# Orchard Road Brewery — Darlington

> Orchard Road Brewery in Darlington, England scores 3.60 out of 5 — Poor, #1 in Darlington. 17 beers tracked, mostly Brown Ale.

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Orchard Road Brewery is a brewery in Darlington, England. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.60 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #1 in Darlington. Of the 17 beers we track, 36% are Brown Ale and 19% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.60 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #1 in Darlington · #325 in England · #9,573 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 17

## About

Orchard Road Brewery was established in April 2017 and was born from my passion in search of the perfect pint of ale.  There have been occasions when, for me, the ale has not lived up to my expectations, but the growing number of excellent ales has kept my spirits up and the search continues!
Our goal is to not only search for the perfect pint, but to ultimately produce our own perfect ales.  Obviously, our idea of the perfect pint will not necessarily be the same as others.  So, we are hoping to take our customers on the same journey and plan to involve as many as we can in developing tastes and styles to help find everyone's perfect pint. The brewing has taken a back seat during the refurbishment and the opening of ORB but, once established, I will be back to my brew lab in search of that perfect recipe.  ORB Micropub will allow us to involve our customers in developing tastes and styles and we will introduce small quantity sample brews over the coming 12 months.

## What they brew

- Brown Ale — 36% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 18% of the beers we track
- IPA — 12% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 7% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 81 Orchard Road, Darlington, England
- Coordinates: 54.5326318, -1.5702017
- Website: http://www.orchardroadbrewery.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Dionysiac Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/dionysiac-brewing-27749.md) — 3.33, Poor — Darlington — 0.4 mi away
- [Second Sun Brew Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/second-sun-brew-co-30837.md) — 2.81, Limited — Darlington — 0.8 mi away
- [The Village Brewer](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-village-brewer-15628.md) — 2.90, Limited — Darlington — 0.8 mi away
- [Mad Scientist](https://finding.beer/brewery/mad-scientist-12772.md) — 2.88, Limited — Darlington — 0.8 mi away
- [Mithril Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/mithril-ales-15653.md) — 2.80, Limited — Richmond, North Yorkshire — 5.3 mi away
- [The Steam Machine Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-steam-machine-brewing-company-15487.md) — 3.78, Fine — Newton Aycliffe, County Durham — 5.4 mi away
- [The Fold Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-fold-brewing-co-29714.md) — 2.86, Poor — Shildon, County Durham — 7 mi away
- [George Samuel Brewery Ltd](https://finding.beer/brewery/george-samuel-brewery-ltd-15710.md) — 3.71, Fine — Shildon, County Durham — 7.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Middlesbrough, England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/middlesbrough.md)
- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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