NorthDown Brewery in England - Reviews, Beers, Location & Contact

NorthDown Brewery

Microbrewery in Margate, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2018

Contact

Westwood Industrial Estate, Unit J1C/A Channel Road, Margate, CT9 4JS, England

+44 1843 227434

info@northdownbrewery.com

Description

NorthDown brew award winning beers with a focus on hop forward modern ales, producing a variety of beers spanning cask perfect best bitters, modern hazy pale ales and flavour forward IPAs.

Founded in 2018 by Husband & Wife duo Jonny & Katie Spanjar who were drawn to Margate for its coastal vibes, embracing community and bountiful history. Their hard work truly paid off with recent industry gongs for their two most loved beers - The ‘Taste of Kent Awards’ taking home Best Kent Beer 2020 for ‘Pale Ale Mary’ Pale Ale and winning praise from the cask ale aficionados CAMRA with a medal for ‘Merry Margate’ Golden Session Ale in the Kent CAMRA festival 2019.

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Cheeseboard (6379) reviewed

Bitter Seas from NorthDown Brewery

4 weeks ago

6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Gravity cask at Lincoln Beer Festival 2026. Pours clear mid amber with beige foam. Caramel malts, earthy hop. Prominently dry taste. Light sweet and light to moderate bitter. Thin to medium body.

Tried from Cask on 23 May 2026 at 05:13

LordAlwold1970 (10129) reviewed

Tidal Pool from NorthDown Brewery

1 month ago

7.5/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Lots of citrus in the aroma, splash of passionfruit, peach. Similar approach in the flavour. Zesty citrusy mouthfeel. Lightly hoppy finish.

Tried from Draft at Rusty Bucket - Eltham on 01 May 2026 at 15:27

Stuu (35165) reviewed

Tidal Moon from NorthDown Brewery

1 month ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

Bottle at Craig's. Pours deep amber, nose is port, raspberry jam, roasted, taste is sweet toffee, berries, port, little funk, quite thin. 8/8/7/6/7

Tried on 24 Apr 2026 at 07:35

LordAlwold1970 (10129) reviewed

Dune Buggy from NorthDown Brewery

2 months ago

7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Nose is kiwifruit, lemon sherbet, white grape. Sharp citrusy taste, splash of tropical fruits coming through in the back end. Sharp hoppy finish.

Tried from Draft at Rusty Bucket - Eltham on 10 Apr 2026 at 12:02

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LordAlwold1970 (10129) reviewed

Squidly Diddly from NorthDown Brewery

3 months ago

7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Mango,papaya, passionfruit & cloudy lemonade aromas. Taste is a nix mix of citrus & tropical fruits. Quite flavoursome.

Tried from Draft at Rusty Bucket - Eltham on 20 Mar 2026 at 21:05

Taboada (9094) reviewed

Tidal Pool from NorthDown Brewery

4 months ago

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Cask, half pint. @"Vinyl Tap", Preston (England) 18/02/2026
[#8.856 Global - #1.164 England - #1 NorthDown Brewery (My English brewery #355)]
Pours dark golden with a small off-white head. Aroma: orange pith, grapefruit and sugary malts. Taste: Citrusy and grapefruit. Loved the music pairing.
Next one, please!

Tried from Cask at Vinyl Tap on 18 Feb 2026 at 18:29