Triple fff
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The Triple fff Brewing Company Ltd is a small independent brewer of real ale based in Four Marks
, Alton, Hampshire
, England, founded in November 1997, and producing award-winning bitters, milds and stouts. They own two pubs, the Railway Arms in Alton and The White Lion in Aldershot
.
Triple fff launched in 1997 by Graham Trott, a cabinet maker by trade who was a keen home brewer. People liked his brews and when he discovered that you did not need to be a chemist to brew beer commercially, he decided to have a go. He installed a 5 barrel plant in one of the units vacated by the now closed furniture factory on Station Approach in the village of Four Marks. The station still operates on the steam heritage Watercress Line which runs ten miles between Alton and Alresford.
Graham took a musical theme for his brewery name as triple fff is the strong note; louder, louder, louder.
The beer names also came from song titles of many of the 60s rock icons, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin and Cream with Moondance (4.2%ABV), Stairway (4.6%ABV) and the Pressed Rat and Warthog (3.8%ABV). The psychedelic 60s did not spawn a song called Alton Pride (3.8%ABV) but that joined the lyrical portfolio and is our number one seller following its success at 2008’s Great British Beer Festival having been voted Supreme Champion Beer of Britain.
The year 2000 saw an expansion into an 18 Barrel plant and finally in 2006 the brewery became what it is today, a 50 Barrel system brewing over 31,000 pints a week.
The brewery produces high quality real ale and has won over 35 industry awards, including overall Champion Beer of Britain
at the Campaign for Real Ale
(CAMRA) Great British Beer Festival
. They attribute their success to fine ingredients, including Maris Otter
Barley
malted in the traditional way at Warminster
Maltings. Their beers include:
A recent venture has been to produce a beer from a recipe by Gilbert White
, the famous naturalist born in 1720 in nearby Selborne
. The recipe uses hops and smoked barley.
Four Marks
Four Marks is a large village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is southwest of Alton, on the A31 road....
, Alton, Hampshire
Alton, Hampshire
Alton is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of the English county of Hampshire. It had a population of 16,584 at the 1991 census and is administered by East Hampshire district council. It is located on the source of the River Wey and is the highest town in...
, England, founded in November 1997, and producing award-winning bitters, milds and stouts. They own two pubs, the Railway Arms in Alton and The White Lion in Aldershot
Aldershot
Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, located on heathland about southwest of London. The town is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council...
.
Triple fff launched in 1997 by Graham Trott, a cabinet maker by trade who was a keen home brewer. People liked his brews and when he discovered that you did not need to be a chemist to brew beer commercially, he decided to have a go. He installed a 5 barrel plant in one of the units vacated by the now closed furniture factory on Station Approach in the village of Four Marks. The station still operates on the steam heritage Watercress Line which runs ten miles between Alton and Alresford.
Graham took a musical theme for his brewery name as triple fff is the strong note; louder, louder, louder.
The beer names also came from song titles of many of the 60s rock icons, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin and Cream with Moondance (4.2%ABV), Stairway (4.6%ABV) and the Pressed Rat and Warthog (3.8%ABV). The psychedelic 60s did not spawn a song called Alton Pride (3.8%ABV) but that joined the lyrical portfolio and is our number one seller following its success at 2008’s Great British Beer Festival having been voted Supreme Champion Beer of Britain.
The year 2000 saw an expansion into an 18 Barrel plant and finally in 2006 the brewery became what it is today, a 50 Barrel system brewing over 31,000 pints a week.
The brewery produces high quality real ale and has won over 35 industry awards, including overall Champion Beer of Britain
Champion Beer of Britain
The Champion Beer of Britain is an award presented by the Campaign for Real Ale , at their annual Great British Beer Festival in early August. Beers can qualify in three ways:...
at the Campaign for Real Ale
Campaign for Real Ale
The Campaign for Real Ale is an independent voluntary consumer organisation based in St Albans, England, whose main aims are promoting real ale, real cider and the traditional British pub...
(CAMRA) Great British Beer Festival
Great British Beer Festival
The Great British Beer Festival is a yearly beer festival organised by the Campaign for Real Ale . It presents a selection of cask ales and other alcoholic drinks from the UK and beyond. The festival is also home to the Champion Beer of Britain awards...
. They attribute their success to fine ingredients, including Maris Otter
Maris Otter
Maris Otter is a 2-row "winter" variety of barley commonly used in the production of malt for the brewing industry. The variety was bred by Dr G D H Bell and his team of plant breeders at Cambridge...
Barley
Barley
Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...
malted in the traditional way at Warminster
Warminster
Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. It has a population of about 17,000. The River Were runs through the town and can be seen running through the middle of the town park. The Minster Church of St Denys sits on the River Were...
Maltings. Their beers include:
- Moondance - one of their original beers and champion Best Bitter of Britain 2002 when it also won the bronze award in the overall competition. In 2006 it won silver in the Best Bitter category.
- Comfortably Numb - their other original brew, and a mid brown strong ale
- Alton's Pride - a golden brown session bitter which gained the bronze award in the Bitter category at Olympia in 2003 and 2004 and the overall Champion Beer of Britain award in 2008.
- Pressed Rat and Warthog - champion Mild of Britain 2002
- Stairway - a pale brown ale with a flavour of summer fruits
- Little Red Rooster - a rich, dark beer from a complex combination of pale and dark malts
A recent venture has been to produce a beer from a recipe by Gilbert White
Gilbert White
Gilbert White FRS was a pioneering English naturalist and ornithologist.-Life:White was born in his grandfather's vicarage at Selborne in Hampshire. He was educated at the Holy Ghost School and by a private tutor in Basingstoke before going to Oriel College, Oxford...
, the famous naturalist born in 1720 in nearby Selborne
Selborne
Selborne is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is south of Alton. It will be just within the extreme northern boundary of the proposed South Downs National Park, which is due to take effect in mid-2010....
. The recipe uses hops and smoked barley.