Firebrick

Microbrewery in Blaydon on Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2013

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Unit 9-11 Blaydon Business Centre, Cowen Road, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 5TW, England
Description
A small independent brewery in the Geordie heartland of Blaydon; 400 yards from the mighty River Tyne, and under 5 miles from the centre of Newcastle.

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6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

440ml can from Firebrick Tap, Grainger Market, Newcastle. Gluten Free. Deep golden colour, foamy white head and aroma of malt, grain, bread, grass. Taste is sweetish, malty, grainy, toffee, and bready, straw, hay, grass, with tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2025 at 18:31


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask handpull at Newcastle Beer and Cider Festival 2025. Gluten Free. Amber colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of roasty malt, chocolate & coffee. Taste is malty, roasty, bready with some tangy bittetness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying roasty bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 10 Apr 2025 at 13:06


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Newcastle Beer and Cider Festival 2025. Gluten Free. Golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of grains, bread, fruity, hop. Taste is malt, fruity, with mellow hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 10 Apr 2025 at 12:53


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at Firebrick shop & taproom, Newcastle upon Tyne. An amber brown coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Malty, caramel, dark fruit aroma & taste. It's OK.

Tried from Draft on 13 Mar 2025 at 10:47


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Half Moon, Darlington. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, grain, fruit. Taste is malty, grainy, fruity and tangy, with hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Cask at Half Moon (Crafty Pint) on 02 Mar 2025 at 13:59


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear, light golden-yellow beer. Aroma of pale malt, mild hops. Taste mildly hoppy, grainy, light lemon, light sweet malt. Dry finish.

Tried from Can on 09 Dec 2024 at 15:33


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at Half Moon, Darlington. Gluten Free. Reddish dark amber colour, thin white foam head and aroma of roasty malt, spice. Taste is malty, toffee, mulling spices, roasty, ashy, tangy, with some fruit cake, citric note, and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, spiced roasty bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 29 Nov 2024 at 12:57


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at House of Hop, Darlington. Clear orangey gold colour, thin white foam head and aroma of malt, orangey citric. Taste is malt, biscuit, toffee with orange notes and tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 17 Nov 2024 at 17:56


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at House of Hop, Darlington. Gluten Free. Coppery amber colour white foam head and aroma of malt, roast, caramel. Taste is malty, toffee, biscuit, bready, caramel, dried fruits, with tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry malty earthy bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2024 at 18:05


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at Half Moon, Darlington. Amber colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of citrusy hops. Taste is sweetish, malty, fruity, with citrus notes and mellow hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2024 at 16:17