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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask, handpump at The Swan & Castle, Oxford, with Loz, Jude & Baz 30.04.11 Some hops come through, but quite subdued, fruity and little sweetness with some citrus also in evidence. Golden in colour with some haze, some wheat shows. Its fine but not that memorable. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov12 3.0
Tried from Cask on 01 May 2011 at 23:29

Had this in 2011, as recorded in my GBG 2011. No score noted, just the tick.
Tried from Cask on 18 Apr 2011 at 16:26

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
16th May 2009
Spoons Fest.Slightly hazy red - brown beer. Semi soft dry palate. A little bitter but with a pronounced fruit finish. Peaches, grapefruit and orange. Dry spicy finish. Nice.
Tried on 30 Jan 2011 at 10:59

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at NWAF, 2011. Dark brown pour with no head. Aromas of raisins, toffee, chocolate and a little sweet spice. Flavours of raisins, blackberries, licorice and dried fruit. Long bitter- licorice finish.
Tried from Cask on 24 Jan 2011 at 12:51

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
16th November 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Unusual nutty, wheaty and slightly herby beer. Different and drinkable.
Tried on 08 Jan 2011 at 10:14

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
From cask. Pours hazy amber with a small off white head. Aroma is roasted and malty. Fruity and hoppy. Dark malty and roasted. Fruity and sweet malty flavoured into the finish.
Tried from Cask on 19 Nov 2010 at 04:05

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ JDW - The Manchester & County, 49 Piccadilly, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M1 2AP.Clear light dark amber color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, spicy, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, anis - licoruce, orange fruity, hops, spicy hops. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100425]
Tried from Cask on 16 Nov 2010 at 08:52

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
8th November 2010
Spoons festival! Very slightly hazy amber beer. Untidy off white head. Smooth low carbonation palate, a little dry. Minerally hop - bordering on metallic. Paradoxically the hop is quite tame. Some dry malt underneath. Finishes smooth. Bland and over tangy!
Tried on 14 Nov 2010 at 05:11

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Golden amber with a thin white head; fruity aroma; citrus flavour to start then becoming more fruity; fruity finish. Fruity and boring.
Tried from Cask on 11 Nov 2010 at 04:59

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
cask at standing order ... amber creamy off white head ... light soft fruit nose... soft sweet summsr fruits .. light juicy ... little soft silky body ...
Tried from Cask on 09 Nov 2010 at 04:15