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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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Gravity cask at the 2025 Rutland CAMRA Festival, the County Museum, Oakham. Light golden and clear with a loose uneven film of white head. Grapefruit aroma, some stone fruit, light floral and grassy character. Full bittersweet taste with an intense amount of tropical fruit and lime juice. A tongue-coatibg bitterness for the long and slightly drier finish, not really bitter but more of a 'tang'. A lot of layers to this.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2025 at 15:12


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Gravity cask at the 2025 Rutland CAMRA Festival, the County Museum, Oakham. Golden and a little hazy with a thin white head and good lacing. Grapefruit, apricot, some gorgeous umami notes such as meat and sweat. Sweet taste, Stone fruit and pink grapefruit rind with an intensely bitter finish. Medium body, soft to no carbonation. An incredible APA. Hopefully this'll end up being more than a one-off, it's the best new Oakham Beer I've had in years and years.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2025 at 14:46


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is creamy coffee and roast. Taste has smooth creamy roast, woody notes and some blackcurrant Lockets.

Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2025 at 19:30


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours almost black with a medium sized foamy tan head and good lacing. Roasted malts to the fore in the aroma alongside honey and biscuits. There’s some sweetness in the mouth, but plenty of sharpness too. Texture is a little watery. Dark fruits are the most prominent flavour plus roasted malts and hints of liquorice. Some spice and currants come later. Still a little sweetness in the finish. This is decent.

Tried from Cask at Shrewsbury Arms on 23 Jun 2025 at 13:30


6

Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2025 at 11:30


5

Tried from Cask on 23 Jun 2025 at 10:51


7
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
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
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


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

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