Joseph Holt

Regional Brewery in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 58 Venues

Established in 1849

Contact
The Brewery, Empire Street, Manchester, M3 1JD, England
Subsidiaries
Joseph Holt owns 1 brewery:
Description
Joseph Holt is a unique brewery: it embodies both traditional values and exceptional brewing. For more than 160 years the company has not only created and developed award winning beer, but also served the community of which it forms a part of. It has built sustainable jobs and worked with charities to deliver substantial benefits to people living in the brewery’s area of operations and beyond.
Established in 1849, Joseph Holt Ltd has been managed by its founding family for five generations. Throughout that time the company has been driven by traditions of professionalism, honesty and innovation. So the business, although rooted in the traditional values of a family firm with a reputation built on traditional draft and bottled beer, has always looked to evolve. The most recent developments in that evolution are the Crystal and Diamond range of lagers and the Golden Ale Two Hoots. These products join the collection of award winning lagers and excellent Smooth and Black keg beer.
The brewery has an established pub estate that is carefully managed to ensure that it is focused on growth.

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5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle Pint: Coppery amber coloured dry-bitter taste and the say some maplesyrup, never tasted something with maple. Got some Canadian stuff to test.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:40


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle Pint: Amber coloured brew with an fine bitter taste, and hints of some honey. An sort of foamy head, saw lesser with different English brews.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:40


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

Cask @ Old Monkey, Manchester. Golden with a head. Traditional enough brew with a few herbal and spiced notes in the mix.

Tried from Cask on 26 Dec 2024 at 08:11


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

Clear and golden with a creamy/frothy white head and a soft cereal aroma. Creamy with biscuits and lemony notes and a dry, slightly bitter finish

Tried from Cask at Old Monkey on 17 Dec 2024 at 21:00


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Umber brown with a creamy tan head and burnt caramel on the nose. Medium bodied with sweet malt, a tiny hint of spice and a sweet finish

Tried from Cask at Old Monkey on 17 Dec 2024 at 20:10


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at The Waterloo Tap 22/11/2024 New UK brewery ✅ sweet and toasted malty aroma and taste, dried fruit shred, spices, dark fruit, caramel and fudge like sweetness, medium body, soft cask mouthfeel, dried fruit and spices into the close. Nice winter warmer in this weather 🥶

Tried from Cask on 16 Dec 2024 at 15:18


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

Cask @ Lower Turks Head, Manchester. Glowing mahogany coloured with a creamy head. Sweet dark malt aroma, more settled mild taste, plus a good smoothish texture.

Tried from Cask on 06 May 2024 at 04:43


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Old Monkey, Manchester. Clear copper with a creamy head. Low bitterness brew with steady malts and notable fruits to make it a winter warmer with a slight tropical edge.

Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2024 at 05:10


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Keg at The Llandoger Trow, Bristol. Aroma is malty, grainy. Citrus edge. Clear gold. Thin foamy white head. Tangy citrus alongside rough malts. Underlying sweetness. Light. Thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Refreshing enough Gold. No way a Pale Ale, but brewer's intent and all that.

Tried on 05 Mar 2024 at 17:59


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Keg @ Firkin, Warrington. Dark amber with a thick smooth head. Crisp keg pour with a lightish malty character. Not particularly flouvoursome but fine enough.

Tried on 01 Mar 2024 at 04:59