Wiper and True

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

Established in 2012

Contact
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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7/10
Keg at fyne fest 2023... Murky thin off white head... Soft sweet berries.. Light funk nose.. Juicy fruits.. Hints but not actually buteric.. Maybe little vanilla.. Sweet
Tried on 04 Jun 2023 at 12:09

7/10
Keg at fyne fest 2023.... Golden... Thin white lacing.. Soft herbal peach fruit nose... Juicy herbal fruit.. Soft sweet fruit..
Tried on 04 Jun 2023 at 11:57

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Slightly cloudy yellow pour with a small white head; aromas of malt, lemon/lemonade. Taste is similar - unfortnuately containing natural flavourings, so not all down to hops. Quite nice, though.
Tried on 03 Jun 2023 at 19:51

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
clear amber pour with a small white head; aromas of grains/malt and pine, similar for the taste, decent bitter finish. quite nice.
Tried on 02 Jun 2023 at 22:02

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can from Waitrose - scanning the barcode let me to the 5.1% version, but the label says 5.6%. Jet black pour with a small white head. Aromas of cocoa, milk/cream, vanilla, slightly boozy. Taste is malt, cocoa , cream, vanilla, sweet bread with a slightly bitter finish. Not bad.
Tried from Can on 28 May 2023 at 22:08

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Patrick. Appearance - cloudy orange with a big creamy white head. Nose - tinned peach and mango. Taste - citrus, zest, resin and still some peach. Palate - light bodied, dry zesty finish. Overall - good.
Tried from Can on 28 May 2023 at 18:36

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen, pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out dry toasted caramel, a touch of English hops, and biscuity malt. Flavour is quite bitter, with lots of dry bready malt, a hint of bone dry caramel, and bitter hops that are a bit astringent. Pleasant enough despite the astringency.
Tried from Cask on 24 May 2023 at 15:31

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Hazy golden pour with white head. Aromas of pine, gooseberry, thyme. Taste is tropical fruit, gooseberry, some herbs. Quite nice for the ABV.
Tried on 21 May 2023 at 21:38

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Gravity dispense at the Royston, Broadstairs, 13/05/23. Chestnut brown with a light beige cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is dried fruits, tobacco, stewed fruits, grains, brown bread, nutty tones. Taste comprises dusty fruits, brown bread, biscuit, earthy fruits, grains, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough mild.
Tried on 21 May 2023 at 10:19

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the Great Northern, St Albans on 14th May 2023. Brownish copper with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Malty aroma. Sweet and malty in-mouth, and a pleasant finish of nutty maltiness. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. 7-4-8-4-15 Re-rating May 2024: Cask at the Bear, Paddington on 18th May 2024. Deep reddish brown with pale tan foam and full lacing. Malty aroma. Rich, nutty malts in-mouth and a finish of molasses and hazelnut. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. 6-4-8-4-16
Tried from Cask on 15 May 2023 at 18:53