Pig Iron Brewing

Microbrewery in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2014

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Unit 3 Venture Way, Brierley Hill, DY5 1RG, England
Description
Pig Iron Brewing Company is a 3-Barrel Microbrewery based in Rowley Regis specialising in traditional real ales.

Starting in 2014 in Brierley Hill, then moving to Rowley Regis in 2017 after purchasing a traditional black country pub in the heart of Rowley Regis, The Britannia Inn, The brewery has steadily been improving and expanding, with another outlet being purchased in 2016, a tiny micropub called The Weavers Real Ale House. The original brewer, Tim Hibbert (Tim from Zim), came back on board in 2019 and has excelled the Brewery forward substantially with his attention to detail.

Moved back to Brierley Hill in 2018

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6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Pig Iron I.P.A. ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, fruity, pale malt, light peach - citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151007] 6-3-6-3-13
Tried from Cask on 05 Jan 2017 at 06:17

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Pig Iron American Pale Ale ].Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, earthy - black currant notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, earthy - black currant - fruity, pale malt - caramel, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151007] 6-3-6-3-11
Tried from Cask on 05 Jan 2017 at 04:37

8/10
Tried on 24 Dec 2016 at 08:19

6/10
Tried on 12 Nov 2016 at 13:42

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
10th August 2016
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear gold beer, no head. Palate is light, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Light tangy malts, tangy caramel. Ripe citrus. Dry floral finish. Passable.
Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2016 at 05:42

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF ’16, day two, 10/08/16. Rich amber/copper with a decent off white head. Nose is earthy fruit rinds, biscuit, brown bread, straw. Taste comprises biscuit malt, bitter orange, bred dough, light spice, toffee, grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light bitterings in the close. Decent bitter.
Tried from Cask on 01 Oct 2016 at 02:06

6/10
Tried on 05 Sep 2016 at 16:36

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Gbbf. Klares dunkel bernsteinfarbenes Bier. Geruch karamellig malzig, nussig. Geschmack mild bitter hopfig, Kaffee, Karamell.
Tried on 17 Aug 2016 at 05:53

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled @ GBBF Day 2. Clear copper to amber color, average sized white head. Smell and taste malts, quite bitter and not a lot else. […] Lingering dry bitter finish. Meh, not great.
Tried on 16 Aug 2016 at 16:19

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF Saturday, 13/08/2016. A clear copper orange coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is earthy rustic nutty malts, sweet red berries, earth. Flavour is composed twiggy nuts, toasted earth, tangy cranberry, bitter earthy hop. Palate is semi sweet grainy, ok condition.
Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2016 at 06:05