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).
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Merton Winter BF 2016. Clear gold beer lasting white head. Lemon aroma. Decent enough . Good hops excellent condition .
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Feb 2016
at 10:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 24/2/2016. Dark brown with a tight, beige, head. Coffee notes and a touch of plain chocolate, with some leafy hops and dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2016
at 15:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Magpie and Crown, Brentford on 12th February 2016. Amber with thin off white ring-and-film giving scant lacing. Sweet caramel malt and remote grass in aroma. Sweet fruitiness in-mouth with herbiness - bay leaf. A bitter finish. Light mouthfeel and body. Improves down the glass.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2016
at 15:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2016. Light golden coloured ale. Hoppy with light fruits, but more of a bitterness.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2016
at 16:42
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2016. Golden coloured ale. You expect more from the name, however it’s just a standard bitter with a low to medium bitterness. Malty in its nose.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2016
at 16:42
7/10
Tried
on 31 Jan 2016
at 19:52
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Golden colour. Aroma has some farmyardesque manure notes amongst the malts. Taste is similar. Strange.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2016
at 15:52
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Molly House, Manchester. Golden with a small creamy head. Light easy-drinking session bitter with inoffensive malts and a low to medium bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2016
at 04:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Handpull cask at the Harlequin, Kelham Island. Golden, slightly hay. Light layer of loose white head. Some citrus in the aroma but it’s surprisingly malty. Taste is less engaging: somewhat salty and soapy at first with. Short hoppy bitter finish. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2016
at 13:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at cloisters... Copper.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet fruits nose.. Sweet toffee fruit.. Juicy fruits.. Herbal grassy fruits
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Nov 2015
at 05:59