Sumerian
Durham Brewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴
Wheat Ale Regular|
Score
7.19
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Brewed to celebrate our 30th Anniversary. The oldest beer recipe in history. Created from the Sumerian Hymn to Ninkasi circa 1750 BC. Ninkasi was the Sumerian goddess of brewing and beer. We’ve used local Humble Bee honey, dates and spices; creating a beer some have described as liquid banana bread. The aroma is an alchemy of spices that would have been available in ancient Mesopotamia.
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ITFCfan (3577) ticked Sumerian from Durham Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Sumerian from Durham Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Cask at Petersgate Tap, Stockport. Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a small off-white head and good lacing. There’s a heady aroma of honey and figs with some floral hops mixed in for good measure. In the mouth the strongest sensation is of cloying honey sweetness, with plenty of dates, malts and bananas too. Later on the alcoholic strength makes itself evident leading to a boozy and slightly dry finish. This is rather nice – and dangerously drinkable !
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Sumerian from Durham Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Tight white head on an unclear golden coloured body. Ginger & spiced aroma. Honey, banana, lactose, yeast & peppery tastes.
c0axial (8164) ticked Sumerian from Durham Brewery 1 year ago
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Sumerian from Durham Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
7/8/2024. Cask pour shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours slightly cloudy dark gold with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is musty, grainy, wheaty, yeast, fruit drops, spice, orange, honey, herb. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, light sourness. Medium body, oily, average to soft carbonation. Interesting one.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Sumerian from Durham Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines. Hazed pale copper gold. Slim leggy white foam. Blurb mentions banana bread. Well there you go. Liquid banana bread. Some “festive” spices spoil things slightly. Taste is pretty sweet and honeyed. Touch of dryness. Medium to full body. High carbonation. Light dry and light bitter finish. Tasty gear for sure.
danlo (13133) reviewed Sumerian from Durham Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at ORB, Darlington. Hazy golden colour, white foam head and aroma of wheat, yeast, fruit, banana, honey. Taste is sweet, wheaty, banana bread, fruity, clove, yeasty, candy, honey, with spicy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying spiced boozy tangy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable