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
Wagmi from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours murky orange with a thin white head. Aromas of orange juice and light pineapple. Taste is more of the same. Juicy fruit finish.
Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2022 at 18:07
simontomlinson
simontomlinson (8488) reviewed
Alaskan Mind Control from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Thin off white head on a hazy dull golden coloured body. Mango, cereal & exotic fruits aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a short back end. Mango, white wine, cereal & citrus peel tastes with a bitter lemon finish. Nice one.
Tried on 31 Oct 2022 at 22:18
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Chaps from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours hazy orange with a thin cream-coloured head. Aromas of strong orange and pine. Taste brings some spice. Bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 31 Oct 2022 at 16:56
simontomlinson
simontomlinson (8488) reviewed
Wagmi from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Creamy white head on a hazy vivid amber coloured body. Juicy aroma of orange & bubble gum. Medium bodied, sharp on the tongue with a clean back. Orange, grain, chalky & bitter hoppy tastes. Standard Pale.
Tried on 30 Oct 2022 at 21:14
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Alaskan Mind Control from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from the Low Cost Beer online shop. BBE 24102022. Pours murky yellow with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of tropical fruit, citrus and grape. Taste is quite chalky bitter, blueberry skins, pineapple. Bitter pithy finish.
Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2022 at 17:39
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Aliens Exist from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours murky orange with a thin white head. Aromas of tropical fruit, melon rind, grapefruit. Taste is light bitter, pineapple, green mango and grapefruit again. Bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2022 at 16:51
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Flex from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours murky yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of grapefruit and pineapple. Taste is juicy, dank hops, more grapefruit. Light sweet finish.
Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2022 at 16:47
allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Maris The Dank Engine #2 from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from the low cost beer online shop. Pours hazy golden with a thin white head. Nice dank aromas as promised, ripe tropical fruit and citrus. Taste has some pine, more tropical fruit, and a gentle bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2022 at 09:47
simontomlinson
simontomlinson (8488) reviewed
Horchata from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Creamy tan head on a still black body. Cinnamon & vanilla aroma - surprise! Medium bodied, smooth, creamy & clean on the back. Vanilla, lactose, demerara, nutty & blackberry tastes with a peppery finish. Excellent.
Tried on 29 Oct 2022 at 21:32
simontomlinson
simontomlinson (8488) reviewed
Aliens Exist from S43 Brewery
3 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Creamy white head on a hazy vivid golden coloured body. Fruit salad sweets aroma. Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with a cloying back. Mango, tangerine, peach hoppy tastes with a tangy finish. Good one.
Tried on 27 Oct 2022 at 20:21