Wylam Brewery

Microbrewery in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Wylam Brewery and Tap Room
Associated Webshop: Wylam Brewery

Established in 2000

Contact
Palace of Arts, Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4PZ, England
Description
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.

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8.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a hop soup aroma, with some pine going on I’d say. Soft and smooth, somewhat grassy with dank hop bitterness, some fruity notes and a dry finish with a tart citrus aftertaste.

Tried from Cask at RAD Beer Tap Room on 31 Jul 2025 at 16:30


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Pours dark brown with a big beige head. Aroma of berry fruits, tropical, citrus, chocolatey malts. Taste is very fruity, berries, citrus and a little tropical, atop chocolatey malts, caramel, light bitterness. Medium bodied. Not the kind of hops I'd choose for this style, but it's alright.

Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 27 Jul 2025 at 18:50


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Happy 25th Wylam! Still a firm favourite of mine.
440ml can. Hazy yellow, huge white head. Aroma of pineapple and grapefruit, lemon zest. Taste is very citrusy, zesty, pineapple, lemon and grapefruit, some tropical fruit, pithy fruity hop finish. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 27 Jul 2025 at 17:40


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

440ml can. Hazy yellow, white head. Aroma of orange, papaya, mango, melon. Taste of pithy orange and grapefruit, sweet papaya, mango, melon, pithy citrus finish. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 27 Jul 2025 at 15:35


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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Can at home on 19th July 2025. Pours a light hazy yellow. Aroma is citrus, aromatic. Taste is dry and citrusy, pith and mellow. OK

Tried from Can on 27 Jul 2025 at 12:07


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

Can in the garden,13th July 25. Pours a light hazy yellow. Aroma is citrus and grapefruit. Taste is fruity, citrus and light dank, mellow and zesty - good pale

Tried from Can on 13 Jul 2025 at 19:09


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can.  Pours very hazy lemon gold with a medium head.  Aroma is dry lime, lemon and bubblegum.  Taste has pissy lime and grass, with a dry, bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2025 at 19:40


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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Murky yellow, white head. Aroma of guava, mango, lychee, grapefruit. Taste of fresh tropical fruits, guava, lychee, mango, grapefruit, some dank herbal and piney notes at the end. Medium bodied. Solid as usual, though perhaps lacking some of the high end punchiness you normally get with a Wylam IPA.

Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 08 Jul 2025 at 20:07


8

That's damn good. Dank hops, smooth body, slight bitterness in the finish

Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2025 at 17:15


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.2%. Moderately hazy pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of pineapple, papaya, canteloupe melon, hints of pine. Medium sweet flavour with the same elements, also some citrus, with a moderate resinous bitterness in the aftertaste.

Tried from Can on 03 Jul 2025 at 06:25

gave a cheers!