Dunham Massey Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Altrincham,
Greater Manchester,
England 🏴
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2007
Contact
100 Oldfield Lane, Dunham Massey, Altrincham, WA14 4PE, England
Description
Dunham Massey Brewing Company is a small family run craft brewery located on National Trust land in the town of Dunham Massey brewing multi-award winning traditional North Western style real ale. It was in late 2006 when head brewer John Costello decided that he would go ahead and start up a brewery of his own.
After making various enquiries about vacant premises on which to set up the brewery, the National Trust suggested the use of a dis-used barn, located behind Big Tree Farm in Dunham Massey. John officially took over the premises on 1st August 2007, and along with the help of the National Trust, and a few family members, set about the daunting task of converting the barn into a brewery. It was hard work but as you can see, he got the job done.
What's special about Dunham Massey beer is that it is as traditional as you can get. All the ingredients are English and are sourced from as local as possible. In fact the only things that go into the beer are water, malts, hops, and yeast. All the sugars are formed the old fashioned way by extracting them from the malt itself. Our philosophy is to use the best English malts and hops, with no added sugars, to brew quality traditional North Western beers.
After making various enquiries about vacant premises on which to set up the brewery, the National Trust suggested the use of a dis-used barn, located behind Big Tree Farm in Dunham Massey. John officially took over the premises on 1st August 2007, and along with the help of the National Trust, and a few family members, set about the daunting task of converting the barn into a brewery. It was hard work but as you can see, he got the job done.
What's special about Dunham Massey beer is that it is as traditional as you can get. All the ingredients are English and are sourced from as local as possible. In fact the only things that go into the beer are water, malts, hops, and yeast. All the sugars are formed the old fashioned way by extracting them from the malt itself. Our philosophy is to use the best English malts and hops, with no added sugars, to brew quality traditional North Western beers.
8/10
Tried
on 04 Jun 2015
at 20:57
6/10
Tried
on 07 May 2015
at 20:35
7/10
Cask at the Larbert beer festival. Pours clear black, nose is cherry coke, chocolate, coconut, taste is similar , sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2015
at 12:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Larbert beer festival. Pours clear black, nose is cherry coke, chocolate, coconut, taste is similar , sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2015
at 11:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Larbert Beer Festival 2015. Pours dark brown with a thin off white head. Aromas of cherry cola, vanilla. Taste is more Cola, light cherry. Thin finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2015
at 10:00
6/10
Golden
Tried
on 15 Mar 2015
at 16:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle conditioned, at home on 16th Feb 2015. BBE of Feb 2015, poured into a UK pint sleeve. Slightly misty golden body, on top a white foam blanket. Fruity and semi-sweet in nature both aroma and taste wise. Good bite to the brew, the 7.2% ABV helps of course and the alcohol suits the beer nicely. One of the best Dunham Massey beers I have had so far (out of 15).
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2015
at 16:00
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Half, cask ale at The Grain Loft, Manchester airport. Clear amber coloured body. Naked surface, fragile lacing. Smell of leafy hops and mild malty sweetness. Taste of grainy malts, grass and yeast. Drinkable, however not in its best shape (04.02.2015).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2015
at 08:00
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml brown bottle purchased at the brewery in 2014 and broached on 30th Jan 2015, while just in date. Pours a bright and clear light golden colour, on top a full but swiftly fading white crown. The vase shaped pint glass showed off the lightness and clarity of the beer well. My bottles label claims 3.9% ABV, but there is little evidence of alcohol within the brew. Light maltiness and fairly bitter hop wise in the taste, so close to it’s Best Before Date, this might be not at it’s best. Can not score it well, apart from looks: sorry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2015
at 08:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized creamy head. Aroma is mildly nutty along with some wood and mild resiny notes. Also a nice maltiness to it. Flavour is crisp malts, some toffee, wood, mild resin as well as some earthy and herbal notes as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2015
at 12:41