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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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask by stillage at One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood on 2nd August 2024. Coppery amber with shallow off-white foam and scant lacing. Malty aroma. Tangy fruits in-mouth and a bitter finish. Light bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2024
at 21:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask (gravity) @ #NRHBCF 2019 - Day 3 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.
[ As NorthDown Muggy Porter ].
ABV: 5.0%. Clear dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, berry - wood. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long durationdark malt, roasted, berry - wood, dark fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191011]
5-3-6-3-11
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2024
at 14:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ #NRHBCF 2019 - Day 3 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.
[ As NorthDown Merry Margate ].
ABV: 3.8%. Clear medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, herbs, grapefruit, floral. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, floral, grapefruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191011]
6-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2024
at 07:38
7/10
Bitter, resinous
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2024
at 20:28
Tried
from Draft
on 10 May 2024
at 16:28
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2024
at 16:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask by stillage at One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood on 26th April 2024. Slightly hazy pale gold with shallow white foam affording scant lacing. Zesty peel aroma. Grassy in-mouth with grapefruit peel and hints of smoke. A blend of juicy fruits, tart peel and smoky spices form a complex and interesting finish. Light to medium bodied with a crisp, yet engaging, texture. Exquisite.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2024
at 08:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Tap and Can. Misty milky gold complexion, white head. Soothing lilty exotic profile, set against a moderately light soft cask body.. nicely balanced, smooth tropical hop character. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Apr 2024
at 10:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity Cask at Northdown (outer Margate), Thanet Easter Brewery Tour Beer Festival '24, 30/03/24. Hazed orange with a good sized lasting white head. Nose is ripe citric flesh, grass, tangerine, pineapple. Taste comprises melon, mandarin, papaya, orange zest, light pine layer, grapefruit. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with balanced juicy hop bitterness. Solid cask pale.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2024
at 10:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the Handsome Sam, Whitstable. Poured almost black in colour with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma is roasty malt, sweet chocolate. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich, roasty, sweet chocolate, light hop spicy, light vanilla palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2024
at 16:50