S43 Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Durham,
Durham,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Toronto Lodge (Sonnet 43)
Established in 2012
Closed in 2022
Contact
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.
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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can from S43. Hazy orange gold colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruits, orange citrus, hops. Taste is sweet, malt, grains, juicy fruits, passionfruit, orange, citrusy, zesty, with resiny hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, fruity hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2023
at 18:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can from S43. Yellow gold colour, foamy white head and aroma of grains, citric fruity. Taste is sweetish, malt, grain, fruity, with lime & salt notes, and citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry citric salty bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2023
at 18:47
7/10
Keg at wee vault... Golden thin white lacing.. Soft dry peach fruit nose.. Herbal yeasty fruit .. Light banana fruit
Tried
on 19 Jul 2023
at 09:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can from S43. Hazy orange gold colour, foamy white head and aroma of tropical mango, fruity orange citrus, juicy hops. Taste is sweet, malt, caramel, oats, lactose, tropical notes, pineapple, juicy citrus, orange, grapefruit, pine, and hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, mellow hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2023
at 16:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Svart med lys brunt skum. Lukter søt lakris og fløte. Fyldig. Smaker noe salt lakris, mørk sjokolade og vanilje. Middels lang.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2023
at 22:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
440ml can from S43. Golden colour, white foamy head leaving lacing and aroma of tropical fruits, mango, peach, citrusy hops. Taste is malt, caramel, oats, with juicy fruits, passionfruit, melon, peach, vanilla and citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying fruity hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2023
at 18:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg draught at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Tawny brown and opaque with an uneven beige head. Big gummy, malty aroma with sticky stone and tropical fruit notes with big chewy caramel. Sweet taste, loads more caramel here. Booze not very well hidden. Some hoppy notes at the finish. Body is a little watery but the carbonation is through the roof. This is a special concoction. Maybe a little homebrew-y but it ticks all my bock boxes.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2023
at 19:13
6.5/10
Tried
on 11 Jun 2023
at 18:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can from S43. Pinkish gold colour, white foam head and aroma of berries, fruity, strawberry, vanilla. Taste is sweet, fruity, strawberry, raspberry, vanilla and sour, citric rind, salty. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, lingering berry & sour finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2023
at 20:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can@SBWF2022. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, nectary and some mild sweet malty tones. Flavour is fruity, floral, nectary some zrsty, wooden and mild herbal tones. Sweet, and a quite nice IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2023
at 11:53