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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On gravity at the Royal Oak, Bath, winter festival 21/02/09. Near black with a slight tan head. Bitter chocolate and vanilla aroma, with plenty of roasted malts. Relatively light mouth feel, with some dark fruit, more chocolate and roastiness and a slightly acetic finish. Did not stand up in comparison to the Bazens’ Knoll Street Porter which was tried at the same time, but still likeable.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2009
at 13:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cellar run at smithfiled Manchester 2009... Deep black ... chocolate malt nose .. rich roast ... little coffee ... little bitterness... good body.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2009
at 03:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Albion, Warrington, 21/1/09. Chestnut with reddish under tones and a decent, lacy off-white head. Aroma of dark chocolate, red fruit and a hint of roastiness. Sweetish aroma with plenty more fruit and a lingering, yet slight bitter finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jan 2009
at 17:20
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Old Market Tavern, Alrincham, Cheshire England WA14 4DN.Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, chocolate, like cheap UK candy, moderate almond stick, moderate to light heavy cherry syrup - sweet. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (280708)
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2008
at 12:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, 3.8% at GBBF08. OK cherry aroma. Very dark brown colour. Good stable creamy light brown head. The flavour has a lot of cherry but is not sweet. I do not really get any chocolate. Sharp and unpleasant cherry pit aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2008
at 14:20
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Rather unsuccessful experiment with dry cherry extracts – taste more like a perfumed soft drink, than a decent beer. Nice in body appearance, though, with its deep, dark brown colour (third pint hand-pulled at The Bar Nouveau, GBBF 07.08.2008).
Tried
on 02 Sep 2008
at 02:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 9 Aug 2008) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity nose with notes of dark cherries, chocolate and cocoa. Malty taste with chocolate, dark fruit and cherries all nicely balanced. Slightly bittersweet finish with hints of almonds. Strange beer and I know I normally shouldn’t like this, but still, I do. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2008
at 09:54
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at GBBF 08. I mean, you just have to don’t you? When you are presented with a beer title like that, you have to see what it’s like. Dark brown/dark ruby. Thin beige head. Lots of cherry, but chalky cherry. Cough syrup type aroma. Pretty awful, just stewed cherry with a bit of malt. Awful.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2008
at 13:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (GBBF 2008) - Dark brown with red tinges. Sweet cherry aroma which seems artificial. Watery taste with cherry dominating along with some chocolate notes. Drinkable but a bit watery and sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2008
at 03:50
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask. Deep ambery red colour with small beige head. Cherry aroma, not much else. Flavouri s chocolate mixed with cherry and some wood.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2008
at 03:36