Mordue Brewery

Client Brewer in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Blue Brewing Co.

Established in 1995

Closed in 2019

Contact
Unit G21 The Avenues Eleventh Ave, North Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0NJ, England
Description
Mordue Brewery built up a local strong and loyal customer base which saw demand require no less than 3 expansions of brewery, from the original West Chirton site to a huge brewery in the Tyne Tunnel estate. This new range of beers gained both local and national awards. Mordue ceased brewing on 6th June 2019 and subsequently the brew equipment was auctioned.

However later in 2019 the Mordue brand was relaunched by the Blue Brewing Co. a gypsy brewery which is owned by a group of North Easterners with a wide background of skills who came together, not only to keep the Mordue beers alive but also for their shared passion for Craft Beer.

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

Light brown colour with thin lacy head. Aroma and flavour have some toasted malts. Also some floral and fruity hop notes.

Tried on 19 Dec 2016 at 15:12


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Amberwith a thick creamy head and a light fizz. Great condition on this one. Sweet malt up front with a touch of toffee. A little mineral character but not enough to be distracting. Solid earthy bitterness and a touch of blackcurrant. Slight peppery tingle. Good balance, good flavour. Very nice bitter actually, but it’s not a Christmas beer.

Tried from Cask on 19 Dec 2016 at 14:09


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33cl bottle from Beer52.com. A glossy black pour with a tight beige head; aroma of raisin and chocoalte; rather thin in he mouth with a austere chocolate taste; and some dry coffee grounds to finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2016 at 13:17


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Wetherspoon Stansted. Chestnut coloured, thin offwhite lacings. Nose is caramel, nutty, slightly spicy. Flavour is caramel, nutty, light fruity, slightly bitter.

Tried from Cask on 12 Dec 2016 at 09:03


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

Half pint on tap at the Plough, Doncaster. Thick creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Lovely bitterness despite the 3.6% abv. Nicely done.

Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2016 at 04:51


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

33cl bottle from Beer52.com. Not quite an explosive opening, but producing a glass full of fratohy white head; after a while, and with lots of careful topping up, this revealed a hazy straw coloured body; and an aroma of damp straw; deeply bitter with some estery fruit - perhaps showing that pilsner isn’t a style that benefits from heavy hopping.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2016 at 13:17


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Fat Cat, Ipswich. Pours a hazy chestnut brown with a bubbly white head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, citrus fruit. Medium sweetness, heavier bitterness. Medium body, sticky texture. Finish is dry, with a slightly chalky feel, and lasting bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 31 Oct 2016 at 09:53


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask at cloisters. Pours clear golden, nose is grassy, floral, cheesy, toffee, taste is sweet, grassy, floral, bitter.

Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2016 at 12:39


5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at Nialls. Pours deep amber, nose is malty toffee, grainy, light fruit, taste is burnt toffee, herbal.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2016 at 02:29


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Crown Inn, Hebden Bridge. Clear golden with a hoppy character and a frothy head. Was less than expected with its tropical fruitiness given its name.

Tried from Cask on 21 Sep 2016 at 10:48