About
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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Leighton (35418) reviewed
1907 from Okell's
10 years ago
7.1/10 — 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
Anders37 (30296) reviewed
Saison from Okell's
10 years ago
5.9/10 — 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
Olut (22669) reviewed
Maclir (Bottle) from Okell's
10 years ago
4.9/10 — 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
sjogro (11768) reviewed
Maclir (Bottle) from Okell's
10 years ago
6.5/10 — 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
Tinus (5085) reviewed
SMPA (Special Manx Pale Ale) from Okell's
10 years ago
7.1/10 — 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
Travlr (34369) reviewed
IPA / Dr Okells IPA from Okell's
10 years ago
5.8/10 — 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
Travlr (34369) reviewed
Bitter from Okell's
10 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 2 Overall 4
Cask at The Bridge. Clear deep golden color, thick cream colored head with good retention. Aroma of light black pepper, but the young lady sitting next to me was wearing a lot of perfume, so who knows? Taste is light straw and white pepper. Watery body.
Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2015 at 14:42
Travlr (34369) reviewed
Aile from Okell's
10 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bootle from Iceland, hotel tasting. Deep brown color, small beige head. Aroma of fruity coffee. Taste is roasty coffee. OK.
Tried on 04 Oct 2015 at 09:59
Travlr (34369) reviewed
IPA (Bottled) from Okell's
10 years ago
5.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle from Iceland, hotel tasting. Clear golden color, small white head. Peppery, herbal aroma. Taste is peppery straw. Plain.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2015 at 09:47
Travlr (34369) reviewed
1907 from Okell's
10 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle, hotel tasting. Clear bright golden color. Grassy aroma. Taste is peppery straw. I’m glad IPAs have evolved!
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2015 at 09:35