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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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from the Ale House, Chelmsford. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2017 at 15:15

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle from the Ale House, Chelmsford. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2017 at 15:14

Tried at 40FT Brewery on 23 Sep 2017 at 14:32

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. [ As Round Tower Exp 2 ].ABV: 7.8%. Clear dark black - red brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, dsrk roasted, dark malt, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, ash, dark roasted, burnt, roasted, sweet malt, wood. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20161202] 7-4-8-4-15
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2017 at 22:19

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
11th July 2017
Very hazy gold - amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Sweetish malts, smooth malt cream and a trace of caramel. Modest hop spice. Nice juicy berry fruits, blackberry seems most obvious. Whisper of esters. Smooth finish. Nice one. Very nice to have a good IPA with British Hops that isn’t all boil bitterness. A real nice change of pace.
Tried on 19 Jul 2017 at 03:14

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
5th July 2017
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Cask. Semi opaque dark brown beer, few tan bubbles. Smooth palate, modest carbonation. Smooth dark malts. Fruity dark chocolate. Esters. Light spice. Tangy dark fruits. Light semi dry finish. Not too bad, lacks a bit of condition.
Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2017 at 07:31

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
5th July 2017
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Cask. Hazy orange - amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, modest carbonation. Smooth and sweetish malts. Fair amount of sweet esters. Spice. Ripe fruits and candy fruits. Light finish. Stodgy condition, but flavoursome.
Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2017 at 07:08

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
5th July 2017
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Cask. Light haze on this gold beer, small white head. Palate is light, semi dry and has a fine crispness. Clean light malts. Mild floralness. Orange and orange peel. Some orange tang. Finishes semi dry with modest floral bitterness. Clean and crisp.
Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2017 at 07:02

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
5th July 2017
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Cask. Light haze on this deep amber beer, a few pale tan colour bubbles not forming a head. Smooth palate. Smooth brown malts, slightly earthy. Some spice and sweetish esters. Little earthy chocolate. Ripe fruits. Smooth dry finish shows some spice. Amusing but any biscuit character is subsumed.
Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2017 at 06:51

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
5th July 2017
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Cask. Light haze on this deep gold beer, bubbly off white head. Palate is smooth, modest carbonation. Soft ripe floral citrus, bruised banana. Mild floral spice. Smooth finish. Flavoursome if ripe but lacks condition.
Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2017 at 06:45