Northern Alchemy
Microbrewery
in Newcastle upon Tyne,
Tyne & Wear,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Old Coal Yard
Established in 2014
Contact
The Old Coal Yard, Elizabeth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1JS, England
Description
All Northern Alchemy beers are entirely natural products. Unfined (no ‘finings’ made from fish swim bladders and therefore suitable for vegans) & unfiltered. This means all of the flavours deliberately chosen for the beers are exactly what the customer should taste. Most of our beers will have a natural haze to them because we don’t subject our beers to these extra processes, in our opinion it’s how beer should be.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from NE Brews. Hazy amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty and citrus bittersweet. Dry tea finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2021
at 20:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - almost jet black. Tan head. Nose - dark chocolate dominated by mint. Taste - it's all mint and dark chocolate again. Not really getting anything from the malts. Palate - medium bodied. Creamy sweetness that is cleansed somewhat by the freshness of the mint. Overall - a bit one dimensonal but pleasant.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2021
at 22:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Rook & Gaskill (JDW), York, March 2020. Hazy gold in colour, with a thin, white, head. Mango and pineapple fruits, grassy hops, a whiff of pine, light malts leading to a dry, lingering finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jul 2020
at 12:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Rook & Gaskill (JDW), York, March 2020. Near black in colour, with a thin, beige, head. Deep plain chocolate notes, rich toasty malts, a hint of leafy hop, leading to a dryish finish with subtle mint notes. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jul 2020
at 12:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 8th February 2020. Impenetrably black with tan foam and full lacing. Coffee roast malt aroma. Spicy malts in-mouth and a vigorous roasty malt finish. Zingy mouthfeel and a medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2020
at 23:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at the Leicester beer festival 2020. Cloudy pale yellow golden colour with a slim white head. Aroma and taste have fresh citrus and tropical passion fruit. Taste tart. Crisp body.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2020
at 19:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the hanging bat. Pours muddy brown, nose is roasted, cheesy, citrus, taste is similar, sweet.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2020
at 08:05
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2020
at 18:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
[Cask at Tap East, Stratford.] A murky chestnut brown pour with a ring of cream head; oddly vegetal aroma which is a bit of a put off; lots of bittersweet orange taste though; and a sharply citrus finish. Interesting.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2020
at 14:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
17/01/2020. KeyKeg at the 11th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Pours murky mid to dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of hops, malt, citrus, chocolate, earthy, fruity orange. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Nice, increasing bitterness to finish.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2020
at 19:25