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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Keg at Beaconsfield Tap. Slightly opaque lightest gold. Thin translucent white foamy. Flavourwise it has light citrus and malts and cork. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Blannndd.
Tried from Draft at The Taps @ Beaconsfield on 22 Nov 2025 at 08:40

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Keg at Beaconsfield Taps, 21/11/2025.
Golden blonde topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is melon, straw, leafy hop, herb, toasted grains.
Taste comprises lemon nip, hedgerow, grass, melon, orange peel.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close spattered with leafy hop bitterness.
Tidy green hopper.
Tried on 21 Nov 2025 at 15:54

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Very nice. Fresh and dry. Citrus peel, lean pale malts, mellow rindy bitterness. Pretty lean overall. Highly drinkable.
Tried from Can at Hamilton Hall (JDW) on 30 Oct 2025 at 18:49

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keg at cloisters ...dark black ..small tan head ..soft sweet caramel ..light vanilla nose ..soft sweet bitter chocolate roast malts ..woody chocolate roast malts
Tried on 30 Oct 2025 at 15:49

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Cask at The Red Lion, Cromer. Lemon marmalade, apricot jam & light tropical fruit nose. Taste is lemon marmalade, white grape, splash of kiwifruit. Fruity sweet with a bold bitter backbone.
Tried from Cask at Red Lion Hotel on 26 Oct 2025 at 09:26

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at The Red Lion, Cromer. Cromer. Nose is liquorice toffee, cola,caramel, chocolate. Taste is toffee, liquorice toffee, chocolate, cola. Dry & malty with a lightly bitter base.
Tried from Cask at Red Lion Hotel on 26 Oct 2025 at 09:19

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keg at cloisters ...glowing clear yellow amber ..small tan head ..soft sweet herbal custardy fruit nose . ...Light sulpherous custardy fruit ..Light dry bitter pithy fruit
Tried on 21 Oct 2025 at 13:29

Tried from Cask at Brunswick Inn on 16 Oct 2025 at 23:00

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tried from Cask at Herbert Wells (JDW) on 15 Oct 2025 at 20:42

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Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours dark orange brown with a medium head. Aroma is sticky caramel and marmalade. Taste has sweet toffee, orange marmalade and sticky hop oils.
Tried from Cask on 14 Oct 2025 at 18:17