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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7.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can shard at Ganz, courtesy of Zozo. Pours black with a lacing brown head. Nose is dark chocolate, coffee, light dried fruits, earthy notes and some vanilla. Taste is moderately sweet malty, a tad boozy with a hint of vanilla and chocolate and moderately bitter notes of dark chocolate and coffee. Closes with a chocolate and vanilla finish, has a thin body and average carbonation. With a bigger body it could've been even better.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:58


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

500ml can. Clear golden, white head. Aroma of piney resin, citrus peel. Taste is very resinous, piney, citrus peel, caramel, marmalade, lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied. Very nice, drinks more like a pale ale than an IPA, which isn't a bad thing but one might expect a little more punchiness from it.

Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2025 at 22:40


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

440ml can. Hazed golden, white head. Aroma of citrus, clove, coriander, light banana. Taste is very herbal, spicy yeast esters, lots of clove and coriander, citrus, lemon, banana notes on the lighter side for the style coming through more as it warms, bready wheaty malts, dry bitter finish. Medium body.

Tried from Can from Raynville Superstore on 14 Mar 2025 at 18:26


7
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
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
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
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
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

gave a cheers!

7.5
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
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