Okell's

Commercial Brewery in Douglas, Isle of Man 🇮🇲
Associated with 12 Venues

Established in 1850

Contact
Old Castletown Road, Kewaigue Hill, 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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from my European Secret Santa, many thanks. Deep golden color with medium white head. Wheat, candies in aroma. Very light wheaty taste with candies, aromatic hops. Bittersweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2014 at 12:35

6.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Bier Huis in Ossett - Hazy golden coloured body - looks like a jar of Gales Clear Honey - with a thin white film. Nose has the caramel characteristics of an ESB, with some floral hoppiness at the back. Decent oily palate on this one leads to a bitter-sweet taste, malty yet citric with a lasting bitter finish. I was a bit doubtful at first, but I’ve taken a shine to this one.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2014 at 08:05

2.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 0.5
16.06.2014, 0,5l bottle @ BBGTC tasting:
Tiny creamy shortlasting head, completely clear. Aroma is kind of sweet, wet grain, sugar, hay, caramel, heather, almonds. Taste is harsh, hay, weeds, grass, yeast, paper, heather. Medium bitterness, dry harsh mouthfeel. Holy crap on a cracker...
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2014 at 09:25

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle 500ml @ ClubGonzo
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, grassy and floral. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2014 at 12:40

6.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Beer Huis, Ossett - Light copper body, thin vanishing white head. Hops, flowers, caramel, fruits and dryness in the nose. Medium bodied. Medium carbonated, mildly spicy, hopped and fruity flavour. Long in the finish. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2014 at 17:07

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
At a tasting, thanks DSG, almost no head, clear lightish gold colour, light citrusy and tropical fruits aroma with some bready malt, light herbal grapefruit flavour with a malty backbone. Nice and drinkable but not too exciting.
Tried on 10 Jun 2014 at 22:56

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at Beer Market Jaffa. Thanks Erzengel for this bottle! Slightly hazy golden. Aroma is a bit skunky and hoppy with a bit of malt and a caramel hint. Flavor has a bit of maltiness, slightly stale, with mild fruitiness and a bitterish hoppy finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2014 at 04:42

6/10
Tried on 30 May 2014 at 13:22

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
The nose is also grandma’s soap. Interesting. The beer starts malty, intense-hoppy. Very malty - and much more malty than their IPA. The mainpart is floral hoppy with a nice malty body. Intense hoppy, very nice and intense. The aftertaste is malty and very nice floral. Hints of sweetness, not too much bitterness. Nice and smooth.
Very nice malty IPA! 12/12/13/12
Tried on 30 May 2014 at 10:38

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
The nose is grandma’s soap. The beer starts the same - mothballs with a great floral aroma. The mothballs go to the background, a dry floral and hoppy beer comes through. Hints of malt, very nice hop-profile. The aftertaste is intense floral, hints of sweetness, hints of malt. Very dry and very floral.
A very nice English IPA. 13/12/13/12
Tried on 30 May 2014 at 10:22