Big Lamp

Brewpub in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1982

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Keelman Public House, Grange Road, Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8NL, England
Description
The Big Lamp Brewery has been in existence since 1982 and is the longest established brewery in Tyne and Wear and in Northumberland. Its first brew was the ever popular Big Lamp Bitter in 1982 which was brewed for The Red House pub on the Newcastle Quayside. Originally located in Elswick, Newcastle’s west-end, the brewery was named after a local landmark – the Big Lamp. In 1996 the brewery moved to a converted water pumping station in Newburn where it currently stands. The brewery has expanded significantly over the years and now brews many regular and seasonal ales. It now supplies a wide range of traditionally brewed fine ales to public houses throughout the United Kingdom as well as supplying it’s own pubs The Keelman which is situated next door and the ever popular Wheatsheaf in Felling.

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6/10
Tried on 01 Sep 2016 at 14:57

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2016. It pours darkest brown, near black with a small tan head. The aroma is quite meaty, smoked notes, roasted malt, earthy, ash, liquorice and dark chocolate. The taste is quite light, bitter, earthy, roasted malts, wood, liquorice, umami, leather and peppery spice. Medium body and soft carbonation. A simple, easy-going dark session ale.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2016 at 08:13

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at GBBF 2016 09/08/2016. A dark black brown coloured pour with no head. Aroma is blackened meat , soy, dried fruits, apple. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty black malts, stale grains, dried fruits, Tangy. Palate is semi sweet stale malts, watery. Meh.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2016 at 12:53

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Retreat - Reading. Pours deep, clear amber with a frothy, light tan head. The nose holds well toasted malts, semi-dark fruits, hints of dirty leather. Light-medium sweet flavor with earthy and leafy bitterness, brown bread, leathery berries. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Somewhat bitter on the finish, with more toasted bread, grains, earth, dried berries, faint plum. Nice beer.
Tried from Cask on 11 Dec 2015 at 07:46

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Golden colour, white head. Aroma of straw and malts. Malty flavour, straw, light sour note. Malty finish.
(from draught @ GBBF ’14, London)
Tried on 01 Nov 2015 at 04:56

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Bridge Bier Huis, Burnley. Clear golden-blonde with a small creamy head. Has a dirty-malty nose with a crisp, slightly hoppy flavour. There’s a very small dryness in its texture too.
Tried from Cask on 18 Sep 2015 at 14:51

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
13th August 2015
GBBF Day 3. Cask. The annual Harrisoni/madmitch76 walkabout. Clear gold beer, a few white bubbles. Light palate, finely crisp. Nice condition. Light malts bring mild toffee. Modest orange and a little dried fruits. Light crisp finish. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2015 at 12:58

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2015, day 4 - London. Pours well clear yellow-gold with a frothy white head. The aroma has rindy lemon, hay and minerals. Light sweet flavorbwith dry pale bread, more minerals, rindy citrus, some bitter hay, grains. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Pretty clean on the finish, with some grassy hops, more hay, pale grains. A nice beer overall.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2015 at 15:15

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Golden amber.. Light dry fruits.. Soft fruits nose.. Light fruits.. Soft mellow fruits.. Mellow floral fruit
Tried on 12 Aug 2015 at 08:45

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Big Lamp Lamp Light ].Clear medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, earthy malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet sugary malt, earthy malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140812]
Tried from Cask on 13 Jun 2015 at 07:53