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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Copper colour with creamy head. Aroma and flavour have plenty of toasted malts. Full flavoured for a light bitter.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2016
at 11:33
2.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Sampled @ GBBF Day 2. Almost opaque dark brown color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, a huge load of (Dutch) "hopjesvla", some milk chocolate and cherries. All combining into a mix of terrible yuk. Instant drainpour for me. Bleh!
Tried
on 17 Aug 2016
at 04:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gbbf. Klares rötlich braunes Bier. Geruch schokoladig Kirschen, Kaffee. Geschmack nach Kirschen, schokoladig, kirschtorte.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2016
at 12:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Dunham Massey Dark ].Clear medium to dark brown - red amber color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, light roasted, light coffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, tart fruit - blackcurrant, roasted, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141204] Earlier Rating: 7/10/2013 Total Score: 3Cask (gravity) @ 29th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2012, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sugary dark roasted malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20121204]
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2016
at 15:14
8/10
Tried
on 09 Jun 2016
at 10:23
6/10
Tried
on 14 May 2016
at 16:28
8/10
Tried
on 07 May 2016
at 15:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Paisley beer festival 2016.. Golden amber.. Zesty fruit nose.. Juicy floral zest fruit.. Bog punchy fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2016
at 09:10
7/10
Cask at praf 2016. Pours black, nose is toffee, chocolate, taste is roasted, chewy toffee, chocolate, liquorice
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2016
at 08:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at praf 2016. Pours black, nose is toffee, chocolate, taste is roasted, chewy toffee, chocolate, liquorice
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2016
at 08:33