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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7.9/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, cherry, vanilla, caramel, taste is juicy cherry, quite sweet, roasted, chocolate, creamy.
Tried from Can on 18 Aug 2022 at 18:37

6.8/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
200ml, draught at Cafe Fiasco. Fawn-coloured head resting over a near-black body, dotted spots on the glass. Roasted and spiced malty aromas, inviting. Flavoured with cinnamon, oatmeal, and vanilla sweet lactose. Roasted mid-sweet ending, with lingering spices. Rounded mouth feel. Pretty fair. (Oslo 07.08.2022).
Tried on 15 Aug 2022 at 08:22

7/10
Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2022 at 21:12

7/10
Tried on 12 Aug 2022 at 19:21

7.5/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
440ml can from S43. Hazy gold colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruits, mango, oats. Taste is sweetish, malt, caramel, oats, juicy fruits, citrus, grapefruit, pine with hop bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Can on 10 Aug 2022 at 16:27

7.8/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Dark brown colour, off-white thin foam head and aroma of zesty citrusy hop, floral, roasty hints. Taste is sweetish, roasty malt, ashy, caramel, with some fruity citrus, pine, grapefruit, and hoppy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, fruity hopped bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 07 Aug 2022 at 16:59

7/10
Tried on 04 Aug 2022 at 07:34

7/10
Tried on 03 Aug 2022 at 21:51

7.8/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Taste of Northumbria, Alnwick. Pours murky and fizzy yellow good with a massive white head. Lots of tropical fruit on the nose, maybe some pine too. Mostly juicy fruit and citrus. Taste is more of the same. Delicious murk. Sometimes I guess these are ok.
Tried from Can on 02 Aug 2022 at 19:53

6/10
can at neils... dark black... thin tan lacing.. soft ovaltine chocolate roast malts nose.. dark chocolate.. light blue cheese and just something off snout it
Tried from Can on 30 Jul 2022 at 19:42