Steam Machine Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in Newton Aycliffe,
Durham,
England 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2015
In 2024 the Fellowship Of Beer brewery was founded, using separate kit, and focussing on rare, unusual styles as well as barrel aged beers generally in a small batch production.
See separate brewery ... https://brewver.com/breweries/63999/The-Fellowship-Of-Beer
We’d hate to be described as a one-trick pony, or for someone to say our beers all taste the same with subtle nuance, and to this end we are constantly experimenting with bold new flavours, natural ingredients, diverse techniques, with nods to cutting edge research and seemingly lost historic recipes.
From lagers to wild sours, and Imperial Stouts to highly-hopped IPAs, spontaneous and salted fruited beers to barrel aged Old Ales, and everything in between; our extremely busy industrial tap room is sure to cater for taste buds of all perversions, and you can be sure of a warm Northern welcome too.
Yearly since inception we have grown in size, output, and fanbase. 2019 was no exception, with a massive relocation to a new 2.4HL brewery, bigger tap room, street food, and flexible function areas in the heart of Newton Aycliffe’s industrial estate, with more space for us to make a mess whilst brewing…
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
440ml can from Steam Machine. Clear orangey golden colour, bubbly white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of tropical, citric, hop. Taste is malt, caramel, with grapefruit, spicy citrus, pine, hop resins, and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13133) reviewed Milkshake IPA from Steam Machine Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
440ml can from Steam Machine. Hazy orange yellow gold colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of tropical fruit, peach, lychee. Taste is malt, caramel, some tart fruitiness, lychee, peach & pineapple, with citric hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tart sour bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Baby Cherry from Steam Machine Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
6/8/2021. Can sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours dried blood red with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of malt, cherry, tomato, worcestershire sauce, brussel sprout, prunes, peppery notes. Moderate sweetness, medium sour. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Didn't really work for me.
danlo (13133) reviewed Baby Cherry from Steam Machine Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
440ml can from Steam Machine. Red amber colour, off-white foam head and aroma of cherry, prunes. Taste is tart, malt, cherries, prunes, with some tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
danlo (13133) reviewed Santiano from Steam Machine Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Amber gold colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, spice, grassy. Taste is smoked, malty, grain, tangy and grassy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK
SHIG (13882) reviewed Santiano from Steam Machine Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Suffolk Northeastern Beer Out In Car Park Meetup: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, grassy, malty. Taste is nice subtle fruit, some sweetness, grassy, grainy, crispy.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Santiano from Steam Machine Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
10/4/2021. Can shared with SHIG at the Suffolk North Eastern Beer Out In Car Park Meetup. From CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours clear dark gold with a small bubbly/frothy white head. Aroma of malt, grass, fruit, yeast, touch of Mexican spice. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Slight oily texture, average carbonation. Interesting brew, quite enjoyable.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Voyager from Steam Machine Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
From wooden cask (gravity) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.
[ As Steam Machine Voyager ].
ABV: 6.5%. Light unclear medium to light amber yellow colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dried fruit, wood - barrel, sweet fruit, woody. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel, dried fruit, wood - woody. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200123]
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample, thanks to danlo! Black appearance, off-white bubbles atop. Certainly not shy on the nose with prominent sweet bourbon and yeast. Fairly sweet character with a good bourbon presence alongside dried dark fruit, yeast, dark malt and earthy woody moments. Warming and sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg sample at Caps Off, Bishop Auckland. Hazy pinkish amber colour, white foam head and aroma of fruity raspberry, ice cream. Taste is sweetish, malt & grain with ice creamy, white chocolate, raspberry notes and some tartness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry fruity sourish raspberry finish. Nicely drinkable.