Oscar's Brewery

Microbrewery in Nelson, Lancashire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Hart of Preston - Out of business

Established in 1994

Contact
Unit 1 Riverside Works, Brunswick Street, Nelson, BB9 0HZ, England
Description
Oscars Brewery is a small family run brewery currently located in Nelson, Lancashire, supplying the trade, covering Lancashire, Cumbria and all of Yorkshire. All our beers are cask conditioned and available in 9 Gallon casks or pins to meet each publicans needs. We aim to alternate our beers every 4-5 months to keep up with the demand for different ales, and to also bring on one seasonal special beer.

The brewery was created by John Smith opened during 1994 under the name Hart Brewery, being located in John's garage. In 1995 a location was found in Little Eccleston. End of 2010 the brewery relocated to Preston and adopted the name Hart of Preston. The brewery was taken over in mid-2017, renamed Oscar's Brewery in early 2018 and moved to the current location at the end of 2018.

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5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Colne Beer Festival 2023. Clear golden coloured ale. Light textured soapy-hoppy tasting beer with some bitterness about it.
Tried on 19 Feb 2023 at 21:33

7/10
Tried on 23 Oct 2022 at 19:31

7/10
Tried on 23 Oct 2022 at 19:27

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ Polished Knob, Todmorden. Golden with a small head. Hoppy and malty it’s fuller tasting than expected for its sessionable strength.
Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2020 at 16:52

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pendle Beer Festival 2020. Hazy deep golden with a fuller texture than expected for its easy strength. Hopped, there's some sugary activity on the tongue and a hint of fruit.
Tried on 24 Feb 2020 at 17:16

6.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pendle Beer Festival 2020. Very dark red, crisp and smooth, it has a dark malt hopped aroma with more chocolate than coffee in taste, but the difference is close.
Tried on 22 Feb 2020 at 00:53

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle, from historic notes. Source not recorded. Poured amber/copper brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, hops, fruit and veg. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2019 at 20:40

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pendle Beer Festival 2019. Golden with a glow. Has a dirty nose, is fuller-bodied with a light hoppy taste at an easy strength.
Tried on 27 Feb 2019 at 19:27

5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Clear golden color with a fine thick white head on top. Looks quite good. Moderate intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a decent carbonation level. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Malty, herbal and some fruity notes. At last a drinkable golden ale in Ipswich.
[Handpull at Dove Street Inn in Ipswich, England]
Tried on 30 Nov 2016 at 10:44

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the Three Horseshoes. Waddington. Golden colour with a thick lasting off white head. Aroma tropical fruit, peach and citrus. Taste juicy sweet to mid bitter.
Tried from Draft on 26 Nov 2016 at 08:21