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
10th July 2008. Refreshing light bitter. Mild hops not showing to much bitterness. Mild grapefruit. Dry finish.
Tried on 15 Nov 2009 at 07:42

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
July 2008. Fruity start and some red fruit in the mid. Quickly blooms in to a hot dry chilli finish. Brewed with coriander, chilli and ginger.
Tried on 08 Nov 2009 at 09:31

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle, local store. pours black with a beige head. Fruity and chocolate aroma. Flavor is roasted malty with some coffee. Smooth. Nice brew.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2009 at 00:48

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle, local store. Pours hazy orange color, thin to no head. Aroma is very fruity, flavor has hints of lemon, flowery and bitter. Dry finish, Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2009 at 23:17

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Cask at GBBF 2009. Reddish copper, lasting beige head. Sweetish bitter, touch of strawberry fruit. Bit watery in mouth. Faint spritzey finish. Neither a bitter not nor a sweetish red ale. Falls between the 2 stools. OK, if not ery interesting.
Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2009 at 13:52

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Golden- yellow colour with a white head. Aroma is citrus, hop, malt. Flavour is sweet, apple, fruit, malt, hop, citrus. Medium body. Ordinary beer.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2009 at 23:20

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Black with a lasting tan head. Aroma of dried fruit, licorice and chocolate. Dry and roasted flavour, dominated by licorice.
Tried on 01 Oct 2009 at 16:59

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Thanks Madsnp. Pours black with a small creamy head nad lacings. Roast, vanilla and coffee. Smooth and ashy. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2009 at 14:29

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Bottle, thx to tarjei. It pours a clear, yellowish pale golden body under a white head. Citrusy, resiny nose on a base of bready malts. The flavor has a quite lovely citrusy and slightly resiny flavor from the hops, leaving the malts in the far back. A fine bitterness takes you to the very end. Medium body. It’s a really easy drinkable beer, quite quenching as well, but it’s far from impressive. Rating: 6-3-6-3-12-3. 090720

Bottle. A clear, almost golden beer with a white head. Malty, crackery nose with wheat and citrusy hops. Bready pale malts and wheat in the mouth, a decent bitterness balancing it. Medium body. Slightly metallic in the finish. An English bitter/golden ale with a wheaty touch, doesn’t make it very much interesting, but it’s an easy drinkable one. 090828
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2009 at 06:36

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Nice citrus aroma with some hints of alcohol on the nose. Looks pretty good, great head, good colour and nice bubbles coming up. Taste is a little watery however, with some dry hops notes and grains. Good mouthfeel. A good refreshing beer for a warm day.
Tried on 08 Sep 2009 at 09:35