Black Storm Brewery

Microbrewery in North Shields, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2017

Contact
Unit 31 Royal Quays Outlet Shopping Centre, Coble Dene, North Shields, NE29 6DW, England
Subsidiaries
Black Storm Brewery owns 1 brewery:
Description
Black Storm, where passion and artistry meet to create unforgettable craft beer experiences. Our journey kicked off with late-night brewing sessions and hard work to meet our dream of delivering the finest, premium craft beers that will captivate your taste buds and elevate your beer-drinking experience, all crafted and brewed in the North east of England.

Black Storm started in late 2017. The beers were initially contract brewed at Hadrian Border Brewery. In Spring 2019 the former site of Blackhill Brewery was purchased located at Unit 14 Stella Gill Industrial Estate, Pelton Fell and started brewing at it. Relocated in early 2022 to their current site. During Spring 2023 new management took over the brewey and started activities as Black Storm Beers. Same beers, same brewers, NEW management

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma of piney, malty, orange and citrus. A drying, bitter finish. Slightly watery. Not bad.
Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 11:05

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma is fruity, tropical fruit, stone fruit, light syrup and a hint of banana. Smooth finish, minimal carbonation. Not bad.
Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 11:05

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma is coffee, vanilla and dark fruits. Taste is coffee, chocolate with hint of bourbon biscuit. Not bad.
Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 11:05

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
440ml can. Clear light amber with small off-white head. Grapefruit and malt aroma with lighter notes of citrus peel, toffee, dust. Taste is bitter, reasonable fruitiness with a citrus tangy edge, quite malt driven. Slightly above light bodied but has a nice resinous slickness by the end. Its decent enough.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:06

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from lowcostbeer.com, 1 month in date. Hazy orange-gold with nice looking small white head. Aroma of sour fruit, citrus zest and the Vienna malt comes through; not sure about this. Needn't have worried its fairly tasty. Tartness is there with lemon and tropical notes, a touch malty and dry in the finish. There is a possibility there was a slight bacterial infection in the mix as I recall similar sour characteristics in another beer that was virtually undrinkable. In this case its far more muted and arguably character inducing. However apart from the sourness, fruity element and interesting malt there is a lack of hop complexity you would expect in a modern IPA. A bit disappointing, a below average IPA but an ok beer.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:06

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from lowcostbeer, canned Sep-21, BBE Sep-22, consumed Mar-22. Dark brown pour with moderate sized beige head. Blackcurrant on the nose with roasted malts, liquorice, jam, nuts. Taste is nice a fruity with the blackcurrant, slightly jammy, liquorice, roast, tasty cough sweet feel to it. Modest bitterness in the finish. Near medium bodied, carbonation moves flavour well around palate. Tasty fruit stout.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:02

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
Can from lowcostbeer, canned Sep-21, BBE Sep-22, consumed Mar-22. Light hazy gold with small white head. Quite an intense pot pourri aroma with hints of lime and spice; not sure I like it. Taste has been infused with something other than hops but I cant quite put my finger on it. Very soapy and artificial although a softer fruity finish. This combined with a refreshing body and carbonation saves it from being a disaster. Not good as a beer but understand originally was brewed for a good cause.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:02

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from lowcostbeer, no dates showing but all the other Black Storm offerings have been in date. Cloudy yellow-gold with moderate sized white head. Aroma is a little subtle but has a citrus, stone fruit, dank piss hops. Taste is very pine noted with some softer citrus juice notes underneath, dry pine needle finish. Medium bodied, nice soft mouthfeel. Its ok.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:02

7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from lowcostbeer, canned Aug-21, BBE May-22, consumed Mar-22. Light hazy gold with moderate white head with excellent retention and lacing. Aroma of funk, peach, floral notes. Taste has a fruity stone fruit vibe, orange pith, malt, pine, spice tingle, long moderate bitterness running though. Medium bodied, soft mouthfeel. Like a lot of Kveik IPAs, I'm a little apprehensive at first but end up enjoying it. This is a good example. Nicely fruity with decent hopping.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:02

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from lowcostbeer, BBE Jul-22, consumed Mar-22. Pours a clear orange-gold with moderatre sized white head, plenty of lacing. Aroma of grapefruit, malts, orange peel, light floral notes. Taste of white bread, grapefruit, zest, candied fruit, modest dry-bitterness in the finish. Light to medium bodied, fairly slick. Fairly simple but quite tasty.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:02