Consett Ale Works Red Dust

Red Dust

 

Consett Ale Works in Consett, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
6.40
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 18
Is ruby red in colour and beautifully clear with a robust, full-flavoured malt and fruit nature.


Red Dust, takes its name from the cloud of Iron Oxide, emitted when the Steelworks were in production. In times now long gone, there were red clouds of the dust that would hang over the town, settling on cars and washing hung out to dry! The air in Consett maybe somewhat cleaner now, but the memory remains for many, and lives on in this beer!
 

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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried from Cask on 14 May 2025 at 15:02


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

Cask at the Elm Tree, Durham, 14/05/2025.
Reddish amber with a good sized lasting light beige head.
Nose is biscuit, caramel, light bready notes, perfume.
Taste comprises dried red berries, biscuit, brown bread, herb.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a light bitter edge.
Tidy enough cask fayre.

Tried on 14 May 2025 at 13:15


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle from the brewpub.. Pours dark brown with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of earth, apple, pepper, liquorice, chocolate, nuts & burnt malt. Moderate body. Dry mildly bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2025 at 15:35


3.3
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 13

Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear dark amber with a small beige cap. Aroma of malt, caramel, nutty, red fruits, prunes. Moderate sweet & light to moderate bitter honeycomb, fruitcake, light spicy hop. Medium body with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2023 at 19:18


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

500ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, April 23. Thanks Jeremy for this one. Deep hazed amber appearance with a respectable off-white topping. Takes us on a spicy fruitcake tangent with some herbal action. I like my red ales sweeter but it's a fine specimen.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2023 at 15:15


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

17th April 2023; Shrewsbury Beer Exchange in Chez Sophie, five guys drinking and chatting with plenty of snacks. 500ml bottle: BB March 2024, obtained from Market Hall Wines, Durham by my good self. Red hue to the deep amber body, off-white head. Malty, semi-sweet with a liquorice and slightly spicy twist within it's flavours and nose.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2023 at 06:25


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, nuts, hops, fruits and has a sweet caramel finish.

Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2023 at 14:46


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

Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. Clear brown with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, toasted malt and caramel. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 110323

Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2023 at 14:43


26/09/2021. GREY HORSE, 115 Sherburn Terrace, Consett, Durham, England (CONSETT ALE WORKS)

Tried on 19 Nov 2022 at 14:05


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

Cask: Poured a reddish brown with a tan head. Aroma is caramel, vanilla, rich malts. Taste is similar with this caramel, vanilla, toffee, rich malts.

Tried from Cask on 19 Jun 2022 at 12:50