S43 Brewery

Microbrewery in Durham, Durham, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Associated Venue: Toronto Lodge (Sonnet 43)

Established in 2012

Closed in 2022

Contact
Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4HX, England
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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8/10
can at neils... dark brown black.. thin tan.. soft pumpkin spice roast malts nose... dark sweet chocolate.. light spice.. soft pumpkin roast
Tried from Can on 21 Oct 2022 at 20:28

7.2/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
White foamy head left a froth on a hazy pale golden coloured body. Zesty aroma with tangerine, bubble gum & orange peel. Medium to full, tingly over the tongue with smoother back. Melon, mango, citrus peel & under ripe stone fruit with bitter hoped up finish. Class.
Tried on 21 Oct 2022 at 20:20

8.2/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Canned. Sbwf 2022. Poured clear golden . Pithy, resiny drippin dipa. Citrusy bitter, really good stuff.
Tried from Can on 07 Oct 2022 at 15:55

8/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
5/10/2022. Can shared by danlo, cheers Ed. Pours hazy cloudy pale yellow gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is dank, hoppy, pineapple, orange, citrus, papaya and pine. Moderate sweetness and medium to heavy bitterness. Medium body, very smooth, average carbonation. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2022 at 22:20

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Tried from Can on 02 Oct 2022 at 20:52

7/10
Tried on 28 Sep 2022 at 20:19

7.3/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Medium greige head, foxy, over viscously pouring black beer with reddish reflections. Chocolate - very intense - caramel, chocolatebar with peanuts, arachidehint. Quite sweet nose. Quite bitter flavour, however. Again peanuts, making the finish more sweet. Again chocolate, chocolatemalt, but also oats - obvious in flavour and of course MF. Creamy, still quite well-carbonated. At least medium bodied. Quite acceptable, not too-strong stout.
Tried from Can at Spรฉciale Belge Taproom on 26 Sep 2022 at 08:01

8.1/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
440ml can from S43. Hazy yellow gold colour, white foamy head and aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, pine. Taste is sweet, malt, oats, fruity, tropical, lemon-lime citrus, pine, zingy, with spicy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, fruity hoppy bitter finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Can on 25 Sep 2022 at 19:28

7/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
440ml can. Pours hazy gold with a small head. Aroma is sweet, pissy Citra and toast. Taste has fruity Citra hops to start and a bitter toast finish.
Tried from Can on 24 Sep 2022 at 21:13

7.9/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at BeerHeadz. Hazy pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are citrus and light tropical. Bittersweet to slight sweet. Medium smooth body.
Tried from Draft at BeerHeadZ Lincoln on 24 Sep 2022 at 11:34