About
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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Garrold (11729) reviewed
McJuicy from S43 Brewery
4 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Tap. Tilt Brum. Murked up medium gold. Thin dense suds. Nose has jellied fruit. Milky oats. Pulped orange. Pretty yeasty. Taste is full on sweet with a flicker of citrus bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Light bitter finish. Ok. It’s served way too warm though this one.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jul 2022 at 14:39
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Imperial Coconut Snowball Pastry Stout from S43 Brewery
4 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured a dark brown to black with a light brown creamy head. Aroma is dark fruits, roasted malts, coconut, cacao nibs. Taste is sticky dark fruits, marshmallow, coconut, vanilla, roasted malts, smores.
Tried on 30 Jun 2022 at 19:13
SHIG (14422) reviewed
DCLXVI from S43 Brewery
4 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured a black with a bubble head. Aroma is smokey, roasted malts, chocolate, oaky, woods. Taste is licorice, dark fruits, roasted malts, alcohol boosty, chocolate, woodsy.
Tried on 27 Jun 2022 at 19:23
wyzzywyz22 (6250) ticked
The Big Show from S43 Brewery
4 years ago
7/10
Tried on 27 Jun 2022 at 09:50
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Sentient Robot Cars from S43 Brewery
4 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured a murky peach orange with a white head. Aroma is fruity, citrus, guava, lychee, salty, zesty. Taste is blast of guava, citrus, zesty lemon, salty, grain, metallic but not in a harsh way.
Tried on 26 Jun 2022 at 20:13
eurosoba (19741) ticked
Aliens Exist from S43 Brewery
4 years ago
Tried on 26 Jun 2022 at 12:12
Tommann (7797) reviewed
The Big Show from S43 Brewery
4 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is liquorice and chocolate cherry cake. Taste has sweet cherry throughout with some liquorice and chocolate cake on the finish.
Tried from Can on 25 Jun 2022 at 20:42
wyzzywyz22 (6250) ticked
Taika from S43 Brewery
4 years ago
7/10
Tried on 24 Jun 2022 at 13:35
fonefan (86114) ticked
Aliens Exist from S43 Brewery
4 years ago
7/10
Tried on 21 Jun 2022 at 11:14
Marko (24112) reviewed
Aliens Exist from S43 Brewery
4 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at Lock, Hop & Barrel, Söderköping. Murky orange body. Enormous aroma, citrus, peach going a bit tropical and big pine heading towards dank. Full really. Medium, soft, juicy, piney juicy, tangerine, and then hop burn in the finish, getting hefty. Damn. Pulled it out of 3.9/4 range for me in the end.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jun 2022 at 11:13