McCrackens Brewery

Microbrewery in Portadown, Armagh, Northern Ireland

Established in 2018

Contact
Derryall Road, Portadown, BT62 1PL, Northern Ireland
+44 7803 045124
info@mccrackensbrewery.com
Description
The family-owned brewery, which is based in Portadown, county Armagh was founded by Ryan McCracken in September 2018. McCracken, an IT manager, set up the brewery in a specially converted building at the home he shares with wife Nicola, son Evan and another baby on the way. He began brewing as a hobby in 2014 when Nicola gave him a home brew kit as a Christmas present.

In 2018 our capacity was just over 1200 litres a month. In a little over 4 years we have been able to increase our capacity by 1150%. We are still producing hand-crafted, naturally conditioned, unfiltered and award winning beer.
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BeardedAvenger

6.5
BeardedAvenger (9338) reviewed Red from McCrackens Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can ordered from Twisted Crow, Basingstoke. Aroma combines rye with dark berries with caramel. Hazy dark amber. Thick foamy microbubbled off-white head. Tangy sour berries and citrus. Grainy metallic bitterness into the finish. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat-average carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Nice tangy stuff.

Tried from Can on 02 Sep 2022 at 19:59

daniele

6.9
daniele (14510) reviewed Black from McCrackens Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

bottle bb8-22 scura discreta schiuma finezza media scura media persistenza piuttosto intenso tostato con un po cola caffe cioccolato fondente piuttosto morbida discreto dmaro buona secchezza

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2022 at 08:49

Cheeseboard

5.8
Cheeseboard (6301) reviewed Red from McCrackens Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

440ml can, online from KWM Wines, Northern Ireland. Pours light hazed amber with a beige cap. Malty, caramel, berries on the aroma & taste. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation. A bit dull overall

Tried from Can from KWM Wines & Spirits on 25 Apr 2022 at 10:40

BlackHaddock

7.4
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Legacy from McCrackens Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can: BB 22nd September 2022. Drank at home on 14th April 2022. Slight haze to the light golden body, smooth white topping, which sadly feel away pretty swiftly. Citrus and earthy nose, citrus, earthy and malty taste. Liked the bitterness it held throughout.

Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2022 at 21:06

BlackHaddock

6.9
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Red from McCrackens Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can: BB 31st December 2022. Drank at home on 10th April 2022 after cutting my back lawn. More amber than red, slight haze to it's look, thin off-white head. Malty nose and taste, caramel and toffee like flavours and esters, semi-sweet, yet with a fairly hop bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Mortlach

7
Mortlach (5093) reviewed Black from McCrackens Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle @Luppolo Station (Rome). Bruna intensa, schiuma beige leggera. Al naso potente nota di malti tostati, caffè, alga salmastra. In bocca è abbastanza amara, caffettosa, di buona persistenza, secca. Corpo esile, carbonazione medio-leggera. Non male come carattere, ma la nota caffettosa è un filo eccessiva per una birra così esile di corpo e secca.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2021 at 18:19

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