# The Consett Ale Works — Consett, County Durham

> The Consett Ale Works in Consett, County Durham, England scores 2.80 out of 5 — Limited, #16 in County Durham. 49 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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The Consett Ale Works is a brewery in Consett, County Durham, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.80 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #16 in County Durham. Of the 49 beers we track, 38% are Amber Ale and 36% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 2.80 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #16 in County Durham · #1,524 in England · #24,961 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 49

## About

The Consett Ale Works produce's not great quality beer and is ranked #17 in Durham. They are most well known for "Red Dust", which is an American  Red Ale and "White Hot", which is a Blonde / Golden Ale - English. Their primary focus is brewing Amber Ales and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 38% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 36% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 17% of the beers we track
- Winter Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- IPA — 3% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Consett, County Durham, England
- Coordinates: 54.851797, -1.833026
- Website: http://www.consettaleworks.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Spenside Stables Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/spenside-stables-brewery-32033.md) — 3.36, Poor — Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear — 6.1 mi away
- [South Causey Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/south-causey-brewery-17073.md) — 3.13, Poor — Stanley, County Durham — 6.2 mi away
- [North Pier Brew Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/north-pier-brew-co-25378.md) — 3.44, Poor — Bishop Auckland, County Durham — 7.2 mi away
- [Stables Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/stables-brewing-company-15553.md) — 2.83, Limited — Stanley, County Durham — 7.6 mi away
- [Backlash Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/backlash-brewery-28507.md) — 2.94, Limited — Prudhoe, Northumberland — 8.1 mi away
- [Wylam](https://finding.beer/brewery/wylam-8107.md) — 3.83, Fine — Wylam, Northumberland — 8.6 mi away
- [Stu Brew](https://finding.beer/brewery/stu-brew-11792.md) — 3.49, Poor — 9 mi away
- [Black Storm](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-storm-12169.md) — 2.99, Limited — 9 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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