Brightside Brewing Co.
Microbrewery in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Established in 2009
Contact
Unit 10, Dale Industrial Estate, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1AD, England
Description
WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS
We started trial brewing on a home brew kit back in early 2009 when the country was in the depths of the recession, which is partly how the name Brightside arose. That and the fact that we also like The Killers!
These days we’re an established name in Manchester, with a reputation for quality consistency and service. Our beers can be found in many of the free of tie pubs and bars in the city, out towards Crewe and Chester in the South, through the Wirral, and up to Preston in the North (in fact, across much of the UK by way of swapped casks with partner breweries and wholesalers).
We started trial brewing on a home brew kit back in early 2009 when the country was in the depths of the recession, which is partly how the name Brightside arose. That and the fact that we also like The Killers!
These days we’re an established name in Manchester, with a reputation for quality consistency and service. Our beers can be found in many of the free of tie pubs and bars in the city, out towards Crewe and Chester in the South, through the Wirral, and up to Preston in the North (in fact, across much of the UK by way of swapped casks with partner breweries and wholesalers).
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Brightside. Gluten Free. Dark brown colour, biege foamy head leaving lacing and aroma of roasted malt, chocolate & coffee. Taste is dark malty, roasty, caramel , with chocolate, coffee, and nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying roasty bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2022
at 21:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Regal Moon, Rochdale. Golden coloured with a head. Has a slightly dour hoppy character.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2022
at 20:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Miles Thompson (JDW), Kendal. Golden -amber with a middling off-white head. Caramel with hints of lemon. Sweetish and smooth with a mild bitterness at the end. One of those bitters that goes down a treat as the first beer at the end of a tough days - barely touched the sides and yet is strangely satisfying despite being fairly unremarkable. This performs that first beer of the night role pretty well.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2022
at 13:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Brightside. Gluten Free. Golden colour, bubbly white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of citrus, floral. Taste is tangy, malt, toffee, some fruity citrus and hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying malty bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2022
at 19:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A pale amber pour with a tight white head; malty aroma; malty taste with some jammy fruit; and some bitter citrus pith and caramel to finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2022
at 14:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 3/10/2022. Amber in colour, with a thin, off-white, head. Caramel and ripe malt sweetness, with a touch of leafy hop and moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Oct 2022
at 16:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask @ Regal Moon, Rochdale. Clear golden with a creamy head. Hoppy and smooth brew with underlying sweetened malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2022
at 20:25
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
440ml can from Brightside. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head leaving alittle lacing and aroma of raspberry & lime. Taste is sweet, pale malt, raspberry flavour, citric lime, with some metallic bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, bitter finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2022
at 20:04
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
440ml can from Brightside. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruity salad, coconut. Taste is pale malt, with coconut, pineapple, tropical flavouring and tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, coconuty bitter finish. OK
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2022
at 19:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg @ D'Ale, Hebden Bridge. Hazy golden with a head. It's fruity-floral, but slightly more of the former, and English in style.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2022
at 17:21