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

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9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle at home, 11th October 2012. This is a fantastic pale ale, pours nicely, small head, aroma is lovey and fruity hops, peach and citrus. Taste is beautifully balanced, peach and some citrus, some sourness, which leads into the malts, low carbonation, which suis me fine for this style, great flavour for the low ABV, could session this easily
Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2012 at 12:32

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Draught @ Bishops Arms Vasagatan. Pours hazy pale golden with a small frothy offwhite head that leaves a small trace on the glass while quickly dissipating. Smell is tiny sweet, hoppy, herbal and slightly fruity with bread, gooseberries, lemon balm, grapefruit juice, freshly cut grass, dill, moist wood, unripe currants and hints of caramel and alcohol. Taste is slightly sweet, fruity and herbal with gooseberries, freshly cut grass, lemon balm, grapefruit juice, moist wood and hints of pine, dill and wet leaves. Mouthfeel is crisp, slightly watery, tiny round and light bodied. Finish is tiny sweet and bitter with freshly cut grass, gooseberries, lemon balm, juicy tangerines and orange zest.
Tried on 09 Oct 2012 at 14:23

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Cloudy reddish-brown pour with a beige head. Blackberry, chocolate and raisin aroma. Raisin and dark fruit flavour. Long malty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2012 at 14:12

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Amber pour with a white head. Citrus and pineapple aroma. Quite a sweet, fruity nose. Pear and citrus flavour. Crisp fruit angle. Fruity finish. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2012 at 13:03

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft @ Bishops Arms Gustav, Malmö. Pours a very dark amber black color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty hoppy aroma. Fruity malty licorice hoppy weak piney flavor. Has a weak roasted malty hoppy piney licorice finish.
Tried from Draft on 06 Oct 2012 at 10:05

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the Euston Tap, London. Pours faintly hazy yellow-gold with a light, white cream head. Some jammy citrus in the nose, a bit of tangy grass. Light to medium sweet flavor, some dirty grass, a bit of tangy citrus, tangerine, lime. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Tangy citrusy hop finish, some with some wet grass, dank orange, earth. It’s alright.
Tried from Draft on 05 Oct 2012 at 11:38

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught at Bishop’s Arms Vasagatan, Stockholm. Cloudy very dark mahogany colour. Aroma of licorice and black cherries. Sweet and soft with full body. Some lychee and black currant, distinct roasty coffee components. Fruity with sticky pudding tendencies. The bitterness keeeps growing to severe levels. A big, bold beer.
Tried on 02 Oct 2012 at 10:33

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
(Draught at MacKinlay’s Inn, Stockholm) Golden amber colour with brief, frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, apricots and fresh, resinous hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, passion-fruit, biscuity malt and a fresh, solid resinous bitterness in a dry finish. Medium body, quite dry. Slightly sharp carbonation. Very nice beer.
Tried on 21 Sep 2012 at 13:52

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Bottle from Jacks, Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon, consumed at home, Thursday 20th September 2012 Hazy amber with a large frothy white head, grapefruity, but also a little malty with a slight note of ’rich tea’. Lemon and grapefruit, bit dry, there is very slight wateryness, however it is a very nice citrussy decent beer. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2012 at 12:37

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
6th August 2012
Meet the Brewer at CP&K. Cask. Hazy gold - amber beer, little white head. Light palate, a little dry with low carbonation. Nice hops - lemon and pine with some green hop sting. Mild peach and tangerine. Quinnine is a surprise! Semi dry finish. Okay - could be a little richer.
Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2012 at 11:00