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Westwood Industrial Estate, Unit J1C/A Channel Road, Margate, CT9 4JS, England
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.
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.
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Winter GBBF: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma is light citrus. Taste is fruity and malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2020
at 13:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Taphouse Deal . Clear amber colour lasting cream head. Tropical fruit and some caramel aroma. Same in mouth. I mean it's a departure from the regular Northdown styles. some bitterness on the finish. some caramel. some tropical fruit. it's ok if a little sweet. ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2020
at 17:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Islington, London, 23 Nov 2019) Dark brown colour, almost black, with foamy beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of coffee, chocolate and dark bread. Malty, roasted taste with coffee, dark chocolate, black rye bread and a balanced roasty bitterness. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Tasty and well balanced porter. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2020
at 22:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Islington, London, 23 Nov 2019) Pale amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty nose with dried fruit, apricots and slightly toasty aromas. Malty taste with notes of dried fruit, apricots, citrus and a balanced earthy bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Doesn't really fit my description of a NEIPA, but fresh and tasty. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2020
at 22:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Islington, London, 22 Nov 2019) Pale amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, black-currant and toast. Malty, hoppy taste with caramel, black-currant, citrus, orange peel and a balanced citric bitterness. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Fresh and tasty. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2020
at 19:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF Winter, Birmingham. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 080220
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2020
at 17:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
8/2/2020. From cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival, Birmingham. Pours clear dark gold with a bubbly white head. Aroma of hops, malt, fruit, grass and a touch of veg. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2020
at 17:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, malt, hops, grass and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2020
at 17:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2020. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Bottom of the barrel but ok. White stone fruit English strong pale ale. Ok. A little earthy
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2020
at 14:12
6/10
Tried
on 08 Feb 2020
at 12:15