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"Delicious", "glorious" and "stunning" are just a few of the words used by recent customers to describe our ales. We pride ourselves on creating a delightful product that people really want to savour; whether it is a pint in your local or a bottle consumed at home. We know that taste and quality are key to the enjoyment and that is why we never create beers that we wouldn't actually want to drink ourselves.

We are really proud that we do this by sourcing the majority of our ingredients from within the UK. Nothing is more local than the main ingredient: water which comes from our own spring at the Brewery. Locally sourced is both key to our brand story and it also means we can create very unique, premium tasting beers.

In terms of our production ethos - our team are dedicated to the business vision of "redefining english ales". It does mean that the Wincle Beer brand is more traditional than some in its styles; but that does not mean we don't like a bit of experimentation! We are fascinated by the use of new techniques to make each ingredient sing ... and a tweak here and there can make a phenomenal difference to the end product. We are also to be very proud to gypsy brew for a number of other brands - some of which are extremely modern in their presentation and taste; and very different to Wincle Beer. This passion for all things beer and knowledge of the process ensures we have the experience and the skill set to deliver any style of beer, ale or lager that meets the criteria and taste credentials required.

Each and every brew follows rigorous process with every beer leaving our brewery 'Character assured'. Over the last 12 years this means that we have created more than 5 million pints with that same zeal for quality on each and every one.
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6/10
Tried on 26 Aug 2014 at 12:32

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Tried on 19 Jul 2014 at 15:25

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at The Craven Arms; dark copper pour with thin beige head, smokey malt aroma, taste has roasted malts coffee along with chocolate, ok stuff.
Tried from Cask on 26 Jan 2014 at 12:11

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge. A dark ruby coloured bitter with a grainy bitterness that is quite tasty. Has a small head with some light malts for aroma.
Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2014 at 07:47

5.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
500ml bottle. Clear golden colour with small, frothy, diminishing, minimally lacing, white head. Grainy, fruity and minimally strawy aroma, cautious hints of apple, gooseberry. Taste is minimally sweet pale malty, slightly grainy, minimally strawy, bitter hoppy overtones, bitter finish; light body, minimally watery.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2013 at 10:24

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 7
Medium creamy pale beige head. Clear coppery body. Light floral blackberry aroma with herbal notes. Dry-sweet fruity blackberry taste with resiny notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft, smooth, flat mouthfeel. Dryish floral blackberry aftertaste with wooden dusty strawy notes. Lovely, drinkable beer, with vivid flavours. (0.284l cask at The Wharf, Manchester.)
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2013 at 08:17

4.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask @ Porters Ale House, Macclesfield. A very malty light blonde ale with a small head. Fairly crisp, not but not much flavour.
Tried from Cask on 24 Jun 2013 at 09:39

5.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Cask @ The Castle Inn, Macclesfield. Reddish-brown with a small creamy head. Has a smally nutty taste but not too much aroma.
Tried from Cask on 24 Jun 2013 at 09:38

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
50cl bottle from Brown & Green, Trentham. Straw with a thin white head; grassy aroma; sweet honey taste; with a strong grassy bitterness and a sweet biscuity finish. A rather average golden bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2013 at 12:10

6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
50cl bottle from Green & Black, Trentham. Copper coloured with a ring of cream head; malty aroma; caramel malt taste with a rather thin body; then a nutty finish. A pleasant Northern-style bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2013 at 15:03