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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.
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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is nose is roasted, coffee, liquorice, taste is sweet toffee, liquorice, light chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2017
at 06:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours golden orange, nose is toffee, light orange, yeasty, taste is juicy orange, grapefruit, dry, little herbal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2017
at 06:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours golden orange, nose is piney, grapefruit, taste is juicy mango, citrus, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2017
at 11:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours pale orange, nose is bready, yeasty, citrus, taste is sweet, zesty fruit, bread.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2017
at 09:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at appellation. Pours golden orange, nose is floral, grainy, taste is fizzy, biscuity, light fruit
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 08:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - hazy golden with a thin but nice lacy head. Nose - sultanas with other dried fruits, maybe lemon or orange. Bread. Taste - bread and butter pudding, tangy dried lemon finish. Palate - rich and medium bodied with a fairly dry tangy middle section and finish. Overall - good, but could be tangier and drier on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 08:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Cornelius. Shared with Ashton McCobb and Stuu666. Pours hazy gold with a thin white head. Aromas of bread, yeast, golden currants, coriander. Taste is light sweet, bready, faint spice, tangy. A little sticky on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 08:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at appellation. Pours hazy golden, nose is caramel, orange, figs, bready, taste is sweet, sugary, caramel, dry, fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 08:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at appellation. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, sugary, taste is sweet, chocolate, little sour, roasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 07:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - opaque black with a decent fawn head. Nose - charred wood and a hint of liquorice. Taste - dark chocolate, more woodsmoke, liquorice, burnt raisins going into dry rich fruitcake. Palate - medium to full bodied with a creamy rich middle section and a lovely long, dry malt finish. Overall - lovely use of a complex malt bill.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 07:54