Wigan Brew House (prev AllGates)

Microbrewery in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Wigan Brew House Taproom

Established in 2006

Contact
The Old Brewery, Brewery Yard, Wigan, WN1 1JQ, England
Description
Like many people in the Revolutionary period, Sam Adams, one of the original revolutionaries and the cousin of American President John Adams, brewed beer and knew a thing or two about it.

Since 2006 as All Gates and 2017 as Wigan Brewhouse we have been brewing fine craft beers in the heart of Wigan, in a fully restored 19th Century Grade II-listed, tower brewery, in the process re-establishing brewing in the town centre after a near forty year absence, following the closure of Moorfield’s Brewery in the 1970’s.

Combining heritage with imagination we put true Northern soul into our award-winning beers to bring you an exciting range of beers, whenever inspiration bites. However one thing our ales have in common is they are part of an outstanding range of modern beers, but built on cask ale tradition. To this tradition we have added aromatic hops from the New World. This enables us to produce hop-forward beers but retaining balance and subtlety; beers with true Northern soul.

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6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

It was actually a cancelled 3 before 10 train that facilitated this beer at Victoria Tap in the station last night whilst I waited for the next one home - after a wonderful day of weather in Manchester. Clear golden session ale, mild hoppiness to an easy drinking texture. Decent head. Never going to rate highly but a steady choice.

Tried from Cask at Victoria Tap on 11 May 2025 at 09:41


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Old rating from 03-10-15 - Had at the Jersey CAMARA beer festival. Pours light golden in colour with a white head. Aromas of fruit & peach. Quite a lot going on in the taste, mash of American Perle hops & elderflower providing a mix of fruit, citrus, strawberry, melon and a mild green pepper flavour. Apparently it's brewed with a high proportion of wheat. Aftertaste is very much on the sweet side. My least favourite of the 7 beers I tried.

Tried from Cask on 03 May 2025 at 15:37


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried from Cask at Wigan Brew House Taproom on 18 Apr 2025 at 12:15


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Tried from Cask at Wigan Brew House Taproom on 18 Apr 2025 at 11:53


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Tried from Cask at Wigan Central on 15 Mar 2025 at 16:13


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried from Cask at Wigan Brew House Taproom on 15 Mar 2025 at 15:18


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried from Cask on 15 Mar 2025 at 14:57


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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Beer Number 16 at the Wigan Beer Festival 2025. Brown colour, fuller-bodied porter, very mild roasted notes, good mouthfeel, good dark malts.

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2025 at 21:49


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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Beer 10 at the Wigan Beer Festival 2025. Darkest beer so far at the fest. Slightly sticky-sweet, very good red ale maltiness.

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2025 at 16:43


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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Beer Number 3 at the
Wigan Beer Festival 2025. Nice bit of citrus here, still a hoppiness attached though. Easy enough.

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2025 at 14:49