First & Last Brewery

Microbrewery in Elsdon, Northumberland, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2016

Description
Established in 2016 in Elsdon, the heart of Northumberland. The First & Last is an award winning, family-run, microbrewery. We brew small batch cask-conditioned and bottled beer. Our beers are inspired by the wild, untamed landscape and starry skies of Northumberland.

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Taste Of Northumbria. Clear ruby/brown body with a beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of earth and plum. Flavour of cherry and woody malt. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. This has good depth of flavour for the ABV.
Tried from Bottle from A Taste Of Northumbria on 08 Aug 2026 at 09:24

7.8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Taste Of Northumbria. Black body with ruby highlights and a thin beige head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of milk chocolate and nuts. Flavour of vanilla and milk chocolate. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Sweet and delicious.
Tried from Bottle from A Taste Of Northumbria on 08 Aug 2026 at 09:21

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Call at CPK, hymn code on 25th July 2026. Clear gold with shallow foam and scant lacing. Earthy, pungent aroma with yeasty notes. Earthy malts and rounded citrus notes in-mouth. A finish of malts, grassy notes and sharp bitterness. Light bodied with a crisp mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask at CASK Pub & Kitchen on 25 Jul 2026 at 21:15

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at CPK, Pimlico on 25th July 2026. Just short of a clear pale gold with shallow off-white foam and scant lacing. Citrus aroma. Earthy taste in-mouth with grass and citrus fruits. Grassy hoppiness dominates the finish. Light bodied with a crisp mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask at CASK Pub & Kitchen on 25 Jul 2026 at 21:12

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at Crafty's, Darlington. Gluten Free. Amber brown colour with reddish tinge, tan foam head and aroma of malt, fruit, earth. Taste is malty, grain, oats, earthy, with caramel, dried fruit, roasty hint and tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, medium dry mellow bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Cask at Crafty's on 11 Jul 2026 at 14:50

7/10
Caramel malty. A decent bitter.
Tried from Cask on 21 May 2026 at 13:31

6.5/10
Tried from Cask on 21 May 2026 at 12:10

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Lesbury Post Office and Store. Which is a very nice stop off should you find yourself in that part of Northumberland. Anyhoo. Mostly clear ruby tinged dark brown. Slim but lasting off white foam. Nose is chocolate malt forward. Light caramel. Earthy mulch like hop. Taste is semi sweet with some dryness and a fair bitterness especially for style. Decent body and depth of flavour overall. Earthy slightly nutty bitterness to finish. Nice bold mild.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2026 at 17:39

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
bottle at home ...deep brown black ..soft Caramel toffee malts nose ...soft sweet dusty caramel
Tried on 01 May 2026 at 13:43

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Bottle from the Old Post Office in Ledsbury. Pale crystal clear straw gold. Slim dense lasting white foam. Decent blueberry mosaic. Some citrus. Light buttery malts. Taste has a slight sweetness but a moderate citrus bitterness. Light and breezy and in good nick. Light bitter finish. Solid chugger.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2026 at 18:03