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.

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4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Clitheroe Beer Festival. Very dark brown with no head. Has a very light roasted aroma and taste and a thin texture.
Tried on 17 May 2013 at 14:41

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Nose is heavy ash, undercut of sweet malts. Little head and little carbination. Taste is not as smokey as the nose would imply, hints of coffee, touch of chocolate. Palate has a nice oily texture. A good example of a porter. Very enjoyable
Tried on 25 Mar 2013 at 13:09

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Aroma is sugar, banana and apricot, the yeast is quite pronounced. Hazy golden colour. Taste is of brown sugar, banana, a hint of soft fruits, greek honey and with a bitter finish. It’s a slightly underwhelming beer, it’s not bad but Belgian styles beers are ten a penny at the moment, and this does not stake it’s territory clearly enough.
Tried on 13 Mar 2013 at 13:22

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Nose was molasses, hazelnuts and toffee. Apperance is a satisfying conker brown. The taste is exceptionally sweet, overpoweringly so. As is settles down you get sour apples and the nut. Oddly a few mouthfulls in, the sweetness has settled down. It’s a solid beer of a style which is out of fashion. I am not sure I have drunk enough brown beers to know if my luke warm feelings towards this beer, are indicative of the shortcomings of the beer or the style.
Tried on 12 Mar 2013 at 12:25

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Nose of pine, citrus and caramel. Taste, is of pine, a slight pepperiness, and floral notes. A full and pleasing mouthfeel. A solid IPA
Tried on 06 Mar 2013 at 12:44

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle from brewery shop. Nose is caramel, raisin and a hint of wine. Taste is of caramel, slight spice (which quickly fades) pepper, sweet malts, leaving a sweet finish. Mouthfeel is too thin for a beer of this type. A nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2013 at 13:05

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Cask at the Pigs Ear BF 2012, London. Pours clear, dark red-brown with a light, tan cream cap. Dark, toasty brown bread in the aroma. Light sweet flavor with wimpy cocoa, faint dry and burnt wood. Light in body and fine of carbonation. Some dry, darkly toasted malts to finish, little else. Very drinkable stuff, though as is the case with so many milds it fails to bring much excitement to the fore.
Tried from Cask on 07 Feb 2013 at 03:35

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Microbar, Manchester Extremely dark with hints of chocolate and coffee in the nose. Has a sweet roasted malt taste but not the nicest aftertaste. Fairly heavy drinking.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2013 at 07:07

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sample at the crown and anchor, Manchester. Decent creamy white head. Clear black pour. Nice cherry taste. Interesting brew .
Tried on 19 Oct 2012 at 09:27

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Cask at GBBF ... golden amber ... thin white head ... little eggy ... zezty lemon nose ... soft fruits .. light dry hop ..
Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2012 at 06:27