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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm.
Golden colour. Citric, hoppy ornagey nose with notes of levender(!?). Meduim dry, quite soft and rounded with substantial body. Flowey bitter finish. An enjoyable pint.
Tried from Cask on 30 Apr 2004 at 12:37

7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm.
Very dark brown. Citric, balsamic honey aromatic, roasty aroma. Sweet with some burnt flavours and a soft cottony mouthfeel. The finish is warming hoenyish. Unusual and quite tasty.
Tried from Cask on 21 Apr 2004 at 12:13

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Amber colour. Generously flowery nose. Dryish and intensely hoppy with delicate, soft malt profile and a lingering, resiny hop bitter finish. Flavourful and well balanced.
Tried from Cask on 01 Mar 2004 at 15:48

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm.
Pale orange slightly hazy. Very citrusy nose. Sweet and mild, rounded but too sugary with harsh medicinal salty bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 26 Nov 2003 at 13:49

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm.
Orange amber colur. Hay like hoppy nose. Dry and light bodied, yet firm. Long salty, grassy bitter finish. A pleasant and well balanced beer poured in top condition.
Tried from Cask on 24 Nov 2003 at 14:32

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat in wobbly state in September 2000.
Dark brown. Very sweet. Well hopped.
Tried from Cask on 20 May 2003 at 03:13

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, Sweden.
Amber coloured. Grapefruity hop aroma. Sweet and rather malty. Domintaed by it's citrusy fruitiness. The mouthfeel is sharpish and thus the bitterness becomes unbalanced and harsh.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jan 2003 at 10:42

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pale golden. Flowery aroma with strong notes of cardamom. Medium sweet with medium body, solid malty mouthfeel and notes of wheat. Well hopped with citrusy bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 25 Jan 2003 at 02:02

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pale orange with citrusy aroma. Clean and medium bodied with salty very bitter finish. Solid.
Tried from Cask on 25 Jan 2003 at 01:57

8.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockhlm, Sweden.
Black. Deep roasty aroma with hints of coffee. Near full bodied with chewy maltiness and pleasant warming mouthfeel. Well hopped with salty, really bitter finish. A top notch cask porter!
Tried from Cask on 21 Jan 2003 at 00:25