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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Travlr (34369) reviewed
MPA (Manx Pale Ale) from Okell's
11 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at Queens Hotel, Douglas. Clear golden color, bright thick white head with nice retention. Aroma of herbal lemon. Taste is fruity, herbal and light. Easy drinking.
Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2015 at 07:33
Travlr (34369) reviewed
Gorley Doo from Okell's
11 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Terminus in Douglas. Clear deep ruby maroon color, thick tan head with good retention and curtains of lace. Aroma of milk chocolate and coffee grounds. Taste is fruity coffee and cocoa powder. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2015 at 07:14
fonefan (86114) reviewed
SMPA (Special Manx Pale Ale) from Okell's
11 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Okells SMPA / Special Manx Pale Ale ].Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, cookie - biscuit malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, bread - biscuit, fruity - citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140813]
Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2015 at 13:29
yespr (55614) reviewed
Saison from Okell's
11 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and toasted malt. Bitter, toasted and light caramelish. Dey and slight herbal. Bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2015 at 08:28
Alengrin (11809) reviewed
Saison from Okell's
11 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Apparently the British Isles, or at least one of them in this case, are beginning to connect with the saison hype nowadays. This one has a very thick and creamy, frothy, snow white head and lightly hazy orange golden colour. Aroma of white bread, baked banana, apple peel, dried berries, biscuit, a touch of coriander but unfortunately some H2S (sewer water) as well. Subdued fruity taste, too subdued for a Belgian style ale actually, smooth, light mouthfeel, a bit caramelly with mild peppery and earthy hop bitterness in the end as well as some lingering coriander bittersweetness, but luckily subtle enough. More a hybrid between saison and English bitter than a true saison.
Tried on 14 Aug 2015 at 08:22
Kyotolefty (16149) reviewed
Saison from Okell's
11 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask. Clean, biscuity malt, citrus, maybe a bit of spice? Deep gold. Citrus and grass, crackery malt. Does not seem a saison at all, but good.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2015 at 17:23
Stuu (35163) reviewed
IPA (Bottled) from Okell's
11 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at james’s. Pours clear golden, nose is sweet toffee, floral, taste is dry, sticky toffee, light fruit, crisp.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2015 at 07:27
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
IPA (Bottled) from Okell's
11 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours pale yellow, light haze. Aromas of lemon, light saline notes. Taste is more of the same. Light astringent finish.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2015 at 07:25
Cunningham (16290) reviewed
Steam from Okell's
11 years ago
4.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 4
Appearance: Hazy golden color with a thick white head. One big lacing down the glass.
Aroma: Fruity and yeast.
Palate: Medium body. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Fruity, malty and to much yeast.
Overall impression: Maybe ok after a while when the yeast profile is gone.
Personal stats: On tap at Thomas Rigby’s in Liverpool, England
Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2015 at 03:15
Cunningham (16290) reviewed
IPA (Bottled) from Okell's
11 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Nice golden color with a fine white head. Caramel malty and citric aroma. Medium body with an ok carbonation. Ok balance between sweetness and bitterness. Citric, some pine and malty flavor. Quite ok session able beer.
[Sample in Liverpool, England]
Tried on 04 Jul 2015 at 19:04