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Townes Brewery was started by Alan Wood in 1994 at an old ice cream factory and moved to its present site, the Speedwell Inn at Staveley, in 1997. The brewery and pub were taken over by Lawrie and Nicoleta Evans on Alan's retirement in 2013. They continue to use Alan's recipes at the five-barrel brewery. Townes beers are rarely found outside the pub, other than occasional swaps and at beer festivals.
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2008. Poursa clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty and slightly hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy citrus flavor. Has a sweetish malty hoppy finish with some hints of bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2009
at 10:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester, England.Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is roasted, chocolate, coffee, fruity. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090122]
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2009
at 11:36
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Manchester winter ale fetival 2009... Amber ... sweet syrupy fruity nose ... over sweet ... hop fruityness ... little muisty ... little orange.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2009
at 03:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Manchester winter ale fetival 2009... Black no head ... rich roast malt nose ... some licorice ... again rich roast malts and again licorice ... some dandylion and burdoch.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2009
at 02:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, handpump at the Woolpack, Banbury, Oxon 20-12-08 Pours amber in colour with a small white head. Really fruity with a good solid tanginess, finishes with a nice flurry of dryness and bitterness. A6 A3 F6 P3 OV13 3.1
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2008
at 04:19
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, light to moderate hoppy, rubber. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. (070808)
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2008
at 03:01
1.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Cloudy golden with tiny white short lasting head. Sweet aroma with ashy notes. Flavor likewise.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2008
at 10:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, 3.9% at GBBF08. Weak fruity aroma. Hazy golden colour. The flavour is not exactly powerful, but there is a little flowery aroma hop to it. Pleasant enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2008
at 04:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the GBBF 2008. Golden colour, low head. Moderate pale malts and some fruit in the aroma and flavour, tolerably well hopped.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2008
at 16:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, minor white head. Aroma is eggy, some mild yeast, vegetables and mild fruityness. Flavour is fruits, mild smoke and some eggyness. Finishes quite dry and earthy.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2008
at 00:22