Durham Brewery

Microbrewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Durham Brewery

Established in 1994

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Unit 6a, Bowburn North Industrial Estate, Bowburn, DH6 5PF, England
Description
The brewery was set up by former music teachers Steve and Christine Gibbs in 1994. The Durham Brewery produces a wide range of cask and bottle-conditioned ales. The brewery has a ten barrel plant but with a 20 barrel mash tun for the stronger ales, four 10-barrel fermenters and various conditioning tanks for bottled beer with a warm room for bottle conditioning. All production is onsite, including bottling, and it is company policy that there be no filtration and no pasteurisation. The brewery motto is “Perfected”. Despite all our years, this family owned brewery is still small, preferring to concentrate on perfecting beers rather than manufacturing volume.

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Petersgate Tap, Stockport. Pours black with tan foam. Aroma: roast malt, raspberries. Taste: moderate+ sweet, roast, berries, some chocolate. Dry berries on the palate, slightly synthetic. Medium body with foamy carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 24 Sep 2024 at 20:32


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Bath Hotel, Sheffield. Pours clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of grapefruit and light spice, faint malt. Taste is light tropical fruit. Light bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 22 Sep 2024 at 09:08


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Clear golden colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical passion fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is malt, biscuit, with passionfruit, grapefruit, with citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2024 at 16:43


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Clear golden colour, thin white foam head and aroma of fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is sweetish, malt, caramel, with fruity hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2024 at 16:42


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tight white head on an unclear golden coloured body. Ginger & spiced aroma. Honey, banana, lactose, yeast & peppery tastes.

Tried on 15 Sep 2024 at 14:28


7

cask at the bow bar ...golden ...thin white lacing ..soft dry sweet caramel toffee fruit nose .. soft Caramel toffee malts

Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2024 at 05:05


8

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2024 at 19:26


8

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2024 at 20:04


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Blue Blazer. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of cereal grains, malt and citrus. Taste is brown bread and marmalade. Light bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2024 at 10:43


7

Tried on 23 Aug 2024 at 22:25