About
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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allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Spiralling Mind from Bear Claw
9 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from the Beerhive. Pours hazy to murky gold with a massive white head. Seems a bit over-carbonated. Aromas of light yeast esters and grapefruit. Taste is more grapefruit, light sweet malt, peppery. Prickly carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2017 at 09:28
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Pooka from Bear Claw
9 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Cornelius. Pours opaque dark brown with a thin tan head. Strong chocolate aromas, blackcurrant, light roast. Taste is more dark chocolate, blackcurrant, coffee. Rich, smooth. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2017 at 08:21
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Pooka from Bear Claw
9 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the bow bar.. Black.. Small tan head.. Soft sweet chocolate roast malts nose.. Light bitter chocolate roast malts.. Soft roast
Tried from Cask on 10 Jun 2017 at 16:31
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Wickety from Bear Claw
9 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the bow bar.. Dark black. M thin tan lacing.. Soft dry chocolate roast malts nose.. Soft dusty chocolate roast malts.. Tiny sourish edge.. Dusty finish
Tried from Cask on 10 Jun 2017 at 16:31
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Enkel from Bear Claw
9 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg at the bow bar... Hazy amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft sherbert orange fruits nose.. Soft sweet yeasty fruit.. Light vegative tones
Tried on 10 Jun 2017 at 16:30
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Enkel from Bear Claw
9 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Cornelius. 6.0%. Pours pale yellow gold with a light haze and a thick white head. Bread, lemon and yeast esters on the nose. Faint white pepper. Taste is a little thin, faint coriander seed, light sweet bread. Thin finish.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2017 at 12:58
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Spiralling Mind from Bear Claw
9 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the bow bar... Hazy amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft dry fruit nose.. Peppery fruit.. Lught bitter.. Big peel fruit
Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2017 at 10:39
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Tripel from Bear Claw
9 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Keg at the bow bar... Golden yellow.. Thin white lacing.. Soft peach.. Light bready bitter fruits nose... Long bitter yeasty fruit.. Light herbal.. Light candi sugers... Oddly raw alcohol and a little sake like.. But waybto bitter for me
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2017 at 10:38
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Gyle 260 from Bear Claw
9 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle at home ...hazy amber ... thin white lacing ... soft herbal ... tiny tinge sour orange ... long barn yard funk fruit ... light funky orange
Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2017 at 13:47
Stuu (35163) reviewed
Yeti from Bear Claw
9 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours golden, nose is orange, caramel, bready, light spices, taste is juicy citrus, dry, chewy, sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2017 at 11:03