About
Box Social Brewing was established in 2015 by father and son duo Steve and Ross Holland. The brewery's aim is to create new and exciting beers to get people talking to each other and question their perception of beer.
After a long time working out of Steve's garage, brewing beer really just for ourselves, we decided to take the plunge and set up shop in a small industrial estate in Newburn on a 6 Barrel kit. We built a small tasting room on site so people could come and taste the freshest beer possible and began working on our beer range. Four years later, we were selling out of beer faster than we could make it and decided we had to take the next step.
We moved into our new 15 Barrel brewery in February 2019. This has allowed us to create not only better beer, but more of it!
After a long time working out of Steve's garage, brewing beer really just for ourselves, we decided to take the plunge and set up shop in a small industrial estate in Newburn on a 6 Barrel kit. We built a small tasting room on site so people could come and taste the freshest beer possible and began working on our beer range. Four years later, we were selling out of beer faster than we could make it and decided we had to take the next step.
We moved into our new 15 Barrel brewery in February 2019. This has allowed us to create not only better beer, but more of it!
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Quakerhouse, Darlington. Hazy gold colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, zesty citrus hop. Taste is sweetish, malt caramel, fruity, pine and spicy citrus grapefruit, flowery hoppy with light bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, drying finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2018
at 16:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at six degrees north Edinburgh. Pours hazy orange, nose is passionfruit, pineapple, cream, taste is juicy fruit, creamy, dry toffee.
Tried
on 04 May 2018
at 17:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
26/4/2018. Tap at the Hop & Cleaver, Newcastle. Pours hazy pale amber with a lasting creamy just off-white head. Aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, malt, hop, hint of berries and pine, flowers and caramel. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2018
at 20:25
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
23/4/2018. Cask at The Box Social, Newcastle. Pours thick dark brown with a deep beige head. Aroma of vanilla, chocolate, malt, lactose, marshmallow, coffee and just a hint of liquorice. Quite heavy sweetness (which worked well), light roasted bitterness. Full bodied, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Sweet, chocolate marshmallow finish. Very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2018
at 17:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried at Box Social, Newcastle. Cloudy orange colour with s thick white head. Aroma tropical and passion fruit. Taste mid sweet. Rich smooth body.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2018
at 08:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried at Box Social, Newcastle. Golden colour with a white head. Light berry fruit aroma and taste. Medium body. Easy drinking.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2018
at 06:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried at Box social Newcastle. Black colour with a thin tan head. aroma citrus and liquorice. Taste light fruity sweet. Medium body.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2018
at 12:09
8/10
Tried
on 13 Apr 2018
at 16:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask @ North Bar, Leeds. Cloudy yellow with a thin head. It has a light fruitiness with a thinnish texture. It does feel weak in its taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Apr 2018
at 23:39
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Keg @ North Bar, Leeds. Black with a creamy head. It has dark malts with a spiciness that's underwhelming, but does provide some activity in the palate.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2018
at 15:24