McColl's Brewery

Microbrewery in Evenwood, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2017

Closed in 2025

Contact
Unit 4, Randolph Industrial Estate,, Evenwood, DL14 9SJ, England
Description
We produce beautifully balanced beers. We blend the contemporary with the traditional to produce flavoursome craft beers. Check our webshop for the latest releases (UK wide) or swing by our great taproom for beers, food and more.

We produce beers across the spectrum. Our first and core beers will be unashamedly British, but we savour beers from across the world and relish the opportunity to offer our interpretations. Built on a foundation of quality and consistency our beautiful little brewery in Teesdale will be delivering beers across the North East… and beyond.

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Newcastle jaunt. Cask at the Newcastle Tap. Pours clear pale yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of lemon, coconut, sweet malt. Taste is more of the same. Sweet finish
Tried from Cask on 01 Feb 2019 at 08:38

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
25/1/2019. Cask at the 10th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Pours very dark brown with a bubbly tan coloured head. Aroma of light coffee, malt, chocolate and dark fruit. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Light coffee continues in finish. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 26 Jan 2019 at 12:27

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Keg at Head of Steam Newcastle. Off black colour with a white head. Aroma light chocolate and cherry hints. Taste light sour to amsweet hints. Medium body.
Tried on 19 Jan 2019 at 19:16

6.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Head of Steam in Leicester. Dark brown with a smidge of mahogany and only a bit translucent. Nice big beige head. Nutty aroma with some bittrr chocolate, but I'm not getting much beyond a bog standard stout. Taste is bittersweet with a sourness in the latter half of the sip. I get a fair dollop of stone fruit - cherries and plums - in the long finish. Oily, flat body. Fun to drink but not the most memorable stout.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2019 at 18:13

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Coracle, Ironbridge. Pours dark with creamy tan topping. Some very subtle cherry on the nose, coffee. Taste doesn't really deliver the cherry but does bare plenty of dry roasted malt and espresso, with some underlying chocolate notes. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2018 at 20:11

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg @ Coracle, Ironbridge. Pours misty pale gold, good white head. Spicy floral nose. Taste is zesty, similarly spicy, not overly so, good citrussy character, hints of lemongrass, soft malt textures, drying finish. Good stuff.
Tried on 30 Dec 2018 at 18:53

6/10
Tried in keg at BeerHeadz Lincoln. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Aroma light citrus and fruity. Taste light bittersweet. Medium body.
Tried on 28 Dec 2018 at 14:08

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at ORB Darlington. Chestnut brown colour, white foam head leaving lacing and malty nutty aroma. Taste is sweet malt, molasses, dried fruity, fig, smooth caramel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dried earthy finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 22 Dec 2018 at 14:00

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml can from Caps Off, Bishop Auckland. Yellow gold colour, foamy white head and funky fruity yeasty aroma. Taste is grain, citric with fruity yeast and some earthy bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2018 at 21:19

6/10
Tried from Draft on 15 Dec 2018 at 13:50