Okell's
Commercial Brewery
in Douglas,
Isle Of Man,
Isle of Man 🇮🇲
Associated with 10 Venues
Established in 1850
Contact
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.
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.
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Casked. Dark ambersish/ruby colour with minor head. Aroma weak of bakingpowder, weak spices and some hops. Flavour is mostly watery (Weakflavoured), with some hints of malts, flowery hops and soap. Quite a disappointment from Okells...
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2006
at 01:08
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Golden colour, small white bubbly head, leaving a bit of lace. Hoppy fruity aroma with some metallic hints. Straight forward hoppy fruitish and hayish flavour. Easy to drink, but kind of boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2006
at 02:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @Beer Hunter’s
My local brewpub bought a hand pump and I had an opportunity to sample their first pint. This one was familiar before bottled, so it was quite exciting to taste. Color was pale yellow-orange, suprisinginly firm white head. Fresh flowery nose. Hoppy, flowery, citric. Good hoppy aftertaste. Enjoyable IPA.
My local brewpub bought a hand pump and I had an opportunity to sample their first pint. This one was familiar before bottled, so it was quite exciting to taste. Color was pale yellow-orange, suprisinginly firm white head. Fresh flowery nose. Hoppy, flowery, citric. Good hoppy aftertaste. Enjoyable IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2006
at 16:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Copper colour with a white head. Hoppy aroma with some hints of malt. Malty flavor with hints of caramel. Dry slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2006
at 16:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Fly in the Loaf, Liverpool. Copper colour with creamy head. Seem to use a tight sprinkler. Yeasty session bitter with goodish hop finish. Bit metallic. Even still tasty session beer. Bit thin around the edges but core yeast/caramel/hop falvours hold together well. A bitter that is bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2006
at 10:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2005] A hazy orange beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet flowery hoppy, and so is the flavor.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2005
at 05:10
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
[Cask at GBBF 2005] An orange beer with a small orange head. The aroma is sweet malty with light caramel notes. The flavor is sweet and with a hoppy dry end - my guess is Goldings hops. The body is thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2005
at 15:15
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask handpull at Wetherspoons Folkestone. Orange colour with no head. Nice enough. Hop/yeast/caramel aroma. Bit thin in mouth with tingly hop on end. Some green apple
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2005
at 04:08
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Casked. A bit hazy orange colour with minor white head. Fruity bitter, hayish aroma. Flavour is not too exciting, mainly sour fruits. Quite standard cask bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2005
at 10:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Copper coloured, mediumsized beige head. Hoppy and flowery nose with hints of some fruits. Flavour hoppy and fruity with some malty hints. Huge hoppy peak in finish. Kind of dry. Hayish aftertaste in the "backparts" of mouth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2005
at 15:50