Phoenix (Oak Brewing Co.)

Microbrewery in Heywood, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1982

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Green Lane, Heywood, OL10 2EP, England
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.

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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ 3 Judges. Clear golden colour, white ehad. Nose is slightly hoppy, a bit malty. Flavour is light malted, citric hops. Fairly bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 10 Sep 2011 at 13:24

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Light copper colour. Floral hop aroma. Some fruity sweetness, a touch of apple. Quite an intense level of hops. Nicely dry.
Tried on 07 Sep 2011 at 12:53

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ 3 Judges. Clear goldne colour, off-white head. Nose iscitric, light malted. Flavour is malty, citrus, slightly flowery, bit of rubber. Slightly bitter finish. The last bit of the cask.
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2011 at 05:15

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF2011. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, wooden, mild floral and resiny notes. Flavour is caramel malts, some wood, mild burnt wood, some earth and herbs as well. Pleasantly bitter finish, but gets a bit ruined by a rather metallicness in the aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2011 at 22:36

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2011. A golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, fruity aroma. Tastes fruity, bitter, malty, hoppy, dry. Average golden ale.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2011 at 03:45

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AA.Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, toffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, toffee, light peppery finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101204]
Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2011 at 10:18

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the William Morris (JDW), Hammersmith. Hazy amber with a dense cream head; breakfast cereal aroma; oily with some tropical fruit flavours; the finish is light with a short hit of bitterness. Very drinkable, certainly not as heavy as I expected.
Tried from Cask on 24 Jun 2011 at 10:26

6.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 8.5
Cask at Crosse Keys, JDW. Pours clear russet with a faint, white head. Sweet-smelling aroma, lots of candy and jam, some cake and bread. Damn this beer is sweet! Almost syrupy, but thankfully not too cloying. Prominent marmelade, other juicy citrus, some faint toffee, hints of tangy and earthy hops. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Finishes lightly warming and sticky with sugar, some more jam, brown sugar, malty bread in the background. I think this beer in better condition would be quite good, as it is it ain’t bad.
Tried from Cask on 24 Jun 2011 at 09:49

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ Bon Accord. Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma is lemon, bit of rubber. Flavour is lemon, dry, rubber, bit oily. Not too well.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2011 at 04:47

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Bow Bar, 80 West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2HH.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, toffee notes, light to moderate hoppy. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101029]
Tried from Cask on 21 May 2011 at 10:56