Wigan Brew House
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.
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.
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 orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, nutty, damp-stained, earth, tobac - cigar ! Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (290708)
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Oct 2008
at 03:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ New Oxford, Manchester, England M4.Clear medium to dark yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toffee, sweet - honey ? Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (290708)
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2008
at 03:15
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear golden with tiny white short lasting head. Sweet fruity aroma with mild hoppy notes. Sweet flavor with fruity and caramel notes. Ends sweet.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2008
at 10:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask, 4.1% at GBBF08. Almost clear golden colour. Very small white head. Good citric flavour, a bit of orange juice. Low to medium bitterness. Very refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2008
at 17:40
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cloudy, brass-golden body. Mild floral aroma. Fruity hints in taste with a punch of toasted malt. A very light summer beer with oily notes on the swallow (hand-pulled cask, GBBF 07.08.2008).
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2008
at 02:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at GBBF, London, 6 Aug 2008) Greenish yellow colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of grassy hops and toffee. Malty, grassy taste with toffee and tropical fruit. Fairly sweet with an almost Bohemian character. Decent beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2008
at 17:33
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is nectar, wood and some hints of grass. Flavour is much the same. Balanced, but quite boring.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2008
at 00:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Market Porter, Borough, London, 4 Aug 2008) Copper colour with very brief head. Malty, fruity, nutty nose with dried fruit and dusty hops. Malty, nutty taste with notes of dried fruit, caramel and dusty hops in a modestly bitter finish. Nice balance. Decent beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2008
at 16:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at The Ship & Mitre pub beer festival, Liverpool. Slight hazy copper with lasting off white head. Malty fruity bitter, small bit of chemical/bleach on aroma, but fine in mouth. Good fruit, jammy. Dryness on finish comes from the hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2008
at 04:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Ship & Mitre BF, Liverpool. Gold, thin beige head. Weird. Distinctive yeasty character. Some fruit. Bit odd. No off aromas or flavours. Smells like a sauvignon blanc from the lower Loire like a Tourraine perhaps. Crazy.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2008
at 05:12