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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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at ORB, Darlington. Gluten Free recipe. Murky orangey gold colour, white foam head and aroma of fruits, hop, yeasty. Taste is sweet, malt, oats, caramel, fruity, citrusy, pine hint, mellow, with flowery hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying sweet hoppy finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Cask on 26 May 2024 at 17:22


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

Cask at Darlington Snooker Club Beer Festival 2024. Clear pale golden colour, white foam head and aroma of citrus, fruits, hops. Taste is pale malt, grain, fruity, passionfruit hint, grapefruity, with hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry citric hop bitterness. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 11 May 2024 at 13:57


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Tipsy Turtle, Stockton. Black brown colour with reddish tinge, thin beige foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, chocolate, orange citrus hint. Taste is malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, with some orangey citrus and ashy earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roast bitter finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Cask on 29 Apr 2024 at 12:01


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

Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light spice and herbs. Taste is more of the same. Something doughy. Light sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2024 at 15:36


7.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Hand pump. Light hazy amber, off white lacing cream. Cracker, light grass, stonefruit, chewy, mellow,

Tried on 18 Apr 2024 at 18:12


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

Cask at the Bow Bar. Pours dark brown with a thin beige head. Nutty chocolate aromas, light sweet taste. Chocolate linger. OK.

Tried from Cask on 13 Apr 2024 at 09:49


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Tried on 12 Apr 2024 at 21:51


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half-pint, cask ale at Wobbly Duck, shared with Finn. Next-to clear amber body, dissipating white head, upper part lacing on the glass. Inviting on the nose with dusty hops and mid-sweet malts. Fine blended taste of caramel malts, earth, and leafy hops. Drying close, bittersweet. Medium bodied. Nice. (Newcastle upon Tyne, 19.03.2024).

Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2024 at 08:41


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at The Smithfield, Derby, Monday 1st April 2024 in the company of Dad and Pauline. Pours straw coloured excellent clarity with a white head. Lovely bitterness, steady but not too harsh, soft mouthfeel, a little citrussy.

Tried from Cask on 01 Apr 2024 at 14:16


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 20th March 2024. Clear golden amber with shallow white foam and full lacing. Fruity aroma. A little leafy hop in-mouth, and a peppery finish overlaid by citrus curd. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2024 at 17:32