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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6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at The Sun Hotel, Warkworth. Pours clear pale gold with a light haze, thin white head. Aromas of creamy lemon, Cremola foam. Taste is light sweet, creamy. Thin finish.
Tried from Cask on 17 May 2015 at 09:38

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Cheese & Wine Shop, Darlington. Black colour with reddish tinge, foamy tan head leaving lacing and aroma of roast malt, dark fruits, coffee. Taste is roasted malt, fruity, yeasty, with chocolate, coffee & smokey notes and some lingering bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry roast bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2014 at 14:31

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle from Cheese & Wine shop, Darlington. Clear golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruits & floral citrus. Taste is biscuity malt, abit buttery, with berry fruits and zesty citrus. Light bodied, mediujm carbonatio, fruity dry bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2014 at 13:09

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Cheese & Wine Shop, Darlington. Clear dark reddish brown colour, off-white foam head leaving alittle lacing and aroma of malt, raisins, tangy fruity. Taste is biscuity malt, sweetish with toffee, berry fruit notes and some spice & bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy finish with some lingering sweetness. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2014 at 10:00

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask (Fitzgeralds, Newcastle) - Golden with a white head. Syrup, lemon and a hint of peach in the aroma. Peach, biscuity malt and hops feature in the taste.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jun 2014 at 08:26

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Clear coppery gold amber colour, thin white foam head and aroma of caramel, sweet citrus hoppy. Taste is caramel, biscuity malt, toffee, cardboard and a light citrusy hop bitterness. Watery mouthfeel, light bodied, low carbonation, lingering biscuity light bitter finish. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2014 at 13:43

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask (Museum Vaults, Sunderland) - Amber in colour. Earthy hops and sultanas in the aroma. Nicely balanced taste with sultanas, nuts and earthy hops.
Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2014 at 13:43

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (Centurion, Newcastle) - Dark brown with red tinges. Coffee and liquorice in the aroma. Roasted taste with notes of coffee, chocolate and liquorice.
Tried from Cask on 07 Mar 2014 at 09:35

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Cluny. Pours a clear amber with a good white head, nice lacing. Aromas of lemon, hay and caramel. Taste has a nice balance of malty sweetness and gentle hop bite. Creamy texture, soft carbonation, bitter finish. Nice bitter.
Tried from Cask on 08 Nov 2013 at 01:53

7/10
Tried on 27 Oct 2013 at 19:40