About
Wylam Brewery was set up in a disused dairy on a farm near Heddon on the Wall in May 2000 by John Boyle and Robin Leighton driven by their passion for real ale. The brewery grew rapidly on the strength of the quality of its ales, winning awards at festivals around the UK. They outgrew the original 1000L plant in 2006 and brought on-stream a new 3500L plant in August in a bespoke barn conversion. Since then they have enjoyed continued strong growth. In Summer 2016, the brewery moved to its current location at the same time expanding to a 30BBL plant.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Deep dark brown, near black, with little to no head and a liquorice and roasted malt aroma. Smooth, a touch creamy, sweet candy, liquorice, roasted malt, a touch of bitterness and a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tap and Can
on 29 Aug 2026
at 21:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown, near black, with a creamy tan head and a cracking roasted malt, treacle and coffee aroma. Smooth and creamy, dry bitterness, chocolate malt, coffee bitterness, roasted malt and a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tap and Can
on 26 Aug 2026
at 19:25
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear aple gold with a frothy white head and a fresh fruity aroma, getting grape and apricot. Fresh and fruity, slightly tart zest bitterness, light cereal malt and a dry, moderately bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Tap and Can
on 26 Aug 2026
at 19:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Hazy/cloudy dull gold with a bubbly white head, a dank hop aroma, fresh and spritzy, fabulous hop bitterness, chewy malt and a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tap and Can
on 26 Aug 2026
at 18:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Clear and golden with a frothy white ehad and a fabulous orange caramel hop aroma. Medium bodied, piney hop bitterness, caramel sweetness, chewy malt and a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Tap and Can
on 26 Aug 2026
at 18:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Clear and golden with a frothy white head, a fruity aroma, a bed of sweet cereal malt, floral hops and a fruity finish, just a hint of dry bitterness going on.
Tried
from Cask
at
Tap and Can
on 26 Aug 2026
at 17:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hand pulled half pint in Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 2st August 2026. Clean and clear light golden body, neat white roof. Citrus nose and bite, refreshing and pleasant, slight earthy finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Old Fighting Cocks
on 01 Aug 2026
at 11:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can shared at home. Hazy very pale yellow with small head. Dry wheat, gooseberries, lime leaves, star fruit, pineapple, lemon. Light sweet and bitter. Over light bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Can
from
Free Beer Co. Duinoord
on 07 Jun 2026
at 16:13