About
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…
Part of the group
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Key-keg at the Bish & Hop pop up bar at Bishop Auckland food festival 2017. Hazy golden colour with a white foam head leaving some lacing and wheaty aroma. Taste is wheat, grain, with fruity and milky notes. Smooth mouthfeel, light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry fruity finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
on 02 Apr 2017
at 09:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tried at the Craft Rooms, Lincoln. Hazy golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma citrus and pineapple with slight yeast. Taste light sweet to mid bitter. Medium body.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2017
at 07:42
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle from Drinkmonger. Hazy amber body with tiny flecks floating beneath a thin off-white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of grain juice, apple peel and a hint of toffee. Flavour of mushy apple and dishwater with a tangy, unpleasant finish. I’m struggling to see how this can be called an IPA - it’s not hoppy or bitter enough. Regardless, it’s not a great beer; I could barely drink half the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2017
at 17:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at 2017 Darlington CAMRA beer festival at the Forum. Dark brown-black colour, beige foam head and aroma of coconut, chocolate, smokey. Taste is coconut, milk chocolate, malty, sweetish, coffee, and earthy bitterness. Smoothish mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry lingering coconut & chocolate roasty bitter finish. Like a Bounty in a glass, nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2017
at 15:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from the Lion’s Den shop, Yarm. Golden colour, with a lively large white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of fruity belgium yeast. Taste is grainy, slightly sweet, mellow dried fruity, some banana, and earthy, with yeasty notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry grainy yeasty finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2017
at 13:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
4th February 2017
Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Palate is quite light and semi dry and has a fine minerally crispness. Smooth dark malts, mildly sweet. Bitterish and tangy treacle - toffee. Little soap. Mmm - I wanted this to be a lot of sweeter and not so tangy, but it is a little off the Imperial Stout beaten track.
Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Palate is quite light and semi dry and has a fine minerally crispness. Smooth dark malts, mildly sweet. Bitterish and tangy treacle - toffee. Little soap. Mmm - I wanted this to be a lot of sweeter and not so tangy, but it is a little off the Imperial Stout beaten track.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2017
at 03:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
1st December 2016
Light haze on this gold beer, small white head. Palate is smooth and mildly dry, fine crispness. Smooth malts, clean and mildly sweet. Modest soft citric hop and mild pine. Smooth finish brings mild orange peel bitterness. Smooth and drinkable.
Light haze on this gold beer, small white head. Palate is smooth and mildly dry, fine crispness. Smooth malts, clean and mildly sweet. Modest soft citric hop and mild pine. Smooth finish brings mild orange peel bitterness. Smooth and drinkable.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2016
at 10:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
23rd November 2016
Very hazy gold beer, good cream colour head. Palate is airy and dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Dry pale malts - mild to medium sweetness. Dry pithy grapefruit and mild orange. Floral bitterness into a dry finish. Dry and bitter but it’s okay.
Very hazy gold beer, good cream colour head. Palate is airy and dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Dry pale malts - mild to medium sweetness. Dry pithy grapefruit and mild orange. Floral bitterness into a dry finish. Dry and bitter but it’s okay.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2016
at 12:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
21st November 2016
Light haze on this amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is smooth and fairly dry, decent fine carbonation. Airy malts, light creamy sweetness. Tangy orange and dry pith. Bitter orange peel underneath. Light semi dry finish. A bit tangy but not bad.
Light haze on this amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is smooth and fairly dry, decent fine carbonation. Airy malts, light creamy sweetness. Tangy orange and dry pith. Bitter orange peel underneath. Light semi dry finish. A bit tangy but not bad.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2016
at 11:46
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, hotel tasting. Very slightly hazy yellow color, thin white head. Cereal aroma. Taste is sweetish biscuit dough. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2016
at 14:35