Retro Red

Durham Brewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

Score

6.30

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 3

A smooth well-balanced traditional ruby bitter. Five different malts including crystal and amber create a rich toffee/cherry flavour. Earthy Fuggles and Goldings hops combine in a smooth English character with hints of kiwifruit and toffee.

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danlo (13133) reviewed Retro Red from Durham Brewery 8 months ago

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

Cask at Tipsy Turtle, Stockton. Gluten Reduced. Reddish amber brown colour, beige foam head and aroma of malt, roasty. Taste is malty, roasted, dried fruit, slight berry hint, and tangy, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 27 May 2025 at 16:23

7.2

jjsint (8631) reviewed Retro Red from Durham Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Handpull cask at Derby Tup, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield for £2.50 a bloody pint. Deep red, clear with a gorgeous beige head heaving lots of lacing. Malty aroma, soft and resinous with perhaps a hint of blackberry. Sweet taste followed by a fuller bitterness spreading to the back of the throat in the long finish. Full body with soft carbonation. Incredible for the style.

Tried from Cask on 23 Nov 2024 at 16:37

3.5

Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Retro Red from Durham Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 15

Cask at MIcrobus, Gateshead. Pours clear ruby with a beige cap. Malt, caramel, light toffee, red berries, spicy hop. Light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 20 Jun 2023 at 21:51