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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Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2024 at 13:01


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Gravity cask at the 30th Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms, 06/09/24.
Light black with a tan cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate shavings, dark malts, candyfloss.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, mellow roast, dried red berries, sugars.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Tidy enough stout.

Tried on 06 Sep 2024 at 12:10


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

Cask at House of Hop. Gluten Free recipe. Yellowy gold colour, thin white foam head and aroma of malt, grain, citrus. Taste is sweetish, malt, grain, biscuit with fruity citrusy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2024 at 14:26


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at ORB, Darlington. Brown amber colour, biege foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, roast, toffee, milk chocolate note. Taste is malty, dried fruits, caramel, slight berry hint, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying malty & bitter finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2024 at 16:44


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at House of Hop, Darlington. Black colour with reddish tinge, biege foam head leaving lacing and aroma of roast malt, chocolate, molasses, dark fruits. Taste is sweet, roasty, malty, with dark chocolate, coffee, liquorice and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 21 Jul 2024 at 16:37


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

Cask at House of Hop, Darlington. Clear pale gold colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, grain, fruit. Taste is malty, grainy, light fruity, grassy, with tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite OK.

Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2024 at 18:42


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

Cask at House of Hop, Darlington. Golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, straw. Taste is malt, toffee, fruity, with straw and earthy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2024 at 18:33


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Keg at Newcastle Tap. Amber colour, white foam head and aroma of citrusy hops. Taste is sweetish, malt, grain, tangy, woody with citric hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2024 at 13:57


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Handpull cask at the Waiting Room, Durham. Light amber, clear with a spotty off-white head. Fresh grassy aroma, a little metallic, some bready malt. Taste is definitely malt-led: sweet with notes of toffee,followed by gentle marmalade bitterness. Short finish. Very slight body with soft carbonation. All right.

Tried from Cask on 29 May 2024 at 18:52


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Heart of Northumberland, Hexham. Lager-coloured blonde and clear with a small white head and thick lacing. Clean scent, some lemon, some fresh grass. Sweet taste, just short of cloying but not a lot of bitterness until the very finish. Light body, soft carbonation. An honest beer, if that makes sense.

Tried from Cask on 27 May 2024 at 16:18