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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.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can shares with Grumbo: Poured a copper orange with a thin white head. Aroma is fruity, plum, grain. Taste is bitter, plum fruity blast, finishes with that lingering plum.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Aug 2020
at 13:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared with Grumbo: Poured a hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is perfume floral. Taste is lively hoppy, floral, tingly.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Aug 2020
at 13:43
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared with Grumbo: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma is citrus, herbal, light fruit. Taste is buttery, light hops, grain, tingle in finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2020
at 11:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
21/8/2020. Can from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours very slightly hazy pale gold with a bubbly/frothy white head. Aroma of flowers, citrus, light coconut, gorse and a hint of honey. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, slight creamy texture, average carbonation. This one was something of a surprise after the Mad Jack, enjoyed it.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Aug 2020
at 10:36
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
21/8/2020. Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Pause clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is earthy, herbal, butter, caramel, citrus, grain, flowers. Medium sweetness and light to moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. A bit odd. Didn’t really like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2020
at 10:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
21/8/2020. Can from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours slightly hazy pale amber with a small bubbly/frothy white head. Aroma of plum, malts, caramel, sweet biscuit and jam. Medium plus sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight creamy texture, average carbonation. Has a sweet plummy finish. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Aug 2020
at 10:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle; BBE Jun 2021. Drank at home on 3rd Aug 2020. Reddy brown body, beige head. Plums, red berries and maltiness in both the nose and taste, it's like a sweet 'Dandelion & Burdock' I used to drink as a child. Went very well with a strong Cheddar, Red Onion Chutney and TUC Biscuits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2020
at 12:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from the Northumberland Beer Box. Malty aroma with berries and red wine. Chestnut with a red tinge. No head. Medium sweet. Some vague underlying bitterness. Matches the description on the bottle - malty and then develops honey and spice. Light-medium bodied. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Easy drinking stuff. The spice in the tail-end compliments the sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2020
at 18:28
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle: BBE Jul 2021. Drank at home on 17th Jul 2021. Clear golden body, white head. Light citrus nose and taste, not too sure the Amerillo hop is strong enough to be alone, it needs some support.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2020
at 12:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from the brewery's Northumberland Beer Box. Sweet berry aroma with coffee hints. Opaque darker brown. Creamy beige head gradually recedes. Medium coffee bitterness before the tangy sour damson bursts through, with a touch of underlying sweetness. Spice into the finish. Medium bodied. Slick, verging on creamy. Slow prickly carbonation. Dry slightly astringent finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2020
at 21:44