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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.
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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol 30/10/10. Amber with a slight white head. Sweetish, malty aroma with a touch of fruit. Caramel flavours, with some earthiness and decent, bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2010
at 07:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Cleveland Arms, London. Pours mostly clear reddish-amber with a lingering, foam head. Caramel malts in the nose. Flavor is sweet and balanced, with more caramel, toasted bread, then followed by mild, earthy bitterness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. The finish is smooth with a pleasing caramel character. Very nice. (3.7)
Cask at the Metropolitan Bar, JDW - London. Pours deep russet, clear, with a frothy white head. The nose holds dry brown bread and subtle berries. Medium sweet with faint maple, pine, cat pee and brown bread. Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation. Bready malts conclude with light dank citrus. Decent stuff (3.5)
Cask at the Metropolitan Bar, JDW - London. Pours deep russet, clear, with a frothy white head. The nose holds dry brown bread and subtle berries. Medium sweet with faint maple, pine, cat pee and brown bread. Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation. Bready malts conclude with light dank citrus. Decent stuff (3.5)
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2010
at 14:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2010. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is grass, some fruits, mild wheat as well as some herbs. Flavour is fruits, wood, some wheat and mild vanillaish notes. Also some slight banana in the background.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2010
at 21:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2010. Reddish amber colour, small off-white head. aroma is mild fruityness, some earthyness, mild earthcellary notes as well as some slight wooden notes. Flavour is fruits, wood, mild earth and some mild spicy and herbal notes as well.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2010
at 08:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden deep orange with a small white head. Aroma is butterish and slight fruity. Sweet, fruity and slight bitter flavoured. Bitter, mild fruity and sweet malty into the finish. Ends dry and slight bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2010
at 15:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight citric. Fruity and mild citric. Bitter and slight fruity into a mild bitter finish. Ends dry and bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2010
at 15:14
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Muddy brown coloured body with a very thin tan head. Aroma of very light roasted malt, some nuts and a touch of caramel - fairly light. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong nuttiness with malt at first showing a lot of very mild characteristics afterwards with only a bit of caramel and some minor fruits as well. Aftertaste fairly bland and watery with some malt and soap/cardboard afterwards. Overall, not such a great beer, and not showing enough flavours or complexity, even for this style! I sampled this pint on draught at the Rake in London (Borough), England on 13-December-2008.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2010
at 15:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (Waterloo Arms, Southampton) - Golden with a white head. Hoppy and slightly soapy aroma with notes of tea and lemon. Soapy and hoppy taste with more notes of grapefruit and lemon.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jun 2010
at 08:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the CASK Pub & Kitchen on 17th April 2010. Yellow gold with small white head. Very malty with caramel in main feature, some citrus hoppiness late on, then a rather sweet finish on a smooth but not untextured mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2010
at 16:54
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at standing order ... JDW ... copper creamy off white head ...plum and soft roast nose ... soft fruity metallic malts ... creamy toffee ....light bitter linger
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2010
at 04:15