Tillingbourne

Microbrewery in Shere, Surrey, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Tillingbourne Brewery

Established in 2011

Contact
Old Scotland Farm, Staple Lane, Shere, GU5 9TE, England
Description
When the brewery equipment of the former Surrey Hills Brewery.housed at Old Scotland Farm came up for sale in July 2011, it proved the perfect opportunity for chief brewer Steve to fulfil his lifelong dream of owning his own brewery.

In partnership with an old school friend Lee the purchase was completed in September 2011 and then the major task of cleaning, decorating and upgrading the brewery began…

On 19th November 2011, the first Tillingbourne brew was finally underway. With over 20 years’ experience, moving from brewing 120 pints for private consumption to nearly 5,000 pints commercially was always going to be a challenge. But under Steve’s strict quality control, we did it and without compromise.

Our reputation for quality grew as quickly as our reputation for being hop fanatics. Our passion for infusing our beers with copious amounts of hops has also become our signature.

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

Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 3. A slightly hazy golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of mild citrusy hops, toasted malt, slightly nutty. Taste of mild citrusy hops, dry nutty malt.

Tried on 10 Aug 2017 at 14:15


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017. Pours pale gold with an average sized bubbly off-white head. Aroma of hop, fruit and caramel. Medium plus sweetness and light bitterness. Light to medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2017 at 00:58


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

Cask at White Hart, Chobham. A fruity pineapple in syrup aroma. Pale gold. Thin but creamy white head. Light bitter. Develops a tangy sweet and sour taste. Along the lines of a savoury dish using pineapple. Also spice and malt in there. Light bodied. On the thin side. Flat carbonation. Long finish. Didn’ t work for. But I’m not keen on sweet and sour. After the initial pleasant aroma it went down hill.

Tried from Cask on 31 Jul 2017 at 14:24


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak floral hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak floral hoppy hints.

Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2017 at 11:47


6

Tried on 30 Jun 2017 at 15:07


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Bourne Valley Farm Shop. Floral and citrus aroma. Pale gold. Thin white head around rim, with some lacing. Initial grapefruit bitter hit. Gains sweetness into finish - juicy citrus. Light bodied. Slick. A prickly of carbonation. Long but muted finish. Good stuff, if not particularly adventurous. But I have to admit it’s probably too cold to give it complete justice - forgot it was in the fridge.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2017 at 15:52


4

Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2017 at 16:19


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home. Bought at Bourne Valley Farm Shop, Addlestone. A rounded hop aroma. Light amber. Head is short lived, just traces left around the inside of the glass. Bitter - this builds up in intensity. Grapefruit. Quinine. Light bodied. Watery but still crisp. Long, dry finish. Good without being mindblowing.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2017 at 13:58


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

Cask at the Prince Arthur (JDW), Fleet. An opaque, peaty black pour with a thin cream head; aroma of treacle and freshly fallen autumn leafs; thin in the mouth, sugary without being sweet; and a dry licorice finish with a hint of wood smoke. A good old-fashioned mild.

Tried from Cask on 28 Nov 2016 at 07:47


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Prince Arthur (JDW), Fleet. A pale amber pour with a loose white head; grapefruit aroma; medium body, with a sweet tropical fruit taste at first; then becoming drier with lots of pink grapefruit adding bitterness. Tasty.

Tried from Cask on 21 Nov 2016 at 07:16