Donzoko Brewing
Microbrewery in Ouseburn, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴
Contact
Stepney Bank, Ouseburn, NE1 2NP, England
Description
German Inspired modern beer from the heart of the North-East. Formerly based in Scotland.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at That Beer Place, Chester. Pours almost black with minimal tan head, good lacing and medium carbonation. The aroma has malts and liquorice with hints of honey as well. In the mouth it is sweet and fruity with raspberries, malts and hints of hops. Figs and liquorice come through later as well. Fruitiness lasts into the finish. This is decent – though I would never have guessed it was meant to be a lager !
Tried
from Draft
at
That Beer Place (Foregate St)
on 13 Mar 2025
at 00:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml can. Almost black with a small tan head. Aroma of coffee, tonka, chocolate, vanilla,. Taste is rich, sweet, tonka, chocolate, vanilla, plenty of coffee leading to a bitter finish after the initially sweet start, light boozy warmth. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2025
at 23:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A mostly clear yellow straw coloured pour with a fluffy white head. Aroma is Aroma is greasy grains, green wheat, dusty grains, light lemon. Flavour is composed of green grains, wheat, earthy citrus, firm bitterness. rustic grains. Palate is super crisp, highish airy carbonation. Not bad. Crispy boi.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Feb 2025
at 22:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Nose is kiwifruit & pear drops. Quite herby flavours, splosh more kiwifruit & pear drops. Herby bitter affair with an underlying sweetness
Tried
from Draft
at
Rusty Bucket - Eltham
on 14 Feb 2025
at 21:08
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A jet black coloured pour with a lasting khaki head. Aroma is big spicy bourbon, coffee, vanilla, spicy alcohol, oily. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, oily, coffee bean, creme caramel, light roast, spicy coffee. Palate is medium sweet, oily, mellow carbonation. Nice. coffee pasty action.
Tried
from Can
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate)
on 08 Feb 2025
at 00:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from HOTM. An attractive bright golden coloured pour with a well proportioned foamy head that lasts. Aroma is rustic grains, floury bread, leafy grass, wet hops, Green hops. lager notes on the nose as well. Flavour is composed of semi crisp earthy cereals, assertive grassy bitterness, tea leaves, wet grass, Palate is crisp and chuggable, moderate fine carbonation. Lingering harsh bitterness.
Tried
from Can
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate)
on 03 Feb 2025
at 22:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330ml can. Mostly clear golden, white head. Aroma of citrus, lemon, mandarin, pale malts. Taste leads with sweet citrus, lemon, mandarin, pale malts, the "gentle bitterness" never really comes so although nice I think it'd be too sweet to session the stuff. Decent body for AF.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2025
at 23:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, coffee, cream, taste is similar.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2025
at 16:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 10
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml can bought as part of a delivery from Fuss Club. Drunk at home. Light, clear lager gold with a big white head. Looks nice. Floral and grainy smell. Limes, sake, gardenia. There’s a bitterness to the taste that asserts itself almost immediately. A honeyed sweetness hides nicely between the layers, but it’s a fairly bitter beer overall. Long finish, slightly astringency. Medium body and carbonation. Surprised at how goos this is.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2025
at 19:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml can. Clear golden, white head. Aroma of pale malts, mild citrus. Taste of pale malts, grains, mild citrus and grassy hops, light herbal, light-moderate dry bitterness. Medium bodied. Really nice refreshing lager.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jan 2025
at 22:16