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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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gravicask, 4.3 % abv, half-pint, shared with Finn. Clear late straw coloured body, bubbles on the surface, poor lacing. hints of pineapple and bread-like malts on the nose. Blended taste of fruity hops, including pineapple and peaches, hints of grainy malts. Fair bitter fruity ending. Likeable.

Second session, 44th Liverpool Beer Festival, Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt

Tried on 14 Feb 2025 at 11:30


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

Half cask at The Fat Cat. Cloudy golden pour, silky white head, solid lacing. Fruity aroma, citrus and pears. Taste is fruity, pears, melon, orange with a creamy consistency. Really well rounded ale.

Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2025 at 12:51


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

Friday afternoon, 17th January 2025. Hand-pulled half-pint in the Boat House, Skipton. Myself, Margie, Bertie, Ant and Maureen on a crawl. Black with a tanned head. Fairly viscous with a distinct Rum and Raisin like aroma and taste, pretty sweet throughout, I enjoyed it, but a half was just about the right amount.

Tried from Cask at Boat House on 17 Jan 2025 at 14:00


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

Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Gluten Reduced. Pale golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of citrus, hops. Taste is malt, grain, biscuit, tangy, with citric hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Cask at Darlington Snooker Club on 15 Jan 2025 at 20:25


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo via danlo, cheers! Aroma of herbal, nettles, citrus and malty. Taste is floral, herbal and peppery. Minimal carbonation. Nice.

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:36


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Cask at Chapel, Middlesbrough. Gluten Reduced. Golden amber colour white foam head and aroma of tropical, & citrusy hops. Taste is malt, grain, biscuit with juicy fruits, citrus and hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Cask on 10 Jan 2025 at 17:00


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

Cask at Tipsy Turtle, Stockton. Black colour, beige foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of chocolate, roast malt, rum & raisin notes. Taste is sweet, roasty, dark chocolate, rum & raisins, vanilla, with ashy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasty chocolatey bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jan 2025 at 16:05


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

Cask thx to Giongi

Tried from Cask on 06 Jan 2025 at 16:56


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

Cask at Golden Smog, Stockton. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, grain, hops. Taste is sweetish, malty, grainy, biscuit with citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask at Golden Smog on 02 Jan 2025 at 15:12


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. New brewery for me. Clear ruby-brown colour with small off-white head. Bready malt aroma with caramel, fruit and spice. Lovely balance to the flavour with malt, nuts, chocolate, fruit, spice and a grassy bitterness. Medium bodied, fairly soft carbonation for the style. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:02