Something is stirring down in the woods at Blackberry Hill near Bristol. Is it some rare form of wildlife? No, it’s a mash tun. In fact, it’s Arbor Ales brewery.
As the clever clogs among you may have already spotted, the moniker is taken from the Latin for tree and was adopted by Paul and Jonathan Cromer to reflect the unusual wooden pump clips they have created for their beers. A case of putting the clip before the ale so to speak.
The brothers took over the Old Tavern on the Trendlewood Park Estate in February with a scheme to build on Jonathan’s long home brew experience and start brewing in an old garage and storeroom. Paul has twenty years’ experience in the licensed trade and catering while his brother recently took voluntary redundancy as an IT network engineer.
And although it may be a bit of a two-and-a-half barrel sapling at present the pair plan to grow a sturdy oak. First attempt at an IPA didn't work out so became Knot IPA (5% ABV) which will be brewed occasionally along with Slumberjack (6% ABV), a 'liquorice style bitter'.
The regular brews Trendlewood Bitter (4%) a‘golden fruity ale’ and Old Knobbly (4.5%) ‘deep ruby best bitter’ are being sold in their pub but swops are being arranged with Westbury Ales (from whence the plant was obtained) and they are expecting to be supplying other local pubs soon while wholesaler Boggart is also showing an interest in taking it further afield.
As the clever clogs among you may have already spotted, the moniker is taken from the Latin for tree and was adopted by Paul and Jonathan Cromer to reflect the unusual wooden pump clips they have created for their beers. A case of putting the clip before the ale so to speak.
The brothers took over the Old Tavern on the Trendlewood Park Estate in February with a scheme to build on Jonathan’s long home brew experience and start brewing in an old garage and storeroom. Paul has twenty years’ experience in the licensed trade and catering while his brother recently took voluntary redundancy as an IT network engineer.
And although it may be a bit of a two-and-a-half barrel sapling at present the pair plan to grow a sturdy oak. First attempt at an IPA didn't work out so became Knot IPA (5% ABV) which will be brewed occasionally along with Slumberjack (6% ABV), a 'liquorice style bitter'.
The regular brews Trendlewood Bitter (4%) a‘golden fruity ale’ and Old Knobbly (4.5%) ‘deep ruby best bitter’ are being sold in their pub but swops are being arranged with Westbury Ales (from whence the plant was obtained) and they are expecting to be supplying other local pubs soon while wholesaler Boggart is also showing an interest in taking it further afield.
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