Durham Brewery

Microbrewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Durham Brewery
Associated Webshop: 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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6.9/10 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

6.9/10 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

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Delt med Rune. Mørk stråfarget.. Klar. Filmskum med litt farge. Forsiktig karamellaroma. Smaken kjeks & karamell. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.
Tried on 19 Mar 2024 at 15:55

7.5/10
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Tried from Cask on 16 Mar 2024 at 19:37

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2024 at 23:04

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Kirkham Bierhaus, Kirkham. Slightly hazed light golden colour with a creamy-frothy head. Easy light session with hints of fruit behind a hoppy character.
Tried from Cask on 05 Mar 2024 at 07:32

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Blue Blazer. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Strong aromas of citrus hop and peach. Taste is more of the same. Light bitter finish. Nice pint.
Tried from Cask on 03 Mar 2024 at 10:46

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Pint Pot, Rochdale. Slightly lighter golden with a thick creamy-frothy head. Easy session ale, clearly a lower strength but not feeling thin. Hoppy in both aroma and taste.
Tried from Cask on 24 Feb 2024 at 07:31

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Red Lion - Wheelton. Light malt, herbal, buttery & stone fruit tastes with a tangy citrus finish. Nice one.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2024 at 11:33

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at Petersgate Tap, Stockport. Pours almost black with a medium sized foamy head and good lacing. There’s honey and roast malts in the aroma. Pretty much the same combination in the mouth plus hints of liquorice. Later on quite a mix of traces come through – dandelion & butdock, cola, ginger and vanilla. Finish is creamy and slightly sweet. This is very pleasant indeed.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jan 2024 at 23:25