Phoenix (Oak Brewing Co.)
Microbrewery in Heywood, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Established in 1982
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Description
In August 1982, our late founder Tony Allen opened Oak Brewery on an industrial estate in Ellesmere Port. After much success, he moved nine years later to a location more central to his trading areas. Phoenix Brewery, Heywood!
Phoenix Brewery was registered in 1874, brewing directly from the Brewery tower and owning over 100 pubs in the local area. Phoenix’s history is still proudly displayed on our seven-story tower.
Building upon our strong foundations, we continue to brew Tony’s longstanding classic beers, whilst introducing innovative new brews. The team are looking forward to welcoming you to our Brewery site – soon to be open to the public for the first time in our history!
In 1996 it took the decision to trade as the name of the brewery Phoenix Brewery.
Phoenix Brewery was registered in 1874, brewing directly from the Brewery tower and owning over 100 pubs in the local area. Phoenix’s history is still proudly displayed on our seven-story tower.
Building upon our strong foundations, we continue to brew Tony’s longstanding classic beers, whilst introducing innovative new brews. The team are looking forward to welcoming you to our Brewery site – soon to be open to the public for the first time in our history!
In 1996 it took the decision to trade as the name of the brewery Phoenix Brewery.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich, Winter Beer Festival 2016. Pours dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and a hint of coffee. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Well rounded and nicely roasted mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2016
at 12:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask 1/3 pint, gravity dispense, at the 16th Twickenham Beer & Cider Festival. Dark ruby to black colour, beige head. Moderate aroma, roast malts. Moderate roast malts in the flavour too, only a slight fruitiness.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2016
at 15:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried at the Architect, Chester. Their house beer. Amber colour with an off white head. Malty and light caramel aroma and taste. Nice house bitter.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2016
at 13:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Architect, Chester [050916]
Dark brown, clear, dense off white head
Aroma of dark honey, dab of dark malts, some dark fruit
Taste of sweet caramel malts, some dark honey, simple flavour
Palate -Medium light body, quite sweet. Finish of sweet dark hoiney, dark fruits
Overall - Simple porter, not much complexity to this
Dark brown, clear, dense off white head
Aroma of dark honey, dab of dark malts, some dark fruit
Taste of sweet caramel malts, some dark honey, simple flavour
Palate -Medium light body, quite sweet. Finish of sweet dark hoiney, dark fruits
Overall - Simple porter, not much complexity to this
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Oct 2016
at 19:19
5/10
Tried
on 22 Aug 2016
at 20:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the King and Castle, TTZ, 20/08/16. Orange amber with a decent off white head. Nose is Soreen fruit loaf, brown bread, caramel, bitter orange, brown sugars, stewed prunes. Taste comprises fruit cake, dates, brown sugar, candied fruit peel, toffee, light spice. Medium bodied with bite, soft carbonation, light alcohol strokes in a semi drying close. Decent cask English Strong, last had this 10+ years ago and this revisit for a rate certainly exceeded my expectations.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2016
at 16:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Whire Swan, Solihull. Poured a clear medium amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is sweet malt, light hop. The flavour is moderate sweet, light bitter with a dry light spice, sweet malt, grainy palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2016
at 17:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, bek og sjokolade.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Smak: Bitter lakirs, kaffe og sjokolade.
Hvor: 27 th Ealing Beer Festival.
Medium: Tapp@175ml, ABV@4,5%, Når@07.07.2016
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Smak: Bitter lakirs, kaffe og sjokolade.
Hvor: 27 th Ealing Beer Festival.
Medium: Tapp@175ml, ABV@4,5%, Når@07.07.2016
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2016
at 06:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the White Hart, Chobham. Bright straw with a tight cream head; light citrus aroma; clean and grainy in the mouth with a light lemony citrus taste; and a lingering grassy bitterness to finish. A pleasant, summer, golden ale, hardly a bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2016
at 08:09
10/10
Absolutely awesome example of fruity yeast esters. No tw rubbish. Drinks stupid easy. Lovely strawbeery notes. Juicy. Superb.
Tried
at
Ivory Peg (JDW)
on 08 Jul 2016
at 13:08