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Award winning brewery of hand crafted ales. Proudly brewed in Shildon "Cradle Of The Railways"
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Panda from Ed Danlo. Cheers ears. Hazy-opaque pale gold. No head. Aroma has light resin with a hint of citrus and veg soup, over malts. Flavourwise it's bitter. Resin and peripheral citrus. A hint of fruity sweetness. All sieved through damp cardboard. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Workman-like use of modern hops by trad brewery.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2026
at 21:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Panda from Ed Danlo. Cheers. Slightly opaque copper gold. Thin foamy translucent white head. Aroma has light jammy citrus over malts. Flavourwise it's sour and citrusy. Lemon juice with a light sugary sweetness for company. Underlying grains. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice enough if basic.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2026
at 15:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Canteen & KItchen, Shildon. Pale golden colour, white foam head and aroma of floral, citrusy, hops. Taste is sweetish, malt, grain, stone fruity, with blossomy citrus, slightly soapy, and hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Canteen Bar & Kitchen
on 31 May 2026
at 17:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Canteen & Kitchen, Shildon. Pale yellow gold colour, thin white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, citric, hops. Taste is malt, grain, tropical fruity, with orangey citrus and hop bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Canteen Bar & Kitchen
on 31 May 2026
at 17:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
27/3/2026. Cask at the 40th Coventry Beer Festival 2026.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2026
at 15:41
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at Quakerhouse, Darlington with danlo. Pours deep brown towards black with beige to tan foam. A rich, creamy, roasty porter. Chocolate, smidge of coffee. Medium+ body with smooth carbonation. Very well executed indeed. Delicious!
Tried
from Cask
at
Quakerhouse
on 21 Jan 2026
at 22:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Wobbly Aleways, Newcastle. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is sweetish, malty, floral fruity, mango, with zesty citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry fruity hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Wobbly Aleways
on 06 Jul 2025
at 17:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers GB. Aroma is very piney with tropical fruits and wheat. Taste is pine with flowers and dried fruit. Very little carbonation and slightly bitter finish.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 11:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask, third pint. @Nottingham Beer Festival 2024, Nottingham (England). 12/10/2024 [#7.965 Global - #1.022 England - #1 George Samuel Brewery (My english brewery #322)] Pours dark brown, almost black, with a tan head. Aroma chocolate, americano coffee, cocoa powder. Taste: cocoa powder and americano. Light roasty palate. Next one, please!
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Nov 2024
at 11:38