Durham Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Bowburn,
Durham,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Durham Brewery
Associated Webshop: 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.
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
on 25 Aug 2025
at 20:36
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Left glass.
Spotty beige head ona still golden coloured body. Medium bodied with a cloying back. Pine, resinous, grapefruit & pithy tastes with a long bitter finish.
A bit muted but good.
Spotty beige head ona still golden coloured body. Medium bodied with a cloying back. Pine, resinous, grapefruit & pithy tastes with a long bitter finish.
A bit muted but good.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2025
at 20:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Durham Brewery. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of herbs, spice, zesty fruit, yeast. Taste is bready malt, herby, mint, spiced, yeasty, hay, with some currant fruity notes and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying herbal tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Durham Brewery
on 24 Aug 2025
at 19:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample at the Queen on cask.
Medium white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Queen Crafthouse
on 23 Aug 2025
at 09:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Third of a pint on cask at the Queen.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of chocolate
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of chocolate
Tried
from Cask
at
The Queen Crafthouse
on 21 Aug 2025
at 18:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of light hop. Taste is fruity, malt, grain, with tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying earthy bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
at
Darlington Snooker Club
on 17 Aug 2025
at 20:28
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Low Gluten. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of peach, citrus, hops. Taste is malt, grain, tangy, stone fruits, citrusy, with hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
at
Darlington Snooker Club
on 25 Jul 2025
at 16:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
19th July 2025
Panda thanks to Cloin. A long time since I have had a Durham brew! Near clear gold beer, small bubbly off white head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Buttery oaky tinged light malts, a thin creamy sweetness and a whisper of oak induced vanilla. Nice brandy soaked ripe fruits, touch of unsweet marmalade. Light finish. The barrelling has kinda overwhelmed the base tripel, not sure anyone would care. Nice brandy barrel brew!
Panda thanks to Cloin. A long time since I have had a Durham brew! Near clear gold beer, small bubbly off white head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Buttery oaky tinged light malts, a thin creamy sweetness and a whisper of oak induced vanilla. Nice brandy soaked ripe fruits, touch of unsweet marmalade. Light finish. The barrelling has kinda overwhelmed the base tripel, not sure anyone would care. Nice brandy barrel brew!
Tried
on 19 Jul 2025
at 14:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 15 Jul 2025
at 20:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 15 Jul 2025
at 20:01