Durham Brewery Devil's Lapstone

Devil's Lapstone

 

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

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.76
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 3
Legend tells how the Devil offered to help build Durham Cathedral. He planned to make foundations of rock so crumbly than when thousands of people crowded into the Cathedral for its opening, the building would collapse, killing everyone inside. He dropped one of the stones in Castle Eden dene and it lays there still.

A strong traditional English best bitter. Rich amber in colour; Maris Otter malt is combined with Amber, Crystal and Oats to form a full and rich base for the hops to sit. Biscuit malt flavours are perfectly balanced by robust peppery and grapefruit bitterness, tempered with a hint of tropical fruit and sweet orange. A modern take on a heritage beer style. Allergens barley & wheat, Gluten removed – LOW GLUTEN.
 

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

bottle at home. copper ...thin white lacing copper ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ...soft sweet caramel toffee woody chocolate roast malts ..Light sweet malts

Tried on 20 Jun 2025 at 13:32


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask. The awful brown hole known as the Fat Cat. Clear brown (obviously). Tight off white head. Pretty standard bitter with no particular stand out characteristics. Drinks fine but extremely forgettable.

Tried from Cask at Fat Cat (Kelham Island) on 02 Apr 2025 at 16:23


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

Cask at ORB, Darlington. Gluten Reduced. Amber colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, dried fruit, earth. Taste is malty, grain, fruity, earthy with citric bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask at ORB on 08 Mar 2025 at 16:41