Okell's

Commercial Brewery in Douglas, Isle of Man 🇮🇲
Associated with 12 Venues

Established in 1850

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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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5.2/10 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 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

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled. Clear golden, small head. Rich citrus aroma. Sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Juicy and freshly hoppy. Flavourful and very drinkable. An excellent IPA!
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2005 at 06:31

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF Pale gold colour, bit of hay in the aroma. Hops are dominant which increase in flavour as the beer goes on. As we had so many of this style of beer it can become difficult to distinguish but this one I did like and found it very drinkable
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2005 at 08:15

6.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled (BB 09/2005)
Golden, dark honey color. Mostly vanishing head. Flowery Englsih hops in the nose. Hoppy: grass and trefoil flavors. Suprisingly quite good bitterish ale for this ABV. Maybe just a bit too one-dimensional.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2005 at 15:17

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
Cask at Head of Steam, Euston, London Citrusy blondish/gold beer. Not very nice and I only had a half which I was glad about. Okells can be a bit up and down in my experience
Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2005 at 04:00

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ County Hotel (JDW) Ashford. Copper coloured, citrus malty nose, fullish in mouth, slightly sour, with good balanced citrus hoppy finish. After drinking mid brown beers all day, I liked the refreshing spring hoppiness of this
Tried from Cask on 16 May 2005 at 08:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottled
Clear copper brown, rocky white head, lace. Flowery hops, herbs, lemon in the aroma. Trefoil, flowery hoppy flavor. Wheat rounds the corners but otherwise quite ordinary British bitter. Medium-bodied. Bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2005 at 14:31

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
On tap at The Pommelers Rest (Weatherspoon) , Tower Bridge Road. 1.79 pounds! Lightly hzy golden ale with a thick resilient head and a lightly hoppy aroma. Light malt with a nice balance of floral hops, and light grapefruits. Lighter bodied than an American IPA.
Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2005 at 06:35

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Bright golden. Grapefruity aroma. Sweet with clean, rounded mouthfeel. Generously hoppy, some vanilla and wheat malt character. Grassy bitter finish with a hint of soap.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2005 at 05:46