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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On gravity at Worcester Beer Festival, 14/08/10. Pale gold with a slight, white head. Big, grapefruit hop aroma with a touch of sweetness. Flavour was similar with some added apricot, leading to a long, dry finish. Very good.
Tried on 14 Aug 2010 at 23:43

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Cask at the Farmer’s Boy, St Albans on 11th August 2010. Clear gold and off-white foam giving spots of lacing. Aroma is hoppy with touches of cheese and unobtrusive sulphur notes. Main taste is floral and grapefruit hop with a lovely grassy note, and the finish is dryish on a light mouthfeel. 8/4/8/3/15 Re-rating 2015: Cask at Craft Beer Co, Covent Garden on 22nd August 2015. Gold with almost white lacing head. Malty and finely hoppy aroma. Fine citrus and grass in-mouth. A bitter, hoppy finish. Zingy with a light body.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2010 at 15:20

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Cask@St. Radegund, Cambridge. Yellowish golden colour, small head. Aroma is grass, earth, yeast and some mild citrusy notes. Flavour is quite much the same. Not all that pleasant.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2010 at 21:18

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Cask@Cambridge Blue, Cambridge. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is nectar, fruits wood, mild bready notes as well as some herbs. Flavour is wood, fruits, quite bready, but sweet malts, some grassy bitter notes along with floral notes.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2010 at 11:03

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Cask@Cambridge Blue, Cambridge. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is malts, wood, nectar, some mild notes of floral hops as well. Flavour is fruits, nectar wood and some spices. Pleasant.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2010 at 10:57

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask@Deep amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is spices, wood, mild liquorice as well as some mild herbal notes. Flavour is quite much the same with some rather strong notes of juniper.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2010 at 10:53

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Cask at GBBF 2010. A golden coloured pour with a medium white head. Aroma of citrus fruit and hops. Tastes hoppy, grapefruit, bitter, crisp and refreshing. Typical Oakham, bags of flavour in a low stength ale. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2010 at 08:43

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF ’10. Pale gold pour with a white head. Citrus, caramel and malts in the nose. Fresh, sharp flavours of caramel, nuts and fruit. Malty, bitter flavours. Quite nicely balanced. Good bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2010 at 02:42

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild citrusy and slight peachy. Fruity and mild peachy. Bitter, citrusy and dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2010 at 15:14

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tap at GBBF 2010 ... golden yellow ... thin white head ... zezty lemon with faint eggy whiff nose ...dry hop ... zezty lemon peel ... decent enough
Tried from Draft on 02 Aug 2010 at 05:34