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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at The Mitre, amber beer, small head. Aroma is malt, bit cartboard, sweet, caramel. Taste is sweet, caramel, malt, bitter, not too bad
Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2022 at 17:14

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Thirsty Pidgeon, Douglas. Amber beer, small head. Aroma is malt, sweet, fruity. Taste is the same, sweet, caramel, malt. Not too bad
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2022 at 21:28

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at The Barbary Coast, Douglas. Golden beer, aroma is malt, hops, citrus. Taste is the same, bitter, citrus, grapefruit, hops, grapefruit. Decent
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2022 at 18:54

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF '22 day 1, 02/08/22. Clear golden amber with a good sized off white head. Nose is bitter sweet fruits, toffee, straw, crackers, grains. Taste comprises fruit slice, hint of biscuit, light citric peel, grass. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge. It's fine but not my idea of an ISA really.
Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2022 at 21:33

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a light malt and citrus hop aroma. Pretty smooth with citrus hop bitterness on top of a light malt backbone, some floral notes coming through too
Tried from Draft at Barbary Coast Grill & Bar on 14 Aug 2022 at 18:30

6.5/10
Country 110, Isle of Man 🇮🇲 Thanks to Gus H. for the trade and Dan F. for the transfer, a very solid, slightly sweet IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2022 at 16:54

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Sample many thx to Andysnow 2022-05-08 Göteborg AR: dry bitter, dried fruity AP: clear copery, no head F: dry bitter, dried fruity
Tried on 08 May 2022 at 19:03

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting 2022-04-11.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, some fruit, nutty.
Body: Light body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, nuts, some fruit.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2022 at 13:08

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
My first IOM beer. Rocky white head left a froth on an amber coloured slowly carbonating body. Zesty citrus & caramel aroma. Medium bodied, lightly carbonated with a soft back. Citrus, pithy, grapefruit & tangy tastes with a malt backbone. That's really tasty.
Tried on 06 Mar 2022 at 16:44

6/10
Grainy, sweet and sourish, barley, crisp
Tried from Cask on 24 Feb 2022 at 15:26