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
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask (handpump) at The Mark Addy, Southport. House beer. Golden in colour, moderate white head. Smooth. Good level of bitterness. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2013
at 01:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From bar 3 at NWAF, handpump, half shared with Finn. Deep devil-black body. Headless, dotted spots to the glassware. Smell of cocoa and coffee. Flavour of cold coffee added by a nice roastiness. Bitter liquorice to the finish. Medium bodied. Likable (Manchester, 24.01.2013).
Tried
on 09 Feb 2013
at 09:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask from handpump at bar 3, half shared with Finn at The National Winter Ales Festival. Copper-amber coloured body. No head. Semi-dry, grapefruit nose. Taste of succulent oranges and grapefruit supplied by juicy malts. Fresh bittersweet fruity end. A good fruity thirst quencher (Manchester, 24.01.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2013
at 09:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This beer tastes of Beetroot,Beetroot i say... thats right beetroot... dig that root ... Mini Cask at home .. huge thanks to Toby for this one ... deep black ... bubbly tan head ...big betroot hit up front ... dark roast malts ... quite sweet but mostly rich beetroot ... soft oily body ... dark roast ... sweet malts ... and long soft smooth beetroot ,,, light chocolate roast ... but again mostly dominated by the sweet beetroot.... Not the kind of beer im going to go back to time and time again ... but really drinkable ... pretty tasty if a little strange ... but for all that it drinks pretty well cask at t ... deep black ... nice soft brown head ... soft chocolate roast ... mellow beetroot ... sweet roast ... chewy roast ... dark malts ... soft beetroot ... lesss than mini cask ... but much better body than minicask ... .4.0
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2013
at 09:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in London. Pours clear gold with a massive, frothy white head. Some tangy, lightly dried citrus in the nose. Light sweet flavor with pale, vaguely doughy malts, a bit of tangerine. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly drying to finish, with some pine needles, mellow tangerine, mango. A tasty APA, though the hops don’t quite sing enough for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2013
at 14:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Half pint shared by Finn at NWAF ’13. Deep mahogany coloured body. Fruity nose nicely added by brittle caramel. Blended taste character of juicy and caramel malts. Good bitter support to the aftertaste. Nice and clean. One of my best at the festival (Manchester, 23.01.2013).
Tried
on 07 Feb 2013
at 01:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Earl of Essex, London. Pours clear, red-brown with a faint, creamy tan cap. Milky chocolate in the aroma, some dirt. Light to medium sweet flavor, good cocoa, lightly roasty, mild ash. Light bodied with soft carbonation. Moderately roasty to finish with dark chocolate, some fruity and dark sugars, a bit of burnt wood, mellow earthy bitterness. Some bitter cocoa in thr aftertaste. Good stuff, though I can’t say I get much beetroot.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2013
at 10:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
House ale from cask at Mark Addy in Salford, half pint.. Dark golden body, cloudy. Filmy layer blanketing the upper level of the glass. Citrus nose with peaches coming through. Hop fruity taste, partially perfumed, or maybe spicy, impression. Smooth fruit bitter end. Refreshing and well made session beer (Greater Manchester, 22.01.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2013
at 05:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at CP&K. It pours hazy golden with a medium yellow-white head. The nose is tangerine, mango, tangy marmalade, sweet fruit, sharp lemon, grass and pine. The taste is mango, tangerine, passion fruit, pine, resinous, sherbet, light spice, grass and straw with a bitter, lightly citric finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Flavoursome and very well balanced. Works well on keg, very tasty indeed.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2013
at 05:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Mr Lawrence, SE London - Amber pour with a thin white to off white head. Citrus/tropical hops, orange, pineapple, mango mixed with pine, grassy caramel mineral biscuit malt base with bitter finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2013
at 15:16