Round Tower Brewery
Microbrewery in Chelmsford, Essex, England 🏴
Established in 2013
Closed in 2018
Contact
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.
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.
8/10
Juicy clean golden ale. Nicely made. Typical for the style
Tried
from Cask
at
The Ale House
on 28 Jan 2017
at 20:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
29th November 2016
Pig’s Ear Fest. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth dark malts, mild dark chocolate that is slightly powdery. Generic dark fruits. A light semi dry finish shows a pinch of spice. Nothing here that is not like a thousand other stouts but Round Tower do get a nice smoothness on theirs.
Pig’s Ear Fest. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth dark malts, mild dark chocolate that is slightly powdery. Generic dark fruits. A light semi dry finish shows a pinch of spice. Nothing here that is not like a thousand other stouts but Round Tower do get a nice smoothness on theirs.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2017
at 05:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
1st January 2017
Opaque dark brown beer, tidy tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth but tangy dark malts. Mellow dark chocolate. Mild tangy dark fruits. Smooth dry finish. Standard stuff but smooth and drinkable.
Opaque dark brown beer, tidy tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth but tangy dark malts. Mellow dark chocolate. Mild tangy dark fruits. Smooth dry finish. Standard stuff but smooth and drinkable.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2017
at 10:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
1st January 2017
Almost clear dark amber - brown beer, tidy tan head. Palate is light and fairly dry, decent carbonation. Thin dark malts, tangy. Ripe fruits. Esters.Touch of tangy dark chocolate. Tangy finish. Quite tangy then! Okay but needs a year of five.
Almost clear dark amber - brown beer, tidy tan head. Palate is light and fairly dry, decent carbonation. Thin dark malts, tangy. Ripe fruits. Esters.Touch of tangy dark chocolate. Tangy finish. Quite tangy then! Okay but needs a year of five.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2017
at 10:45
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
29th December 2016
Pigs Ear Fest. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry - reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts sweetish. A trace of sulphur, annoying none the less. Light orange and lemon citrus. Light dry finish. Could have been good without the bad eggs.
Pigs Ear Fest. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry - reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts sweetish. A trace of sulphur, annoying none the less. Light orange and lemon citrus. Light dry finish. Could have been good without the bad eggs.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2017
at 07:14
10/10
Clotted Devonshire cream. Velvet. Blackcurrants. Chocolate. Dry and roasted finish. Thick and guey. Ace on-point RIS Courage clone.
Tried
at
The Stash Bar
on 01 Jan 2017
at 18:36
9/10
Wow loads of pure honey. Clean vibrant golden ale base. Honeycomb. Balanced. Really great traditional braggot.
Tried
at
The Stash Bar
on 31 Dec 2016
at 22:40
8/10
Excellent lacing. A tad phelonic but very solid and clean overall. Lots of blueberry and pannetone cake. Nice work Sam.
Tried
at
Round Tower Brewery
on 24 Dec 2016
at 15:17
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’16, 29/11/16. Golden blonde with a decent off white covering. Nose is pale malts, lemon rind, straw, grains. Taste comprises lemom drizzle, grass, bready pangs, orange peel. Medium bodied, moderate carboantion, semi drying close. Insipid yawndom!
Tried
on 10 Dec 2016
at 15:39