S43 Brewery
Microbrewery
in Durham,
Durham,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Toronto Lodge (Sonnet 43)
Established in 2012
Closed in 2022
We started life back in 2012, focusing on developing our own British Style Cask Ales out of Country Durham based Brew House.
Back then we were known as Sonnet 43 back then (inspired by the Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who was born and raised in Coxhoe, County Durham, the village our brewery calls home).
Three years into our brewing, in 2015 we had doubled production year on year and expanded our team and range of ales, including the award winning Raven and Aurora.
Another three busy years of brewing our beloved Cask Ales and, we noticed a change in our palettes. Whilst, we were still chugging cask specials at a rate of knots, we were getting excited by some of the more hop-forward flavours from over the pond.
This is when we got in touch with the Texan, to come and develop the craft arm of the brewery.
Brewing ceased at the end of 2022.
Olut (21691) reviewed Sonnet 43 My Old Griefs from S43 Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Golden with a very thin head. Hops are here but its mild spices are more dominant, although they’re not that appealing, but there is just enough sweetness to make it passable. But probably more passable in the first place.
Iznogud (14427) reviewed India Pale Ale from S43 Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Beer & Cheese Festival held at White Swan, Stokesley. Pours amber with white head. Fruity, malty, light hoppy. Not bad.
Garrold (11335) reviewed American Pale Ale from S43 Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Courtesy of Button. Cheers kid. Clear amber. Film of white head. Lots of toffee, caramel malts. Some dull, fruity hop. Taste is sweet. Palate is thick. Very little hop character. Label states generous amounts of Cascade, Simcoe, and Centennial have gone into this. You wouldn’t know it, to be honest.
Reubs (35338) reviewed American Pale Ale from S43 Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask@Westow House, Crystal Palace, London - fuzzy golden amber pour with white head. Aroma and taste is heavy sweet malty, caramel toffee, some orange lemon citrus hoppy notes, bitter finish. Ok.
allmyvinyl (20966) reviewed American Pale Ale from S43 Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the haymarket. Pours hazy gold, thin white head. Aromas of citrus, light pine. Taste is bitter, orange pith. Creamy finish. Decent.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Blonde Beer from S43 Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hand-pulled pint in The Pheasant, Wellington Shropshire on 27th Nov 2014. Poured a clear light golden colour with a full and lasting white topping of smooth foam. Floral and semi-sweet in nature and aroma, easy to drink and in great condition. Liked the fact it wasn’t citrusy.
Fergus (31281) reviewed American Pale Ale from S43 Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask gravity at the Watford beer fest 2014. Pale golden coloured lasting halo of white head. Aroma is tired grassy citrus hop, bit stale and cheesey. Flavour is semi sweet nurty malts, some citrus fruits, hedgerow berry. Palate is medium light body a decent cask condition. Bit rough bitterness lingers.
allmyvinyl (20966) reviewed Passion Put To Use from S43 Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Cask at The Guildford Arms. Pours clear pale gold, thin white head. Big passion fruit aromas. Taste is like Rubicon juice, far, far too sweet. Couldn’t finish it.
Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours hazy golden, nose is huge passion fruit, taste is juicy fruit, sweet.
Stuu (34926) reviewed India Pale Ale from S43 Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours amber, nose is grassy, toffee, taste is sweet toffee, floral.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.87 |
| Beers | 224 |
| Ticks | 1173 |
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Olut | 36 |
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