Bristol Beer Factory

Microbrewery in Southville, Bristol, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 2004

Contact
291 North Street, Southville, BS3 1JP, England
Description
Fiercely Independent brewery. At the heart of the Bristol Beer scene since pioneering it in 2004. Brewing innovative, fresh, consistently awesome beers. We seek to brew beers that are industry-leading examples of their style, building on the legacy of Milk Stout, Southville Hop and Independence. Inspiring you to get out there and drink exciting, sessionable beers on cask and keg in epic, independent pubs and bars.

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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
BCA from My Favourite Beers, Cheltenham, 11.02.12 consumed Sunday 12th Feb 2012 at home. Pours hazy amber with a very slight orangey/reddy hue. The nose is a little woodland like with some fresh berries and wet wood combining. As the description suggests this is tart and tangy with some zappy hedgerow fruits, this then quickly dries out in the mouth leaving a light bitterness and yeastiness. Its actually really quite decent and if I tried this blind I may have felt that this was Belgian. Good stuff. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov15 3.6
Tried on 12 Feb 2012 at 11:27

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Almomst black in colour with a decent, tan head. Aroma of bitter chocolate with a hint of warmth and roastiness. Flavour had plenty more chocolate, with some prickly chilli warmth kicking in at the finish. Subtle and enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2012 at 13:22

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. @ chriso [ oh6gdx birthday bash tasting ].Clear dark black brown colour with a small to average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly diminishing, light brown to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate malt, alcohol, whisky. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet berry, sugary, dark malt, buzzy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111203]
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2012 at 10:57

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. @ chriso [ oh6gdx birthday bash tasting ].Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, sweet chili fruit. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, chili. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111203]
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2012 at 08:26

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
2nd February 2012
Cask at the Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Clear darkish amber beer. A little suddy pale tan head. Light dry palate. Light malty base. okay tangy dried fruit hops. Quite a bitter finish. Not bad but the brewery can do much more exciting beers than this.
Tried from Cask on 05 Feb 2012 at 08:29

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Opaque black in colour with a decent, frothy tan head. Aroma of milk chocolate, caramel, a whiff of charcoal and some raspberry fruit. Flavour had plenty of chocolate sweetness before some lingering, tart raspberries culminating in a gently dry finish. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2012 at 06:14

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Jet black with a slight tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, plain chocolate and bitter orange. Flavour had plenty of chocolate upfront and some supporting sweetness, before orange took over, with slightly oily notes and a dry finish. Very enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2012 at 06:06

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle from Beers Of Europe 270112
Orange amber...very hazy...frothy white head..not much lacing
Aroma - Strongly hopped....oranges..tropical fruits...citrus...sweet golden malts...sweet aromas...juicy fruit
Taste - Sweet candy malts...caramelised oranges...light bitter resinous hops..grassy hops...not quite as good as the aroma
Palate - Medium carb...sticky oily texture...citrus tangy. Finish - bitter resin hops..sweet malts...same as main flavour
Good tasty IPA, but after the aroma the taste falls slightly short of expectations
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2012 at 12:58

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 500ml.Clear dark red brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, grapefruit, light resin. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120122]
Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2012 at 08:43

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle directly from the Bristol Beer Factory, Bristol, consumed at home 29.01.12 Pours dark, dark brown with a small filminess the head (what there was of it) soon disappeared. Little bit of meatiness, some Oxo, its good for not being sweet or to cloying, and with that in mind it reminds me a little of something like a Harveys Imperial Stout though with the greatest of respect to this decent beer it is not quite in that league. I don’t get too much of the dried fruitiness but I do get a slight sauciness and touch of salt. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2012 at 11:00