Okell's

Commercial Brewery in Douglas, Isle of Man 🇮🇲
Associated with 10 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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Appearance: Clear pale golden color with a quite small white head that leaves one big curtain.
Aroma: Mild malty and fresh citric hoppy.
Palate: Medium body. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Mild malty, mild fruity and fresh citric hoppy.
Overall impression: Lovely tasty and fresh golden ale!
Personal stats: On tap at Fly in The Loaf in Liverpool, England.
Tried from Draft on 01 Aug 2013 at 00:31

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Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, pale malt, moderate hoppy, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus, fruity. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130123]
Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2013 at 08:29

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Cask (handpump) @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear dark black color with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, syrup. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, smooth, fruity - berry. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130123]
Tried from Cask on 26 Jun 2013 at 07:53

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Clear pale yellow ale with a small head. Has both a malty aroma and taste.
Tried on 01 Jun 2013 at 08:23

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500 ml bottle as Coal Fire Porter sampled in 2009. Dark reddish body, almost black with a beige head. Aroma of roasted malt and coffee with a hint of liquorice. Flavor is sweet, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, some fruit and liquorice. A bit light but balanced bitterness. Medium body and a good aftertaste. Smooth and quite quaffable.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2013 at 00:35

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500 ml bottle sampled in 2009. Pale golden body with a big white head. Light and refreshing aroma of citric fruit, grass, flowers and spices. Flavor is mild malt, light fruity, hint of acidic fruit and low bitterness. Medium body and short aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2013 at 10:15

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Merchants Inn, Rugby, 17/04/13. Clear copper coloured with a good sized off white cap that retains well. Nose is light malt, orange, fruits, sugars, hint of pineapple. Taste comprises pale malts, light grapefruit, orange, faint hops, light peach. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light bitterness in the finish. A drinkable bitter with a good depth of fruit flavours.
Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2013 at 01:34

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50 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 13.05.2009
Aroma has bready malt, toffee, English hops and hints of hay. Flavour has bready malt, English hops, some fruits and toffee. Also hints of citrus. Decent, not IPA even in British scale.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2013 at 04:41

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Cask at NWAF 2012. Very dark with an off-white head. Mild aroma of roasted malt with some hops and dark fruits. A bit sweet and fruity with a light bitterness in the finish. Slightly watery, but easy to drink. (2013-01-25)
Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2013 at 13:45

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casl at NWAF ... goldn yellow ... thin white head ...soft floral lemon zezt nose ... soft sweet roast ... mellow fruits ... soft lemon ... decent
Tried on 26 Jan 2013 at 06:53