Okell's

Commercial Brewery in Douglas, Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man 🇮🇲
Associated with 9 Venues

Established in 1850

Contact
Old Castletown Road, Kewaigue, Douglas, IM2 1QG, Isle Of Man
Description
Beer for purists. Pure & Simple. Here, amidst the pure shores and rolling glens of the Isle of Man, Okell's has been defined by our beautiful Island for over 170 years and guided, in all that we brew, by its unique Brewing Purity Law.

Dr. William Okell, a Cheshire surgeon, started Okell's Brewery in Castle Hill, Douglas, Isle of Man in 1850. He was a man of singular drive and ambition - by 1874 Dr. Okell owned many of the pubs on the island, had convinced Tynwald (the Isle of Man's parliament), to create an act ensuring the purity of beer brewed on the Isle of Man, and built The Falcon Steam Brewery just outside Douglas.

It's A Continuing Tradition...
We care about the beers we make, and for our Head Brewer Kevin Holmes, it's a never ending passion to create the perfect pint of Okell's. Making the perfect pint from only 4 ingredients is a special skill handed down by generations of Master Brewers.

Continuing our tradition of innovation, Okell's has the only wide gap plate and frame heat exchanger for heating the wort in the Copper in the British Isles.

     Show


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

Cask-conditioned at the York Tap 23/7/2017. Straw coloured, with a thin, white, head. Grassy hop aroma, biscuity malts, citrus fruits, and a dryish finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2017 at 12:22


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

Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017. Pours golden to amber with a lasting bubbly off-white head. Aroma of citrus and floral hop, caramel and malt. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Light to medium body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2017 at 05:03


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty dry grassy hoppy aroma. Fruity malty dry grassy hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.

Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2017 at 06:30


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap at Tapped, Leeds. Poured hazy dark golden with a small white head. Aroma of tropical fruit, hop, light malt and touch of spice. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slightly oily texture, soft carbonation. Decent pint.

Tried from Draft on 03 May 2017 at 17:54


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

Cask pint at The Shepherd’s Tavern, Mayfair. Copper colour, off-white head. Moderate malty aroma, some fruit. Slightly sweet, fruity (currants) and malty flavour. Decent enough, but the hops are too moderate.

Tried from Cask on 31 Oct 2016 at 18:24


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

20th October 2016
The Maltings, York. Cask. Clear gold beer, small white head. Palate is smooth but has decent fine carbonation. Nice condition. Smooth malts provide a modest sweetness that struggles to keep the robust hopping in check. Good spicy orange and orange peel. Grapefruit. Mild floral. Spicy citric peel, finish leaves a tingling bitterness. A hop wallop here - nice.

Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2016 at 07:15


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

Cask at GBBF’16, day three, 11/08/16. Clear golden orange with a decent off white head. Nose is citric rinds, orange, grains, straw. Taste comprises bread dough, citric tinged straw, melon, tangerine, grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Mediocre offering.

Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2016 at 03:26


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle from Ian’s travels. Deep dark brown with a small white head. Sweet, peat smoke aroma. Taste is sweet smoke and liquorice with chocolate notes. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2016 at 17:14


6

Tried on 05 Sep 2016 at 16:25


6.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Clear golden beer with a thick white head. Light lemony aroma. Taste is more bitter and acidic. Could do with a bit more punch but it’s pleasant enough and hit the spot sitting in the sun as I was.

Tried on 24 Aug 2016 at 06:20