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.
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can at home, 15th May 2025. Pours a hazy yellow straw colour. Aroma grapes, dank, citrus, taste is medium bitter, weedy, dank citrus, peach, mellow. Fantastic IPA
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2025
at 16:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Tyne Bar, Byker, 15/05/2025.
Reddish amber topped with a lasting beige head.
Nose is brown bread, biscuit, stewed fruits, straw.
Taste comprises caramel, biscuit, hedgerow, grains, straw, herb.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge.
Okay cask offering.
Reddish amber topped with a lasting beige head.
Nose is brown bread, biscuit, stewed fruits, straw.
Taste comprises caramel, biscuit, hedgerow, grains, straw, herb.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge.
Okay cask offering.
Tried
on 15 May 2025
at 15:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tried
from Cask
at
Tyne Bar
on 15 May 2025
at 11:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2025
at 12:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can on the 1045 KX-NCL lumo picked up from HOTM online, 14/05/2025.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with a just off white head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is bitter orange, light stone fruit, pine flicker, grass, papaya.
Taste comprises bitter tropical fruits, pine needle, grass, ripe melon, pine resin, guava.
Medium body, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with lightly dankened come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid punchy pale.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with a just off white head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is bitter orange, light stone fruit, pine flicker, grass, papaya.
Taste comprises bitter tropical fruits, pine needle, grass, ripe melon, pine resin, guava.
Medium body, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with lightly dankened come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid punchy pale.
Tried
on 14 May 2025
at 12:31
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask from the Waiting Room, sat waiting for the train to Newcastle on Durham platform 2, 14/05/2025.
Nose is
Taste comprises
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close
Nose is
Taste comprises
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close
Tried
on 14 May 2025
at 09:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Hazy yellowish golden colour with a mediumsized white head. Aroma is fruity, peachy, some mild apricot and pineapple with some oaty and mild wooden tones. Flavour is oaty, some apricot, pineapple, peach and mango with mild citrus to it too.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2025
at 21:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Draft
at
Bridge Tavern (Tavernale)
on 04 May 2025
at 12:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Burk Dipa provning PQ trädgård . Färgen i bästa ljusa grumliga stilen. Doftar melon och passionsfrukt Hääärlig start. I munnen omedelbart syra av bär. Annanas . Melonen finns inte i smaken. Ganska hög beska för stilen. Jättegod . Varför inte högre betyg då? Lite hög beska och behövs mer frukter i eftersmaken för att få topp betyg.
Tried
on 01 May 2025
at 09:30
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of bay leaf and caramel. Flavour of watermelon, cantaloupe and straw. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Punchy and juicy. This is excellent.
Tried
from Can
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate)
on 24 Apr 2025
at 21:11