Toon Broon
Firebrick in Blaydon on Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.23
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A Newcastle brown ale
A deep amber beer, malty sweetness and nutty liquorice combine with light tannin for that traditional brown ale bite.
Firebrick Brewery in Blaydon is 400yds from the Tyne and under 5 miles from the centre of Newcastle. The label shows the old suspension “Chainbridge” from Chainbridge Road in Blaydon to Scotswood Road in Newcastle, opened in 1831 and mentioned specifically in the famous Newcastle Anthem “Blaydon Races”; eventually it was considered a bottle neck for traffic, and sadly, demolished in 1967 and replaced by Scotswood Road Bridge.
A deep amber beer, malty sweetness and nutty liquorice combine with light tannin for that traditional brown ale bite.
Firebrick Brewery in Blaydon is 400yds from the Tyne and under 5 miles from the centre of Newcastle. The label shows the old suspension “Chainbridge” from Chainbridge Road in Blaydon to Scotswood Road in Newcastle, opened in 1831 and mentioned specifically in the famous Newcastle Anthem “Blaydon Races”; eventually it was considered a bottle neck for traffic, and sadly, demolished in 1967 and replaced by Scotswood Road Bridge.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Firebrick shop & taproom, Newcastle upon Tyne. An amber brown coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Malty, caramel, dark fruit aroma & taste. It's OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2025
at 10:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at ORB, Darlington. Brown amber colour, biege foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, roast, toffee, milk chocolate note. Taste is malty, dried fruits, caramel, slight berry hint, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying malty & bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2024
at 16:44
6/10
Tried
on 17 Jun 2023
at 12:06
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravicask third, main bar at the Spa Valley 9th Beer & Cider Festival. Shared with Finn. Dark reddish-brown body, spotty lacing, filmy layer. Smell of dark bread and berry-fruits. Brown malty flavours of toffee and nuts, added by moments of berry fruits. Mid-sweet malt-berry finish. Satisfying. (Tunbridge Wells 18.10.2019).
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2019
at 13:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Fra gravicask. Delt med Rune på 9th Spa Valley Beer & Cider Festival. Mørk rødbrun. Skum langs glasset. Litt lacing. Aroma av mørke druer. Smaken tynn ananas. Litt tørr avslutning.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Oct 2019
at 17:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
11/10/2018. Bottle from Glug, Newcastle. Pours mid-brown with an off-white head. Aroma of toffee, milky chocolate, nut, malt, fruit and a hint of berries. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, slight oily chalky texture, soft carbonation. Chocolate malt finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2018
at 20:46
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2018
at 21:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned, at the Seven Stars, Bristol 3/4/2018. Medium brown in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Brown sugar, slightly bready malts, some red berries and a touch of leafy hop in the finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Apr 2018
at 09:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a clear chestnut brown with a medium sized lasting off white head. Aroma is grainy, malty caramel. A grainy malt flavour, some nutiness and dryness with a light lingering bitterness in the finish.
Tried
on 18 May 2017
at 11:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Flavourly.com Brown with a hint of red colour with a thin off white head. Aroma caramel and malty, a touch of chocolate. Taste light caramel sweet. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2017
at 15:51