S43 Brewery

Microbrewery in Durham, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Toronto Lodge (Sonnet 43)

Established in 2012

Closed in 2022

Contact
Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4HX, England
+44 (0)191 377 3039
cheers@sonnet43.com
Description
Changed name from Sonnet 43 to S43 in 2019.

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.
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allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Diamond Hands from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours clear dark amber with a thin beige head. Aromas of are slightly metallic, burnt orange and caramel. Taste is nutty, boozy, caramel and orange. Boozy fruitcake finish.
Tried from Can on 11 Dec 2022 at 15:09
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Pils from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours hazy pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light lemon and malt. Taste is more of the same. Clean finish.
Tried from Can on 08 Dec 2022 at 19:05
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Left On Read from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can form the brewery online shop. Pours just-clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of apricot, grapefruit, pineapple. Taste is fruit salad sweets. Bit boozy. Bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 07 Dec 2022 at 20:42
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
McJuicy from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours murky yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of lemon, pineapple and sponge cake. Taste is sweet, citrus, pineapple again. Bit too cakey sweet for me though.
Tried from Can on 07 Dec 2022 at 19:44
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Rekt from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours like orange juice with a thin white head. Aromas of stone fruits, peach and plum. Taste adds tinned pineapple, light resin. Citrus bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 07 Dec 2022 at 17:29
Stuu
Stuu (35231) reviewed
Pumpkin Pumpkin Lure Of The Dark Side from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at a friend's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, burnt caramel, pumpkin spice, vanilla, taste is similar, some roasted coffee
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2022 at 18:34
danlo
danlo (13829) reviewed
Aliens Exist from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
440ml can. Hazy yellow gold colour, foamy white head leaving lacing and aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, hop. Taste is malt, toffee, citrus, grapefruit, pine and resiny hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy fruity hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2022 at 17:50
danlo
danlo (13829) reviewed
Chaps from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
440ml can. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, caramel, orange citrus, pine, hop. Taste is malt, grain, caramel, citrusy, grapefruit, pine, with tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2022 at 17:43
simontomlinson
simontomlinson (8488) reviewed
Brown Paper Bag Oatmeal Stout from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Creamy light brown head on a dark brown body. Chocolate & fruity aroma. Medium bodied, smooth, creamy & thinner on the back leaving a cloying aft. Chocolate, malt, burnt & roasted malt tastes with a tangy plum finish. Nice drinker.
Tried on 24 Nov 2022 at 22:37
beerhunter111
beerhunter111 (50940) reviewed
Kronan from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
44cl can. A hazy yellow golden beer with a big white head. Aroma of citrusy and grassy hops, wheat, pale malt. Taste of grassy and citrusy hops, green fruits, hay, wheat malt. Moderate bitterness.
Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2022 at 20:40