Rigg & Furrow Farmhouse Brewery

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

Established in 2017

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Acklington Park Farm, Acklington, NE65 9AA, England
Description
Rigg & Furrow is an authentic farmhouse brewery. Giving a new lease of life to our old milking parlour we create new takes on Farmhouse beers - beers originally brewed for thirsty farm workers. Brewing by hand, our independent, family run brewery creates exciting, innovative, fermentation focused beers.

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7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
21/6/2021. Can shared with SHIG and Dana at the Suffolk Solstice beer share. Pours cloudy pale orange with a frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, mango, yeast, pineapple, touch of spice. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Enjoyable.
Tried from Can on 21 Jun 2021 at 15:18

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can shared during the Suffolk Solstice meet up: Poured a hazy yellow with a two finger off white head. Aroma is hoppy, fruity, funky, straw. Taste is fruity, citrus, grassy, barnyard, malt, tingle finish.
Tried from Can on 21 Jun 2021 at 15:14

7.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
21/6/2021. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Shared with SHIG and Dana at the Suffolk Solstice beer share. Huge gusher! Pours clear pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is champagne yeast, white grape, unripened mango, flowers. Medium sweetness, moderate sour. Medium body, spritzy carbonation. Enjoyable though the theatrics was not needed.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2021 at 13:18

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared during the Suffolk Solstice meet up: Poured a hazy white yellow with a huge carbonated white head. Aroma is pungent fruit, mango, apricot. Taste is tart carbonated fruity, mango, tingly.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2021 at 13:15

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from NE brews. Pours murky orange with a rocky white head. Aromas of mango and pineapple. Taste is dry and peppery. Bitter finish. Interesting.
Tried from Can on 17 Jun 2021 at 14:01

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7
3/6/2021. Can from Northumbrian Gifts. Opens with a gush. Pours clear to start, becoming hazy, pale golden with a foamy white head. Aroma is pithy, citrus, yeasty, with light peppery and herbal notes. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with a slight sour edge. Moderate body, frothy carbonation. Saison yeast adds a very nice touch to this.
Tried from Can on 03 Jun 2021 at 15:58

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - cloudy golden with a substantial creamy white head. Nose - pineapple and orange. Taste - pineapple and grapefruit. Palate - light bodied, tangy middle and finish which is also lightly pithy. Overall - good.
Tried from Can on 15 May 2021 at 09:00

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from the Brewis taproom. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of hay, cider, some funkiness, light sour. Taste is dry cider, light barnyard, light champagne. Bready. Dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2021 at 16:00

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Independent Food & Drink, Amble High Street. Pours light hazy golden with a thick, creamy white head. Aromas of pineapple and light spice. Taste is citrus, pineapple, more spice. Creamy texture, bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 01 May 2021 at 16:12

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Hydrology. Pours hazy red with no head. Aromas of sour beer and wood. Light acetic. Strong raspberry. Taste is sour, more raspberry and oak. Red wine almost. Tangy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2021 at 14:27