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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
[August 2022] Clear gold with a creamy/frothy white head. Fruity nose, maybe peach and apricot? Some biscuit malt, gives it a slightly grainy mouthfeel, more of that fruit and a lovely soft bitterness
Tried on 26 Jan 2024 at 15:13

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
[August 2022] Pale amber with a creamy white head. Fruity, hoppy aroma, with a hint of pine, it’s big on the bitterness, dry and woody with a fruit malt finish
Tried on 26 Jan 2024 at 15:11

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
[August 2022] Deep gold/pale amber with a creamy white head. Malty and fruity on the nose, it's smooth and creamy with the malt and fruit aroma matched in the flavour with a lovely old school floral bitterness in the finish
Tried on 25 Jan 2024 at 16:31

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 500ml from IOM. Copper colour and steady white head and lace. Cracker malty with some caramalt. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Nutty, some floral-pine hops. Sweetish wirh caramalt. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2023 at 14:40

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from ShopRite, Peel. Copper colour with a moderate white head. Malty aroma, flavour is bitter hops, over a medium malty base
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2023 at 19:21

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from ShopRite, Peel. Clear gold with a fluffy white head. Light fruity aroma, flavour has citrus and malt notes
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2023 at 17:50

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at the Marine Hotel, Peel. Clear amber with a decent white head. Caramel and fruit aroma, flavour is pretty standard bitter
Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2023 at 20:48

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear copper colour with a generous white head. Toffee aroma, flavour is toffee with a little citrus and spicy hop
Tried on 02 Jul 2023 at 18:45

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle shared with blackhaddock in his beer cave. Pours clear gold, good white head. A touch musty on the nose, but then it is a bit out of date.. mild caramelised malt.. bitter close.. ok overall.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2023 at 17:32

06/12/2014. SWAN ON THE STRAY, 17 Devonshire Place, HARROGATE, North Yorkshire, England (MARKET TOWN TAVERNS)
Tried on 11 Jun 2023 at 17:52