Fernandes Brewery
Brewpub
in Wakefield,
West Yorkshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Ossett Brewery
Associated Venue: Fernandes Brewery Tap & Bier Keller
Established in 1996
Contact
The Old Malt House, 5 Avison Yard, Wakefield, WF1 1UA, England
Description
Ossett Brewery purchased the Fernandes Brewery and Pub in 2007. Proud of its heritage and under the watchful eye of head brewer Paul Spencer, Ossett Brewery has continued to brew many of the original beers, whilst also devising many new brews which have become firm favourites. Brewer, Steve Hutchinson, now brews around 90 different beers a year from the pale ‘Straw-Weight’ at 2.8% to impenetrable black, full bodied stouts, such as ‘Voodoo’ at 5.0%.
8/10
Really good, malty, smooth beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2025
at 14:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, cereal, grain & pale malt. Moderate to medium body. Sweet moderate bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jan 2025
at 08:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at the brewpub. Pours black with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, chocolate, liquorice & toasted malt. Medium body. Smooth finish
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jan 2025
at 08:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Halifax Beer Festival 2023. Very dark brown in colour. Has a soft tasting texture, but still with enough depth to be a worthwhile porter in style. Barrel Aged version.
Tried
on 29 May 2024
at 04:42
8/10
Dangerously easy drinking. Hoppy, bitter and dry.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2024
at 16:30
6/10
Tried
on 29 Jul 2023
at 14:37
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Clean amber with a firm head. Aroma of honey malt. Flavour is sweet honey malt, cask smooth, grainy base.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jul 2023
at 21:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Handpulcask at the Hop, Wakefield. Dark brown with a good bit of translucency, and a full tight beige/khaki head. Muted aroma with some chocolate fudge and heavy malt notes. Sweet taste, more orange here but still very secondary to the chocolate. Good hop bitterness in the finish but there's some vegetal flavour in between. It's okay but there are some issues.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jul 2023
at 13:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Luis Bar, Fernandes Brewery, Wakefield. Light amber gold, clear with a full off-white head and generous smooth lacing. Leafy hop, some floral character, green grass, citrus in the aroma. Initial sweet taste turning bitter quickly, full of white grapefruit flavours. Long bitter finish. Oily body, soft carbonation. An intense experience.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jul 2023
at 11:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16/6/2023. Cask at the 18th Braintree Real Ale Festival. Pours black with a small bubbly off-white to beige head. Aroma is big chocolate orange, vanilla, light roasted malt, dark fruits, ashy edge. Quite sweet, light to moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, smooth, soft carbonation. Distinct kumquat finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2023
at 12:13