Donzoko Brewing

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

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Stepney Bank, Ouseburn, NE1 2NP, England
Description
German Inspired modern beer from the heart of the North-East. Formerly based in Scotland.

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of peach and papery malt. Flavour of orange and grapefruit. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. More pithy than most east coast style beers I’ve tried. I liked it.
Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2023 at 21:59

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A mostly clear pale gold yellow coloured pour with a fine white head that fades to thin layer. Aroma is spicy phenols, clove, bready grains, pinch of salt, lemon twist Flavour is composed of thin dry grains, cracker, chalk, spicy clove, going into faint banana, spicy dry finish. Palate is crisp anmd dry, light tangy finish. fine carbonation.
Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2023 at 21:15

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 8
keg at the bow bar... dark black... no head... dry chocolate Roast malts nose.... over fizzy.. dry chocolate Roast malts
Tried on 19 Jun 2023 at 19:39

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A mostly clear pale yellow straw coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Atoma is nice leafy, grassy hop, straw herbal notes, clean lager notes. Flavour is composed of layered ruatic pale malts, pils, straw, hay, grass, leafy hop, assertive grassy hop bitterness, light crisp finish. Palate is light sweetness, crisp finsh, fine carbonation. Nice cllean lager with rustic edges. Very crushable.
Tried from Can on 18 Jun 2023 at 19:09

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can at home. Pours hazy yellow, nose is lemon, floral, taste is zesty, sweet, floral.
Tried from Can on 17 Jun 2023 at 08:14

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at MSBH. It pours murky pale gold - beige with a medium fluffy white. The aroma is fresh, juicy, fragrant, floral, bubblegum, guava, watermelon, lychee, touch green, grassy and Turkish delight. The taste is crisp, dry, lightly tart, pithy, lychee, guava, watermelon, grapefruit, pithy lime, elderflower, some biscuity malt, cracker and minerality with a dry finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Super fun stuff. Moreish.
Tried on 15 Jun 2023 at 16:23

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at MSBH. It pours crystal clear golden with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is fresh herbal, sage, green, lemony zing, grapefruit, kumquat, blood orange, marmalade and bread. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy, bit green, weedy, grassy, herbal, savoury vibes, woody, sappy, verbena, stone fruit, yellow plum, grapefruit, pomelo, touch of tannin, spice and some biscuity malt with a dry finish. Average body and fine, prickly carbonation. Quite an interesting hop for a pils. Fun.
Tried on 15 Jun 2023 at 16:05

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
7th June 2023
Can. A mild to medium haze on this yellow beer, tiny white head. Palate is light and fairly dry, decent fine carbonation. Thin malts, what there is is quite sweet. Floral sweetness along with a backdrop of rice sweetness. The elderflower and quince is a nice idea, it's more obviously elderflower but the quince does support and provide contrast. The big issue here, is not that this tastes nothing like a lager but something is off. On both nose and tongue there is an off flavour which seems to be some elderflower gone wonky to me. Thin dry finish. Fundamentally a nice beer but that off note takes it down quite a few notches. Half a can and I was done.
Tried from Can on 07 Jun 2023 at 18:37

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Raynville Superstore. It pours lightly hazy pale yellow - blonde with a small, fluffy white head. The aroma is sweetish, soft banana, banana split, gooseberry crumble, doughy wheat bread.ans a touch of citrus. The taste is dryish, crisp snap at the beginning, bitter - sweet, banana vibes, banana split, doughy wheat bread, fairly mellow, touch of spice, clove rock and a touch of gooseberry with a dryish finish. Average body and fine, prickly carbonation. Not sure the nelson hops are bring a lot to the party - a touch of gooseberry perhaps. Fair, but a bit underwhelming for donnyZ.
Tried from Can on 07 Jun 2023 at 17:05

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can in the garden with barbecue, 3rd June 2023. Pours fairly clear for the style, big head though. Aroma is citrus, yeast and light wheat, taste is refreshing, light lemon, yeast, maybe some spice and banana, hoped for more
Tried from Can on 04 Jun 2023 at 08:08