Bear Claw

Microbrewery in Spittal, Northumberland, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Contact
Unit 3, Meantime Works, North Greenwich Road, Spittal, TD15 1RG, England
Description
Bear Claw is a small brewery in Berwick-upon-Tweed that focuses on fermentation in oak.

All our beers are fermented in ex-wine barrels.

We barrel-age some of our beers, but our main vibe is the use of oak barrels as a standard fermentation vessel. All of our pale ales, IPAs, stouts, saisons etc are served mild after around 4-6 weeks conditioning.

We rarely bottle or can our beers, mostly they're served draught in the brewery on our open days.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at appellation... Hazy amber... Thin white lacing.. Soft dry fruit nose.. Long dry grain fruit
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2018 at 09:39

6/10
Tried from Cask on 20 Jan 2018 at 12:56

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at appellation. Pours hazy golden peach, nose is zingy, citrus, light funk, taste is sweet toffee, light lemon, dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2018 at 03:06

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Green Shop, Berwick upon Tweed. Appearance -yellow brown with a generous lacy head. Nose - lemon zest. Bread. Taste - lemon bread and butter pudding. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture. Dry finish. Overall - ok.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2018 at 06:32

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours murky yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of light lemon and faint malt. Taste is light sweet, more lemon. Bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2018 at 06:32

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from the Green Shop in Berwick upon Tweed. Appearance - deep brown to black with a thin fawn head. Nose - creamy chocolate with brown sugar. Light molasses. Taste - burnt bread and smoke. Chocolate but dark and dry this time. Palate - medium bodied with a crunchy texture. The finish is dry and crunchy too. Overall - good stout. Nose better than taste.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2017 at 15:34

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
4.2 cask at the bow bar... Hazy amber.. Thin white lacing...Zezty lime passion fruit nose.. Juicy lime.. Sweet floral passion fruit
Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2017 at 12:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
7.4 Keg at the bow bar.. Light hazy amber.. Thinest white lacing.. Soft floral fruit nose.. Salty zezty lime fruit.. Light sharp salty fruits
Tried on 02 Aug 2017 at 12:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
8abv keg at the bow bar... Murky amber.. Thin white lacing... Dry fruits y.. Lught dry passion fruit.. Light bitter... Little orange
Tried on 02 Aug 2017 at 12:23

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours golden, nose is bubblegum, lemon, floral, grassy, taste is sweet, dry toffee, lemon, light spices.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2017 at 11:29