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.
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ the Angel Pub Manchester. Malty flowery, slightly medecinal aroma. Malty flowery cookie flavor.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2009
at 14:32
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
RBESG Sheffield 2009, day 3, The Angel Pub, Manchester. Cask. Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma of sweet fruits, some malts. Flavour is sweet, fruity, bit of grapes, light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2009
at 13:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Ok... in a departure from normal rating... due to the INCREDIBLY high number of BLOND ales during the Shefiled trip that all blended into one another im breaking them down into three catagories Catagory A : Golden Yellow ... light fruity lemon hop nose ... soft dull light lemon hop Catagory B : Amber ... light dry lemon hop ... soft light lemon hop with a little malt in background Catagory C : Amber ... soapy lemon nose ... light brigh lemon hop Catagory D : Amber ... light grassy lemon hop ... dry grassy lemon hop Catagory E : Amber ... light grapefruit hop ... again light hop with a little grapefruit This is a Catagory E
Tried
on 22 Jul 2009
at 02:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ The Angel, Manchester M4. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jul 2009
at 02:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Bar Fringe, Manchester M4. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with some hints of coffee. Roasted malty chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and coffee finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2009
at 09:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Crown And Kettle, M4 Manchester. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty milk chocolate aroma. Smooth roasted malty milk chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty milk chocolate finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2009
at 04:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle as Dunham Dark. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor. Hasa slightly roasted malty chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2009
at 08:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Crown & Kettle, Manchester, England M4 5FE.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, tropic fruit - syntetic sweet fruit ! moderate hoppy, flowers. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average and long duration, and a peppery finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (290708)
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2009
at 17:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The New Oxford, 11 Bexley Sq, Salford, Manchester, England M3 6DB.Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coffee, chocolate notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090123]
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Apr 2009
at 02:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2008. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Has a fruity cherry aroma with some hints of milk chocolate. Sweetish malty fruity cherry flavor with some hints of chocolate. Has a sweetish malty cherry and chocolate finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2009
at 08:13