Consett Ale Works

Microbrewery in Consett, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1997

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115 Sherburn Terrace, Consett, DH8 6NE, England
Description
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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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Appearance - lively on opening. Hazy pale yellow, white head. Nose - light yeast, faint lemon and a suggestion of grassiness. A little elusive. Taste - lemon, plant stalks, brown bread. Palate - light bodied and bitter to the extent of being slightly astringent. Overall - so so! Probably better on cask.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2020 at 16:32

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Darlington Snooker Club, Darlington. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 110220
Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2020 at 18:12

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Snooker Club, Darlington. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, hops, flowers and has a sweet malty finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2020 at 18:07

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Old Yard Tapas Bar, Darlington. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sweer malt, fruits, hops, flowers and has a nice hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2020 at 17:10

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Tapas Bar, Darlington. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. 110220
Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2020 at 17:07

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, toffee, hops, fruits, malt and has a sweet caramel finish.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2020 at 00:00

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle from Centrale, Newcastle. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and heavy bready. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 100220
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2020 at 23:54

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Appearance: Dark brown, red hue. Clear. Small, off-white head. Aroma: Toffee, some malt, slight caramel sweetness. Taste: Medium malt, toffee, some dark fruits. Dry. Bought: Northumbrian Gifts, 500 ml, £2.55 Info: 30/11-2019, BB: 30/6-2020
Tried on 12 Dec 2019 at 10:23

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Tapas Bar, Darlington. Chestnut brown colour, tan foam head leaving lacing and aroma of roasty malt, citrus hop. Taste is roasted, malty, bready with mellow fruity hop and earthy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried from Cask on 25 Oct 2019 at 15:04

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Sun Hotel, Warkworth. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light lemon and faint malt. Taste has a light sour tang that is not entirely unpleasant. Light lemon bitterness at the back.
Tried from Cask on 17 Oct 2019 at 14:26