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).
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask Gravity @ 13th Egham Beer Festival. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor. has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2012
at 04:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity at the 13th Egham BF @ EUSC - 15/11/12. Obscured dark chestnut brown with a thin bubbly off white head that retains well. Nose is light floral tones, peach, touch of soap, fruity and hoppy. Taste follows, light chcolate and dark malt. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Smooth drinking, very hoppy for a porter.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2012
at 13:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Angel, 6 Angel Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M4 4BR.Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, cacao, chocolate, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, coffee, dark roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120118]
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Nov 2012
at 08:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask at Egham 13. Pours clear and golden amber with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and breadish. Bitter and toasted flavoured. Breadish and caramelish, toffee malty into the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Nov 2012
at 01:54
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Light golden ale with a malted aroma that is blended with hops for its taste.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2012
at 15:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, handpump at The Shoulder of Mutton, Wantage, Oxfordshire, Wednesday 12th September 2012 Pours dark golden with a tidy clean white head. Fruity golden beer but a little shallow in mouth, there is a hoppiness of this there is no doubt and it is pleasant enough, but for me it is lacking a certain something. Good, but could do better (as my school report regularly informed me) A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2012
at 22:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @ Bramling Arms, Gosforth
Black, creamy tan head , good lacing
Aroma - roasted malts and dark chocolate malts
Taste - Smooth roast, dark malts, some smooth dark chocolate, malty, touch of coffee, soft bitter roast, slightly earthy bitter malt, smooth n easy
Palate - medium body, smooth creamy bit oily. Finish as main flavour, smooth creamy, lingering moderate bitter roast
Overall - Creamy stout, really nice
Black, creamy tan head , good lacing
Aroma - roasted malts and dark chocolate malts
Taste - Smooth roast, dark malts, some smooth dark chocolate, malty, touch of coffee, soft bitter roast, slightly earthy bitter malt, smooth n easy
Palate - medium body, smooth creamy bit oily. Finish as main flavour, smooth creamy, lingering moderate bitter roast
Overall - Creamy stout, really nice
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2012
at 09:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the 12th Egham Beer Festival - 17/08/12. Slightly hazy blonde with a white head. Hop aroma on the nose, slightly floral nature. Taste of pale malts, a little citrus and hops. Light to medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2012
at 00:02
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
cask at egham ... deep black ... bubbly tan head ... soft sweet chocolate ... very fruity nose ... dark charcoaly roast ... lovely ... deep chocolate and coffee ... dark malts .. wondeffull rich coffe roast ... superb ... what agreat start to the festival ...
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2012
at 05:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 4/1/2012. Near black in colour with a decent off-white head. Aroma of Black coffee, dark fruit and chocolate. Flavour had more fruit and chocolate, with a whiff of smoke and dryish finish. Good drinking.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2012
at 09:55