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.

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7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Slightly hazy golden beer, creamy white head. Bitter, acidic citrus aroma. Given the strength it’s surprisingly mellow. Light and lemony, tangy on the tongue, some bitterness comes through as you get further through it and it ends up being surprisingly sour on the tongue. Would be sessionable were it not for the strength.

Tried on 23 Aug 2016 at 08:33


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

Okells MPA. Hazy yellow. Creamy head and mouthfeel. Zesty aroma, sweet lemon taste. Some bitter hop up front and sour grapefruit to follow. No complaints for 3.7%. Very decent.

Tried on 23 Aug 2016 at 00:39


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear amber beer, creamy white head. Light sour fruit aroma. Fruity taste and a touch sour again. Malt and some light bitter hop. A very traditional bitter but perfectly serviceable.

Tried on 23 Aug 2016 at 00:36


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

Sampled @ GBBF Day 2. Clear yellow golden color, small white head. Smell and taste some malts, nicely hoppy, ttropical fruits, fruit hops, peach, pineapple piney bitter even slightly. Decent body and cabronation. Quite nice.

Tried on 16 Aug 2016 at 16:52


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at GBBF 3016 - Day 5. Pours clear gold with a fluffy, white head. Nice aroma, citrusy hops, pale bread, tangerine. Light-medium sweet flavour with further tangerine, light rindy bitterness, melon, orange, pale grains. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finale ha with a dash of piney resin, more juicy citrus. Nice cask IPA.

Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2016 at 10:19


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ GBBF 2015. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow color with a longlasting white head. Has a fruity malty spicy weak citrus hoppy aroma with weak yeasty hints. Fruity malty citrus hoppy spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy weak yeasty citrus hoppy finish.

Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2016 at 10:02


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from B&M, Halifax. Copper-amber with a very thin head. Has a wheat ale style, with a dryish finish, sugary-metallic in its nose, but not a huge amount of flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2016 at 16:07


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

Tasting at my place. Vlierbloesemlimonade in een ouwe schoen. Backlog from 2015/05/26. --- Beer merged from original tick of Maclir on 26 May 2015 at 20:35 - Score: 7. Original review text: Vlierbloesemlimonade in een ouwe schoen

Tried on 14 Dec 2015 at 09:54


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Golden colour, white head. Hoppy aroma, straw, malts, light citrus, floral notes. Bitter hoppy flavour, light sweet, malts, biscuit, straw. Bitter finish, straw, floral hops. Nice session beer.
(from draught @ GBBF ’14, London, day 2)

Tried on 09 Nov 2015 at 03:43


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

Cask at The British in Douglas. Clear yellow color, big fluffy white head. Aroma of subtle white pepper. Taste is peppery straw.

Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2015 at 14:55