RedWillow Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Macclesfield,
Cheshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2010
Contact
The Lodge, Sutton Garrison, Byrons Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 7JW, England
Description
After a great reception from his hobby as an enthusiastic amateur brewer, Toby Mackenzie and his wife Caroline decided to expand and go full time establishing the award winning Red Willow brewery in 2010. Their aim was to make the types of beer that they like - full of flavour yet easy to drink. Red Willow now offer a range of beers that can be found in many local pubs and shops in cask
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sampled at Nærbøfestivalen 2013. Unclear orange body with an off-white head. Aroma have citric fruit and ripe fruit with some pine and caramel malt. Flavor is sweet with some alcohol and lots of fruity bitterness and a hint of yeast. Fine and balanced body with bitter aftertaste. Not the most typical IPA and quite close to an imperial IPA, but nice and refreshing anyway without being outstanding.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2013
at 04:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from ’Jacks’ Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon, consumed at home Monday 30th December 2013 Pours black with a few bubbles skitting across the top. Smooth and very easy drinking, a little roasty with some coffee. I don’t get any ’hint of the sea’ it’s just a nice stout. Tasty. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2013
at 10:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at CBC, London on 30th November 2013. Clear gold with off-white ring-and-film and diminishing partial lacing. Richly malty aroma with caramel and biscuit malts. Leafy hoppiness in-mouth somewhat dominated by caramel maltiness. Fruity sweet finish with berries. Engaging, somewhat lumpy texture.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2013
at 04:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sample at Nærbø Ølfestival. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is Aroma and flavour is fruit, malt, hop, pine, alcohol, orange. Bitter finish. OK/Nice beer.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2013
at 00:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at Nærbø Ølfestival. Golden- yellow colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, hop, citrus. Flavour is fruit, malt, hop, citrus, orange. Medium body. OK/Ordinary beer.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2013
at 00:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml.[ Trade by Madmitch76 ]. Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee, moderate burnt. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long to average duration, dark malt, roasted, wood. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20131011]
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2013
at 06:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Red brown colour. Aroma is hoppy and has some fruity malts too. Flavour has some sweet red fruits and is well balanced with a fresh hoppy edge.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2013
at 04:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from ?Jacks? Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon, consumed at the Old Vicarage, Merton, Oxon on Friday 20th December 2013 Very dark brown with off-white head. Aroma is chocolatey with cocoa and some spiciness. Some sour fruitiness, bit of chocolate in mouth, it is tangy with a little tart edge. Nice but not that exciting. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2013
at 01:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle from Beeritz, Leeds. Wouldn’t have necessarily guessed this was a gooseberry saison, has a slightly sour tartness, fairly zesty but ultimately a little thin and watery. Disappointing in light of the other great Redwillow beers I’ve had this year.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2013
at 11:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle from ABCBeers. Thin creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Slight sourness and not much else. Still, a decent brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2013
at 11:07