Florence

Brewpub in Herne Hill, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2007

Closed in 2018

Contact
131-133 Dulwich Road, Herne Hill, SE24 0NG, England
Description
The Florence Brewery first sold beer in September 2007. Later in 2010 its offshoot the Head in the Hat Brewery started activities. The Florence was during 2016 rebranded as Craft Academy and was used intermittently, primarily as a training facility for its owners, with some beers sold in the pub, although Craft Academy beers sold more widely through the Greene King estate are from the main facility in Bury St Edmunds. By the end of 2018 it seems even these activities had ceased, but the brewhouse remains in place.

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

Bottle at Leighton’s. It pours clear amber-brown with a small white head. The nose is soft, juicy, earth, toffee, candied peel and bread. The taste is toasty, wood, straw, toast, nut, orange peel, dried fruits, spice, candy, lemonade and some acidity with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Interesting and pretty enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2014 at 13:29


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

Bottle shared in London. Pours clear amber with a creamy off-white head. The nose has lots of burnt peanut shells, some dry bread. Light to medium sweet flavor with grainy toast, more nuts, dried berries, peanuts, herbs. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Nicely balanced on the finish, some dried fruits, raisins, bread, further nuts. Pretty impressive, really.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2014 at 14:30


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

Bottle shared at Leightons pre Christmas tasting. Light amber/ reddy coloured pour with a lasting halo of off white head. Aroma is spicy tobacco, earthy twigs, Bit of powdered choc on the nose. Flavour is strange, perfume, tobacco, spicy, tired hops, little spicy. Palate is medium crisp with highish carbonation. Lingering weird berry fruit.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2014 at 14:22


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

330ml bottle. Barely clear golden colour with average, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally strawy aroma, notes of gooseberry, green, unripe fruit, honeydew melon. Taste is moderately bitter hoppy, minimally strawy, husky, some gooseberry, minimally sweet biscuity malty basis. Nothing to pollute memory with.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2014 at 15:47


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Imported from my RateBeer account as A Head in a Hat Tommy Fighting Fit IPA (by Florence Brew House):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.8/5

22/XI/14 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle from a trade @ Hannah's place - BB: 17/XII/14 (2014-1401) Thanks to Jon for the trade!

Clear pale orange to blond beer, big creamy head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass Aroma: very sweet, sugary, lots of almonds, hay, cow fodder. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, very unpleasant bitterness, malty, grains. Aftertaste: bit sugary, marzipan touch, pretty bitter, malty, bit sourish. Meh.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2014 at 13:07


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

Cask at the brewpub. Clear golden coloured pour with a sticky loose white head. Aroma is nice lively floral citrus with some grainy wheat. Flavour is grainy malt, tangy citrus, orange peel, assertive slightly rough bitterness. Palate is medium dry, fairly light, moderate carbonation. Decent enough bit rough round the edges.

Tried from Cask on 08 Nov 2014 at 08:13


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

Bottled 330ml (ABM, BB 09/2015)
Nutty brown color, tiny head. Nutty, woody, chocolate aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Watery for this ABV. Simple chestnutty-chocolate flavor. Kind of dead flavor. Light harsh bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2014 at 12:45


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 14. Pale hazy amber colour with a white head. Hoppy, caramel and malts. --- Beer merged from original tick of A Head in a Hat Titfer on 10 Oct 2014 at 07:21 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6. Original review text: Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 14. Pale hazy amber colour with a white head. Hoppy, caramel and malts.

Tried from Cask on 09 Oct 2014 at 23:00


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Gravity dispense at the LBA bash, Le Gothique, 24/07/14. Hazed orange yellow with moderate off white spotting. Nose is earthy, citric peel, must, brown bread, spice. Taste comprises lemon peel, bitter citric notes, musty. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. So so GB.

Tried on 16 Sep 2014 at 11:39


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask gravity at the Wandsworth summer beer fest. Hazed golden with some floaties. Loose white fleeting white head. Aroma is berry, dried fruit wheat, dirty grains. Flavour is earthy straw, grains, mineral, green apple. Palate is thin and grainy. Meh.

Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2014 at 13:02