Problem Child Brewing

Microbrewery in Wigan, Lancashire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2013

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1 Alder Lane, Parbold, Wigan, WN8 7NL, England
Description
Driven by a passion for a quality product, Parbold's first microbrewery.

Jonny likes nothing better than a decent pint! So much so, he built a brewery intending to capture flavours from his imagination. We like to think it’s ‘his passion’ that goes into making these cask conditioned ales so good. We’d love you to sample his magic.

…. And if you ever thought where did that name come from?

The Problem Child name originates from Parbold’s prodigal Rachel. Jonny’s wife and business partner. Born and bred in Parbold, she wandered afar as a Problem Child in her teens, now home, and brewing happily!

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

Half pint from the cask at Leicester Indie Beer Festival, Thursday 26 June 2025. Pours copper brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of toffee, liquorice, dark fruits, hints of spice & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 06 Jul 2025 at 14:02


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

Beer Number 15 at the Wigan Beer Festival 2025. Quite milky, although not fully represented in taste in terms of the style. Pretty good though.

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2025 at 18:03


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

Beer Number 8 at the Wigan Beer Festival 2025. Hazy, good body, light tropical fruit notes within an easy and pleasantly textured ale.

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2025 at 16:03


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Rock Box, Blackburn. Golden with a small head and is a crisp golden style ale, which is easy enough drinking.

Tried from Cask on 26 Dec 2024 at 08:19


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pine, floral & light hop aroma. Grapefruit, floral, pine & lightly hopped tastes with a bitter finish. Nice drinker.

Tried on 15 Sep 2024 at 14:43


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

Tried at the 2022 Nottingham Camra Beer Festival. Clear golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma and taste are light sweet citrus. Crisp body.

Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2022 at 11:54


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

Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Sweet and toasted bready malts, some cereal and grain, light fruity undertones, bitter piney finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2022 at 08:29


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

Cask at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Clear golden to light amber with a good sized just off white head. Nose is pale and bready malts, light sweet edge, oat biscuit, creamy malts. Taste comprises hint of orange, grass, grains, biscuit, caramel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow hop spattering. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2022 at 16:40


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

Cask at GBBF 2022 - Olympia. Pours clear, rich honey-gold with a thick, frothy off-white head. Lightly sweet, lovely pale malt character, nips of honey, white grape, straw, grass, bread. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Balanced finish, some citric hops, flowers, light citrus. Well rounded.

Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2022 at 18:11


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at gbbf 2022 day 3.a clear golden orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet subdued. Grass. Flavour is composed of. Tannin, grainy. Damp straw, grass, mineral, straw, little harsh.

Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2022 at 16:18