Durham Brewery Cloister

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

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.60
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 39
A simple malt grist of maris otter pale malt and a small amount of crystal malt is bittered and aromatized by a complex addition of a unique blend of hops. English, Czech and American hops mingle throughout the boil to give a heady flowery aroma, and a tantalising peachy flavour, offset by a refreshing degree of bitterness. Despite its complexity this beer is clean and thirst quenching.
 

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

Old rating - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of flora, peach, pine & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2025 at 22:13


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

Bottle, labelled Premium Bitter. Golden amber with a small white head that lasts pretty well. Aroma is biscuity with some peach and very English citrus. So it tastes. Dryish with some floral and peppery notes as well as fruit. Fairly bitter end. Satisfying.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2022 at 12:19


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

500 ml bottle, bought in Scarborough. ABV is 4.5%. Bottle conditioned. Deep golden colour, huge white head. Lovely hoppy aroma with notes of citrus / grapefruit and pineapple. The flavour is also distinctly hoppy throughout, with grapefruity notes, but there is also a tolerable malty base. Refreshing, even though I drank it a bit too warm. The excellent Durham Brewery proves they can brew good beers with a moderate ABV too.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2021 at 16:41


6

Bottle from the brewery. Deep golden colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are malty fairly dry. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2020 at 18:39


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Blond colour with decent head. Aroma and flavour have diacetyl and butter. Apple pips. No trace of citrus that was described.

Tried on 02 Nov 2019 at 17:44


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tight white bubbly head stayed on a translucent pale golden body. Floral, pale malt & pine aroma. Medium bodied, clean on the palate with a sharp back. Bitter tangy tastes with hops, pith, grass, grain & metallic.

Tried on 01 Sep 2019 at 19:36


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

12/6/2018. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours clear bright gold with a small foamy off-white head. Aroma of hops, caramel, fruit, malt and grass. Medium sweetness with moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Some bitterness to finish. Easy drinking ale.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2018 at 22:25


6

Tried on 09 Nov 2017 at 18:16


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

Bottle @ Cotteridge Wines. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 270717

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2017 at 12:36


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

Bottle from the CAMRA stand at the Good Food Show at Birmingham NEC. Hazy golden-amber with a negligible white head. Predominantly malty with mild grass and citrus and a dryish dusty finish. A very English bitter. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2016 at 11:55