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The North East is built around its Industrial Heritage. Shipbuilding, Coal Mining and Steel Making have forged the very backbone of our proud Northern landscape.

Consett, sitting high and handsome on the North Pennines, was integral in firing the Industrial Revolution and built its reputation on the manufacture of steel.

‘Steel Town’ once employed over 6,000 workers at its very height, making steel that constructed Blackpool Tower and launched the nations fleet of Nuclear Submarines.

Our beers pay homage to this proud history, from ‘Red Dust’, recalling the infamous blanket of iron oxide that settled over the whole of Consett to ‘Men of Steel’, a simple tribute to the resolute workforce.

1980 saw the ‘Last Tap’ when the furnaces eventually went cold with the loss of 3,700 jobs. The Steelworks may have gone but we are determined that the legacy will continue to live on.
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BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Consett Stout from Consett Ale Works
2 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at EBF Nov 23. Aroma has mocha and charcoal. Darkest brown verging on black. Thick foamy off-white head. Light-medium bitter. Coffee and dark berries. Cacao aftertaste. Light-medium bodied. Slick to creamy. Average carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish.
Tried from Cask on 10 Nov 2023 at 13:18
Cheeseboard (6391) reviewed
White Hot from Consett Ale Works
3 years ago
3.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
500 ml bottle, online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear pale gold with a white cap. Aroma: pale malts, light grassy hop. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter. Near medium body with moderate carbonation. Fair blonde
Tried from Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts on 01 Oct 2023 at 19:29
Cheeseboard (6391) reviewed
Men of Steel from Consett Ale Works
3 years ago
3.7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.6
Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear gold with a white cap. Aroma: pale mats, biscuit, light caramel, lemon hints. Taste: light sweet & bitter, towards dry, follows the aroma apart from a little smoky note. Light to medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried from Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts on 22 Sep 2023 at 18:11
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
White Hot from Consett Ale Works
3 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF'23, day 3, 03/08/23. Golden blonde with a well presented white covering. Nose is juicy citric zest, grass, melon, tangerine. Taste comprises melon, tangerine, light floral notes, grass, soft malts, papaya. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2023 at 13:13
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Tempered Porter from Consett Ale Works
3 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF'23, day 3, 03/08/23. Mahogany brown with a beige head. Nose is dried fruit esters, light roast, nutty, toffee. Taste comprises dark malts, mellow roast, brown bread, charr, dates, raisins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Okay if a touch thin.
Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2023 at 12:33
Cheeseboard (6391) reviewed
Red Dust from Consett Ale Works
3 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear dark amber with a small beige cap. Aroma of malt, caramel, nutty, red fruits, prunes. Moderate sweet & light to moderate bitter honeycomb, fruitcake, light spicy hop. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2023 at 19:18
Cheeseboard (6391) reviewed
Consett Pale Ale from Consett Ale Works
3 years ago
3.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.6
Bottle, online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear pale gold with a white cap. Aroma: biscuit malts, citrus hints, light grassy. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, biscuit malts, zesty citrus. Medium body with soft carbonation. Bog standard gold, a bit mundane.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2023 at 15:10
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Red Dust from Consett Ale Works
3 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, April 23. Thanks Jeremy for this one. Deep hazed amber appearance with a respectable off-white topping. Takes us on a spicy fruitcake tangent with some herbal action. I like my red ales sweeter but it's a fine specimen.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2023 at 15:15
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
Red Dust from Consett Ale Works
3 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
17th April 2023; Shrewsbury Beer Exchange in Chez Sophie, five guys drinking and chatting with plenty of snacks. 500ml bottle: BB March 2024, obtained from Market Hall Wines, Durham by my good self. Red hue to the deep amber body, off-white head. Malty, semi-sweet with a liquorice and slightly spicy twist within it's flavours and nose.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2023 at 06:25
saxo (30104) reviewed
Red Dust from Consett Ale Works
3 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, nuts, hops, fruits and has a sweet caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2023 at 14:46