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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5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
5.7 Cask at Isis Sunderland. Pours clear brown with a thin white head. Aromas of toilet blocks, sulphur, burnt match. Taste is sweet, toilets again. Mineral finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2015 at 11:50

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (Fitzgeralds, Sunderland) - A rating from 2014. Golden in colour. Lemon, earthy hops and some biscuity notes can be detected in both the aroma and the taste.
Tried from Cask on 30 Apr 2015 at 18:03

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Haltwhistle Comrades Club. Straw with a wispy white head, extremely clear. Orange/lemon and hay aroma. Bitter refreshing taste, with a bit of sweetness in the middle. Bitter hoppy finish, with a pleasant hint of fresh lemonade. Much like many golden beers I’ve had but that little bit better than most.
Tried from Cask on 28 Apr 2015 at 10:58

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty, light grainy and straw. Toasted, bitter, breadish and dry malty. Light herbal and dry roasted finish.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2014 at 18:03

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 09 Oct 2014 at 03:42

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
12th August 2014
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear pale gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and dry, modest carbonation. Sweetsih dry malts. Little floralness. Mild lemon citrus, somewhat tired. Light dry finish. Okay.
Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2014 at 13:14

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF
Clear golden with a small white head, spotty lacing. Aroma is citrus. Flavors are fruity
Mild, bland
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2014 at 18:30

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled @ GBBF. Clear yellow golden color, small to average sized white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly bitter, slightly fruity. Average body and carbonation. Hmm not that interesting.
Tried on 18 Aug 2014 at 11:03

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the 2014 GBBF. Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is earthy pollen, grass. Flavour is flabby honey malt, some staling, berry, straw. Palate is also flabby. Boring beer.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2014 at 10:57

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask - grains and light sweetness. Clear gold with a decent white head. Light grains and sweetness. Nothing special here.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2014 at 10:24