Towan Blystra.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. light bitterness.
Tried from Cask at The Towan Blystra (JDW) on 22 May 2021 at 20:58

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Pint at The Tremenheere.
Thin creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried from Cask at The Tremenheere on 20 May 2021 at 11:09

6/10
Tried on 19 Oct 2020 at 20:34

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Purely Cornish. Appearance - dark brown to black with orange chinks. Off white head. Nose - creamy milk chocolate, caramel and light roast. Taste - Caramel bar plus smoky and liquorice edge. Palate - creamy and medium bodied, balanced and nice taper through the roasty finish. Overall - not that impressed with their pale beers, but good use of malts, here.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2020 at 16:53

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Purely Cornish. Appearance - bright copper with a big fluffy off-white head. Nose - Highland toffee, honeycomb. Taste - honeycomb, praline then a toasty, brown bread finish. Palate - medium bodied, crunchy/roasty texture and finish. Overall - a bit challenging but quite good.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2020 at 17:12

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Purely Cornish. Appearance - deep amber to almost brown, but clear. White head. Nose - toffee, probably into caramel. Brown bread. Taste - caramel and bread again. Palate - medium bodied, creamy texture, a bit too sweet on the finish. Overall - ok.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2020 at 16:30

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Purely Cornish. Appearance - amber with a nice creamy head. Nose - brown bread, going into biscuit then a whiff of citrus. Taste - pine and biscuits, slightly burnt. Palate - light to medium bodied, roasty middle and finish. Overall - a decent example of the style.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2020 at 17:18

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Purely Cornish. Appearance - golden with nicely proportioned white head. Nose - grapefruit and pine. Biscuit. Taste - lemon lozenge and dried orange. Brown bread lightly toasted. Palate - light to medium bodied. Creamy middle. Dry, tangy/bitter finish. Overall - solid citizen.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2020 at 17:16

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Third by cask, shared with Finn on the third day of GBBF Winter 20, Iron Bridge Bar. Ruby-black body, remaining beige head, fair lacing. Roasted mid-sweet chocolate malts on the nose. Boiled malty flavours, hints of liquorice and chocolate. Herbal dry ending. Fine depth and smooth on the swallow. Likable. (Birmingham 06.02.2020).
Tried from Cask on 12 Mar 2020 at 09:35

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Third by cask, third day of GBBF Winter 20, Astbury Bar. Shared with Finn. Fawn-coloured head to an off-black body, fragile lacing. Bread-like malts on the nose, roasted. Choco-caramel flavours followed by a smoothly roasted finish. Satisfying. (Birmingham 06.02.2020).
Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2020 at 14:11