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).
6/10
Tried
on 19 Jun 2021
at 19:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can as Freyja Pale 3.8% from 53Two Manchester. Gluten Free. Hazy orange gold colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of citrus, tropical fruits. Taste is sweetish, malt, grains, biscuit and citrusy, with tropical fruit hints, and some light bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy finish. Quite drinkable. --- Beer merged from original tick of Freya Blonde on 04 Dec 2021 at 22:09 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: 440ml can as Freyja Pale 3.8% from 53Two Manchester. Gluten Free. Hazy orange gold colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of citrus, tropical fruits. Taste is sweetish, malt, grains, biscuit and citrusy, with tropical fruit hints, and some light bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Apr 2021
at 22:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at 53Two Manchester. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, yeast. Taste is malt, caramel, yeasty, formic notes. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2021
at 14:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at 53Two, Manchester. Gluten Free. Amber gold colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of citrusy hop. Taste is malt, caramel, tangy with citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2021
at 14:33
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from the Lancashire Bottle Shop. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of grapefruit, passion fruit, mango. Taste is more of the same. Decent bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Feb 2021
at 13:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from the Lancashire Bottle Shop. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of toffee and light chocolate. Taste is sweet, nutty, roast. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2021
at 09:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Society Rooms, Macclesfield Pours a pale lemon yellow with a small white head and good lacing. Has an aroma of lemongrass mixed with some generic citrus. In the mouth it is a bit watery but quite sharp. Flavour is mainly lemon and floral hoops but with some apples and hints of grains. Finish is bitter with some citrus. Quite nice to accompany my curry.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2020
at 15:40
7/10
can at home... hazy amber... thin white lacing.. Light metalic banana.. Lavender fruit nosr... overfizzy.. little herbal lavender.. perfumed fruit.. Light dry fruit
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2020
at 18:16
5/10
Tried
on 30 May 2020
at 18:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from House of Beer, Ramsbottom. Deeper golden with a small head. There's lots of alcohol in both its aroma and taste, but coupled with the barrel ageing it's fairly tasty, with the barrel-ageing at its best in the brew's nose.
Tried
from Bottle
from
House of Beer
on 15 May 2020
at 20:42