Steam Machine Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in
Newton Aycliffe,
Durham,
England 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2015
Contact
Subsidiaries
Description
Founded in 2015, we are a close-knit family business that selfishly focuses on brewing the styles of beer that we wish to drink. Fortunately for everyone else, our tastes are extremely diverse…
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…
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…
6.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2021
at 20:02
6/10
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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
Tried
on 07 May 2021
at 18:54
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2021
at 11:47
6.2/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2021
at 09:23
5.8/10
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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]
6-2-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2020
at 15:28
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2020
at 17:07
7/10
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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.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2020
at 19:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22/2/2020. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear red brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of toffee and dried fruit, woody earthy notes, yeast, molasses and biscuit. Medium plus sweetness, low bitterness. Medium to full bodied, slight sticky texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2020
at 16:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample courtesy danlo. Nice head with good duration. Color is citrus, fruits, hops, malt and has a nice long citrus bitter finish.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2020
at 21:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample courtesy of Danlo. Thanks. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, citrus and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 110220
Tried
on 11 Feb 2020
at 21:36