Round Tower Brewery

Microbrewery in Chelmsford, Essex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2013

Closed in 2018

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Unit 11a Robjohns House, Navigation Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6ND, England
Description
Round Tower began brewing early 2013, the first brewery in Chelmsford since 1974. Started on a small scale but expanded to a brew length of 5 barrels.

Produce a constantly changing range of hop forward pale ales alongside seasonal brown beers, with only a Stout and a Black IPA as regular beers.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2016, day 2 - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a creamy, white head. Light sulphur in the nose, cereal, biscuits. Lightly sweet, some hay, dried biscuits, lemon peel. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with notes of pale grains. OK overall.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2021 at 12:50


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity at the Pig's ear beer festival 05/12/2017. A light hazed yellow straw coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is decent floral notes, elderflower, wheat, straw, wit yeast. Flavour is composed of pale grains, wheat, straw, chalky, thin, orange wheat. Palate is pale grains, thin with mellow carbonation. ok.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2019 at 22:12


Tried from Cask on 13 Apr 2018 at 15:44


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

15th February 2018
Chelmsfaaarhd Winter Beer Fest. Cask in KEGS. Almost opaque dark brown beer with a few tan bubbles. Smooth palate, mildly dry and with just modest fine carbonation. Soft dark malts, a little dark chocolate. Mild but clear nail varnish. Little apple. Modest sherry and ripe fruits. Weak and skewed. A rare duff stout from the this brewery.

Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2018 at 08:50


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

15th February 2018
Chelmsfaaarhd Winter Beer Fest. Cask in KEGS. Hazy gold - amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, sweetish. Sweetish floralness and citrus. Light finish. A sweet but otherwise clean gold.

Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2018 at 08:46


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is dakr borwn. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, amlt and hops. Sweet finish.

Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2018 at 15:11


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Chelmsford Beer & Cider Festival. Hazy amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 150218

Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2018 at 15:07


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Chelmsford Beer & Cider Festival. Black with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruit and wood. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 150218

Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2018 at 15:04


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, caramel and hops. Sweet finish.

Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2018 at 15:02


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Round Tower Winter Sun ].Unclear medium yellow orange colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, sweet malt, frutiy malt, fruity, light hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171205] 6-2-6-3-12

Tried from Cask on 12 Jan 2018 at 05:06