Fourteen years on and the brewery has moved from strength to strength. The pub is now self sufficient in real ale, with beer brewed on the premises and rolled a mere 10ft from brewery to cellar. The word local has come to mean just that, and with no deliveries from other brewers we have significantly reduced our carbon footprint.
With great excitement we gained the excellent brewing skills of our head brewer Olly Eltringham!
Water is taken from the river Coquet at Warkworth, out of the tap and into the vessels. Malt from Thomas Fawcett and all the beers use the same bittering hop called ‘Arora’.
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Dolly Daydream from Ship Inn 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from brewery. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma malty and light caramel. Taste light bittersweet. Medium body.
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Squid Ink from Ship Inn 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tried in a bottle from the brewery. Off black colour with a tan head. Aroma dried fruit and roasted malty, slight coffee. Taste roasted bitter. Medium body
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Emblestones Bitter from Ship Inn 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Brewery. Amber brown colour with a very slight white head. Aroma is fruity light malt. Taste light bitter. Medium body.
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Sandcastles At Dawn from Ship Inn 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tried at the Ship Inn. Pale yellow colour with a slight white head. Aroma light floral. Taste slight sweet. Very light and subtle.
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Red Herring from Ship Inn 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tried at the Ship Inn. Rubyish colour with an off white head. Aroma caramel and light citrus. Taste balanced bittersweet. Medium body. Ok but not great by any standard.
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Sea Dog from Ship Inn 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tried at the BrewPub. Lightly smoked and malty aroma. As it the taste. Jet black colour with a tan head. Full body and drinkable.
allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed White Horses from Ship Inn 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear golden with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of orange and cereal, faint peach. Taste is marmalade, bread, stronger peach. Medium body, clean finish.
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Pilgrim from Ship Inn 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On cask at the brewpub, pours a clear orange with some creamy white head. Nose has some orange and lemon, a little lemon tea, yeast, grist. Flavor has orange, black tea, honey, grist, lightly vinous. Finishes a bit oily.
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Emblestones Bitter from Ship Inn 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On cask at the brewpub, pours a muddy amber brown with some creamy white head. Nose has toasted bread, yeast, mild nut, malt. Flavor follows with toasted grains, yeast, some nut. Creamy finish.
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Dolly Daydream from Ship Inn 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On cask at the brewpub, pour is a clear dark orange with some creamy, white head. Nose has yeast, dough, a little butter, a little orange, some perfume. Flavor is just malty and doughy, orange. Creamy finish.