Wiper and True

Microbrewery in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2012

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2-8 York Street, Bristol, BS2 9XT, England
Description
We first fell in love with brewing on the stove at home, surrounded by pots, pans and raw ingredients. Tinkering endlessly, we studied the ancient art of our vocation. Nomadically brewing around the country, we learned from fantastically generous, knowledgeable artisans, honing our craft along the way.

Today, we’ve outgrown our roots as nomadic brewers, and operate out of two production sites. The first, a brewery we built in St Werburghs, Bristol, is where we focus on our core range of beers, constantly refining the recipes to bring you an ever evolving, perfect pour. New challenges continually arise and are met by our talented team of resourceful brewers, as we continue producing top notch beers whilst adhering to strict social distancing measures. Usually host to our tap room, we’re already looking forward to re-opening the York Street brewery to our friends, family and local community for fresh beers once we all come out the other side. At our second Bristol site, the Barrel Store, work continues on our complex, mixed fermentation and wild yeasted beers. Here, we serve as custodians over our barrel-aged brews as they develop on different kinds of wood.

Ever evolving in the quest for refinement, all of our recipes stem from the desire to create something beautiful and delicious.

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7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Small Bar Bristol. It pours murky amber with a medium off-white head. The nose is bitter-sweet, strawberry cheesecake, tangerine, earth and brown bread. The taste is bitter, earthy, orange peel, brown bread, light spice, grapefruit and lemon poppy seed muffin with a dry, citric finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. I love the strawberry notes on the smell. Another winner from Wiper & True.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2014 at 04:39


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

Bottle from Corks of North Street. Copper coloured and hazy with a decent, beige head. Aroma of lime and mango, with an earthy malt kick that verged on the spicy. Full-bodied flavour, with blood orange and bruised apricots, dense, almost rye like malts and a dryish finish with a whiff of pine. A lot going on and enjoying to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2014 at 11:13


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

Bottle from Corks of Cotham. Golden in colour with a slight, white, head. Gentle, kiwi fruit and pineapple aroma with something sweet and a hint of green herbs. Easy drinking, with juicy tropical fruits, light malts and a subtle finish, with just a touch of dryness. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2014 at 09:35


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

Bottle from Archer Road Beer Stop. Soupy, reddy amber. Frothy, thick, lasting, clotted cream coloured head. Looks good, despite the murkiness. Subtle aroma of biscuity malt. Vibrant hoppiness. The orange element mentioned in the blurb definitely comes through. Could be a little thicker on the palate, possibly, but the finish is long, light dry and bitter, making for a tasty beer.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2014 at 12:26


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle @ Chriso May 14 tasting. Fresh citrus aroma, zesty character with grapefruit, tangerine and floral notes. Refreshing pale.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2014 at 15:14


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Archer Road Beer Stop, Sheffield. Lumpy, amber colour. Film and persistent halo of amber head. Raspberry jam. Grapefruit marmalade. Ginger. All very sweet. Taste is jammy sweet. A little spiciness. Light bitter. Palate is chewy and oily. Fine carbonation adds to the chewiness. Finish is light bitter. Nice enough, but needs a dollop more bitterness for me.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2014 at 14:23


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

29th April 2014
Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is airy and a little soft, fairly dry. Tangy dark malts and a touch of equally tangy dark fruits. Light roast and coffee. Smooth dry finish. Standard stuff done well.

Tried on 31 May 2014 at 10:41


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home. Pours hazy orange, bitter orange taste, fruity, sweet, dry toffee.

Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2014 at 08:22


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

Bottle from Corks of Cotham, Bristol. Golden in colour, with a slight haze and decent, white, head. Big, orange and lemon fruits, slightly creamy malts, grassy hops and a dryish finish. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2014 at 13:01


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

Bottle from Corks of Cotham, Bristol. Hazy amber, with a big, off-white head. Massive, tropical fruit and lemon peel aroma, with some solid, balancing, biscuity malts, pine and a lingering dry finish. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2014 at 12:38