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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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can shared at home with Colin (18/11/2022) - Can thanks to Colin, new 🏴 brewery ✅ golden orange with a off white head. Toasted and sweet malty with notes of cereal and and light caramel sweetness, medium body, malty finish. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Nov 2022
at 14:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can at Reubs gaff, picked up at the brewery, 18/11/22. Hazed orange golden orange with a decent just off white cap. Nose is biscuit, grains, herb, straw, dusty fruits. Taste comprises bitter fruits, herb, grains, light breads, stewed fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. It's okay, maybe a style not so well suited to a can.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Nov 2022
at 22:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at NorthDown taproom, 08/10/22. Hazed golden orange with a lasting off white head. Nose is orange zest, grass, melon, tangerine, perfume, light breads. Taste comprises grapefruit, orange pith, pine nip, papaya, melon. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy come grassy hop bitterness. Not bad if veering a touch on the sweet side for my liking.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2022
at 14:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at NorthDown taproom, 08/10/22. Pale golden yellow topped with a white crown. Nose is pale malts, light dank nip, pine, ripe melon, hop spice, tangerine. Taste comprises bitter orange, grass, pine needle, melon, papaya, mixed tropical fruit esters. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with lightly aggressive juicy come grassy hop bitterness. Decent session affair.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2022
at 14:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at NorthDown taproom, 08/10/22. Hazed orange with an off white cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is orange zest, papaya, grass, ripe melon, soft malts. Taste comprises bitter orange, dank undertones, grass, pine nip, grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with balanced grassy come lightly dankened hop bitterness. Solid punchy pale.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2022
at 14:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at NorthDown taproom, 08/10/22. Light golden blonde with a good sized lasting white crown. Nose is pale malts, grass, herb, straw, toasted grains. Taste comprises pale malts, bready notes, grass, herb, faint citric nip. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent easy drinking lager.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2022
at 14:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity dispense at the Royston, Broadstairs, 07/10/22. Clear golden with a fast collapsing white head. Nose is green berry must, dusty hops, citric tinged straw, grass. Taste comprises green hop bite, earthy citric notes, gooseberries, straw, pale malts. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, lighy drying close with a green hopped edge. Decent.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2022
at 12:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cloudy gold with a frothy white head and a fruity aroma, citrus and tropicals. Medium bodied, fabulously fruity and softly bitter, so easy drinking and smooth. [Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2022]
Tried
on 21 Sep 2022
at 12:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Hazy gold with a frohty white head and a soft tropical citrusy aroma. Delicate citrus notes, light biscuit malt sitting underneath and a soft bitter finish. [Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2022]
Tried
on 21 Sep 2022
at 10:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear and golden with a small, bubbly white head and fruit and grain on the nose. Light to medium bodied, some sweet malt and citrus fruit in the flavour, very slightly sour and bitter in the finish. [Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2022]
Tried
on 21 Sep 2022
at 10:17