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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26/6/2021: Shared with Dan & Grumbo at the Euro 2020(1) watchathon. Aroma of citrus, grain and straw. Slight carbonation. Not bad.
Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 11:06

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Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma of caramel, flowers, citrus, pineapple and malts. Taste is grainy, slightly bitter citrus. Small amount of carbonation and a long finish.
Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:37

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Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma of banana, melon, mango, hoppy, flowers and passion fruit. Taste of melon, mango and passion fruit. Smooth with slightly watery body. Enjoyable and easy to drink.
Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:37

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330ml can. Orange-gold pour, white head, fluffy retention. Aroma is malty, orange, citrus, a little stewed tropical. Taste is strewed citrus, orange, grapefruit, slightly earthy, dry bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Can on 11 Jan 2025 at 02:01

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Thick creamy white head on an unclear golden coloured body.
Medium bodied, smooth & creamy.
Pale malt, biscuit, stone fruit & citrus tastes with a bitter finish.
Great Cask.
Tried from Cask at Red Lion on 10 Jan 2025 at 19:42

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Pint from the cask at The Barrel Vaults, Kings Cross Station. Pours clear amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, stone fruits & hops. Moderate body Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried from Cask on 07 Jan 2025 at 16:30

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Cask at London & North Western, Birmingham. Clear gold with white head. Notes of citrus, pine resin, cereals, grass. Nice punchy bitterness. Medium bodied, semi-dry. Solid cask pale.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

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Cask at The Briar Rose, Birmingham. Clear gold with white top and decent lacing. It has a lemon citrus, light floral resin with a crisp grassy and pepper finish. Rather tasty gold.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

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Cask at Soloman Cutler, Birmingham. Pours black with smooth beige top, great lacing. Ash and coffee notes with a slight yeast tang, berries, caramel. Smooth, semi drying. It grew on me.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05

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Can from Soloman Cutler, Birmingham. Cloudy gold with thin white top. Good freshness to the hops with this one. Notes of clementine, lime, nectarine, slight funkiness. A bittersweet balance. Good stuff.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:04