Courier Brewing

Microbrewery in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2023

Contact
78b Temperance Street, Manchester, M12 6HU, England
Description
Courier are an eco-forward nano brewery based in the heart of Manchester focusing on flavour forward beers and the triple bottom line on a small scale. Bringing small eco forward R&D projects into the fold parallel with their production, small radical acts can make a huge impact, and beer quality focus doesn't have to be compromised for it either.

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2024. Pale hazy golden colour with a white head. Light citrus and slight bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Draft on 15 Jun 2024 at 12:17


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half-pint, cask ale at Crown and Kettle. Shared with Finn. Low, fawn-coloured head, coal black body, solid lacing. Inviting cocoa nose added by scent of toasted malts, lightly roasted. Malty mix of oatmeal, cocoa, and chocolate followed by a roasted malty ending. Smooth on the palate. Decent stout. (Manchester, 24.03.2024).

Tried from Cask on 11 Apr 2024 at 12:45


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Crown & Kettle, Manchester. A reference to the Misfits song perhaps? Pours black, beige head. Roasty nose. Dusty ashy roast character, gentle medium cask body, bitter dark chocolate, more ash. Decent cask stout.

Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2024 at 09:54


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Delt med Rune. Svart. Luftig mokkafarget filmskum. Aroma av melkesjokolade & knekk. Smaken røstet malt. Innslag av lakris. Tørr avslutning. Litt bitterhet. Kakao.

Tried on 24 Mar 2024 at 11:36


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Sandbar (Courier tap), Manchester, 26/01/24. Golden blonde with an off white cap that thins edgewards, good lacing ensues. Nose is melon, tangerine, soft malts. Taste comprises citric tinged straw, soft malts, orange peel, melon. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow light juicy hop bitterness. Decent enough cask pale.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2024 at 21:08


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Sandbar (Courier tap), Manchester, 26/01/24. Black with a decent lasting khaki cap. Nose is chocolate, dark malts, roasted notes, hint of burnt toffee. Taste comprises charr, chocolate oatmeal biscuit, cocoa powder, brown bread. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Tidy cask stout.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2024 at 21:06


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the Sandbar (Courier tap), Manchester, 26/01/24. Moderately hazed golden yellow with an off white cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is mellow citric zest, grass, papaya, tangerine. Taste comprises citric tinged straw, melon, light perfume, tangerine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness. Regulation session affair ... fine.

Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2024 at 20:56


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the Sandbar (Courier tap), Manchester, 26/01/24. Moderately hazed deep orange with a just off white cap that retains well. Nose is orange zest, grass, melon, citric tinged straw. Taste comprises tangerine, papaya, melon, orange zest, airy malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with balanced light juicy hop bitterness. Decent sessioner.

Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2024 at 20:56


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Keg at the Sandbar (Courier tap), Manchester, 26/01/24. Almost clear amber with a lasting just off white cap. Nose is toasted grains, herb, caramel, fruit esters. Taste comprises hedgerow, light citric peel, caramel, airy malts, grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Fine for the style.

Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2024 at 20:41


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Keg at the Sandbar (Courier tap), Manchester, 26/01/24. Amber pour with a reddish glint topped with an off white head. Nose is biscuit malt, grains, caramel, dusty fruits. Taste comprises toasted grains, herb, hedgerow, mellow citric peel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Tidy enough for the style.

Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2024 at 20:39