Oakham Ales

Commercial Brewery in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 1993

Contact
2 Maxwell Road, Peterborough, PE2 7JB, England
Description
Oakham Ales is a multi-award winning brewery with a worldwide reputation for its innovative approach and for the quality and consistency of its brews. Oakham started brewing in Rutland back in 1993 and is now based in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire).

Famous as the first brewery in the UK to brew a beer with 100% Citra hops, Oakham celebrated its 25th anniversary in October 2018 and we’re looking forward to many more exciting years of brewing.

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5/10
Tried from Cask on 23 Jun 2025 at 10:51

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Hand-pulled half-pint at Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 16th June 2025. Pale golden body, white crown. Citrus fruit nose and taste, neither sweet nor sour, in fact it's a typical Oakham beer.
Tried from Cask at Old Fighting Cocks on 16 Jun 2025 at 19:00

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hand pulled pint in the Railway Tavern, Newport, Shropshire on 16th June 2025. Golden pour, almost clear, on top a decent white pillow of foam. Fruity front with grapefruit flavours too the fore. Dry feel throughout.
Tried from Cask at Railway Tavern on 16 Jun 2025 at 14:30

6.8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle. Clear deep golden to light amber colour. Moderate off:white head. Good retention. Aroma: biscuit & caramel malts, grassy hops, hay. Medium body. Bittersweet taste. Light initial sweetness. Solid hoppiness ever after. Grassy, herbal, somewhat fruity hops. Decent.
Tried on 15 Jun 2025 at 16:40

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Bottle. Foggy golden. Moderate white head. The nose is a blast of lemony hops. Light body. Dry and hoppy taste. So clean. Citrus, dank, tropics. Medium bitterness. Well done.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jun 2025 at 16:33

6.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Foggy gold colour with a moderate white head. Nose: clean biscuit malt, quite a bit of high quality British floral hop. Taste: clean, malty and hoppy. Biscuit, blossom, spicy notes. Light bitterness. A good golden ale.
Tried on 15 Jun 2025 at 16:31

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Cask af the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is yeasty, light herbal. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, somewhat light, fresh, herbal, floral, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask at The Wellington on 12 Jun 2025 at 12:35

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Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is roast and sharp blackcurrant. Taste has cocoa and roast to start with a sweet blackcurrant finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jun 2025 at 20:53

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 5 Overall 7
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London 21 Apr 2006) Golden yellow colour, no head. Fruity nose dominated by citrus (mainly lemon) and some wheat. Fruity taste as well, with lots of lemon, starting a bit sweet but with a dry finish. Rather light body, but nice balance where the fruity hops tend to overshadow the malt and wheat. There’s something artificial over it however. (6/5/9/6/6=5.5) Rerate: (Cask at River Ale House, London, 31 May 2025) Pale golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, grapefruit and grass. Fruity, hoppy taste with citrus, grapefruit, lemon peel, grass and a balanced citric/grassy bitterness. Medium body, dry. Tasty, hoppy and refreshing. Nice one.
Tried from Cask at River Ale House on 31 May 2025 at 12:00

7/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A cascading clear bright gold yellow coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is subdued, light bready grains, lemon hedgerow hop, grass. Flavour is composed of light white bready grains, light hay, grassy hop, hedgerow hop, very easy going. Palate is good cask condition, quaffable. Good condition.
Tried on 28 May 2025 at 13:11