Durham Brewery

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

Established in 1994

Contact
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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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light citrus, grassy hops. Taste is malt, caramel, faint citrus, biscuity. A traditional IPA! Sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2021 at 15:16


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

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - black and mat. Beige to fawn head. Nose - figs and dates, wood, toffee, banana, booze and chocolate (because I'm looking for it). Taste - more dried fruit, booze, banana, chocolate and wood. Palate - medium to full bodied with a rich middle and finish. Overall - very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2021 at 15:08


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours clear dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of chocolate, leather, red wine. Taste is quite thin, wine again, faint chocolate, wood. Thin finish.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2021 at 15:04


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - cloudy orange to brown. White head. Nose - orange, banana, brown sugar and sweet spice. Taste - lightly vinous, wood spice and banana and brown sugar. Palate - medium bodied, tangy and sweet middle and finish. Overall - a bit sweet for the style but good.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2021 at 14:01


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at ash's. Pours golden amber, nose is caramel, toffee, floral, berries, vanilla, taste is citrus, candi sugar, juicy berry, oak. --- Beer merged from original tick of Bedes Rioja 2021 on 13 Dec 2021 at 13:59 - Score: 7

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2021 at 13:59


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours just-clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of red wine, spice, yeast esters. Taste is red wine, wood, spice. Slightly boozy finish with cherry and almond.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2021 at 13:54


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Growler fill thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - yellow and lightly hazy. Thin off-white head. Nose - honey, sweet malt and lemon curd. Taste - lemon curd, canned peach and orange zest. Palate - close to medium bodied, zesty finish. Overall - nice.

Tried from Growler on 13 Dec 2021 at 13:11


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Growler at ash's. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, caramel, citrus, taste is sweet, juicy fruit, toffee, crisp finish.

Tried from Growler on 13 Dec 2021 at 13:11


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

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - yellow with a light haze and a decent off-white head. Nose - light orange and biscuit. Taste - orange, zest and biscuit. Palate - light bodied, tangy bitter middle and finish. Overall - a bit traditional in style but not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2021 at 13:04


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

Bottle at ash's. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, floral, lychee, taste is bitter, floral, toffee.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2021 at 13:02