Millstone

Microbrewery in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2003

Contact
Unit 4 Vale Mill, Micklehurst Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL5 9JL, England
Description
A taste of the moors on tap.

Established in 2003 by Nick Boughton and Jon Hunt, the brewery is located in an 18th-century textile mill and uses an eight-barrel plant. More than 30 regular outlets are supplied. The Millstone Brewery restores a traditional craft to the town of Mossley, situated where the counties of Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire meet.

Today Millstone is still producing popular beers that are being enjoyed not only locally but nationwide through our trusted distributors. Having brewed numerous beers over the years, we've narrowed our beers down to a strong core range of three regulars, including a stout, and three occasional. This doesn't mean that we're not working on or developing new beers so keep your eyes peeled.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours bright gold with a medium head. Aroma is sharp yeasty straw and lemon. Taste has slightly sharp straw with a yeasty finish.

Tried from Cask on 21 Dec 2025 at 11:31


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Fighting Cock, Bradford - Clear pale yellow, pretty white head. Grassy, weak citrus, very thin and watery. Not overly impressed, but not a disaster.

Tried from Cask at The Fighting Cock on 06 Dec 2025 at 15:21


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

I recommend Stainsby Mill in Derbyshire if you want to see an unusual millstone. Exotic fruit beer here, perhaps more cask-hoppy in texture and taste, but the afforementioned has its influence.

Tried from Cask at København on 02 Oct 2025 at 18:08


6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Borough Arms, Crewe. Pours a cloudy pale gold with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly citrus with some hints of mango. In the mouth it starts off sweet with a creamy texture but there is laso some bitterness which gradually comes to dominate. Flavour is floral hops, mango and kiwi plus some hints of grapefruit. Finish is quite dry and bitter. This is reasonable though not really my cup of tea.

Tried from Cask at Borough Arms on 27 Jun 2025 at 12:49


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Oldham Beer Festival 2025, beer number 4 of the afternoon. Third new beer. Golden hoppy nose, crisp hopped session taste.

Tried from Cask on 11 Apr 2025 at 12:54


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

Half cask at Port Street Beer House. Dark brown pour, spotty beige head, streaky lacing. Roasty aroma, notes of coffee. Taste is roasty, burnt toast, coffee, cola. Dry finish.

Tried from Cask at Port Street Beer House on 16 Feb 2025 at 16:13


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Very pale straw blond colour. Very smooth and silky texture. Very dry and quite bitter. Quite floral.

Tried on 18 Oct 2024 at 12:09


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Salmon, Leicester. Light gold and clear with a small white head on top. Bready aroma, a touch of marmalade. Mostly sweet taste at first, a bit grainy, followed by intense hoppy bitterness. Grapefruit oil notes on the finish, some lemon iced tea. Light body, good carbonation for cask. Decent if a bit dull.

Tried from Cask on 25 Jun 2024 at 17:24


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask @ Albion Tap, Uppermill. Golden with a small creamy head. Hoppy easy brew with a little more depth to it than its strength might suggest, but not particularly flavoursome.

Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2024 at 14:05


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

[March 2022] Pale gold with a frothy/creamy white head and lemon biscuit aroma. Smooth a slightly creamy, taste is biscuit malt with some fruit and a touch of bitterness

Tried on 08 Nov 2023 at 18:49