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.

     Show


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Manchester Beer Festival 2020. Amber-red with a decent spiciness, without this being offensive and at an easy strength.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2020 at 23:37


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

På Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020. Delt med Rune. Svart. Lavt tett skum med litt farge. Nøttearoma. Smaken søt. Litt nøtter. Litt frukt. Forsiktig tørr avslutning.

Tried on 23 Jan 2020 at 13:51


7

Tried on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:47


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle from Sainsburys. Pours golden yellow, quite translucent with a big white head. Quite fizzy in the mouth, with a bit of carbonation. Smells quite like a shandy, quite citrus hoppy, bit of grass too. Some slight creaminess. Taste is quite straightforward, but is refreshing. Quite a crisp finish. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2019 at 15:51


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

7/9/2019. Cask at The Ale House, Chelmsford. Pours very dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of dark fruit, nut, light roasted malt, caramel, milky chocolate and hops. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness with a touch of sour. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Fair.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2019 at 21:07


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

Cask @ The Ale House, Chelmsford. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, little nuts, toffee and has a sweet finish.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2019 at 20:55


8

Tried from Cask at The Ale House on 03 Sep 2019 at 18:18


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

Bottle. 3.5%. BBD of August 1990. Not sure who provided this one, but it was opened at St Mars of the Desert during a meet Ron Pattinson shindig. Clear, deep brown. No head. Remarkably viscous in the glass. Nose has raisin and date. Fig. Some fudgy chocolate. No off notes at all. Taste is sweet and a little vinous. Light body. Still a hint of carbonation. Silky on the palate. Sweet and vinous finish. Remarkably good condition and really tasty, too.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2019 at 16:15


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

500ml bottle. Poured a clear medium amber with a fizzy white head. The aroma is caramel malt, mineral, earthy, light hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a crisp, malt, mineral, metallic, light sweet, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to lively carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2019 at 00:13


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Asda. Deep chestnut in colour, with a moderately-sized, off-white, head that left lacing down the glass. A very easy drinking brown ale, with brown sugar, a touch of berry fruit and nuttiness, before a very soft finish. Fine.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2018 at 17:49