Royal

Commercial Brewery in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Heineken UK

Established in 1875

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Denmark Rd., Manchester, M15 6LD, England
Description
Looming large over Princess Parkway with its towering cylinders and chimneys belching steam, Manchester's Heineken brewery is one of the city's most recognisable landmarks. Beer has been brewed on the site since 1875, when it was known as the Albert Brewery. It was later sold to John Henry Lees, who changed its name to the Moss Side Brewery. In 1907 it was renamed the Royal Brewery in honour of King Edward VII. The brewery changed hands again in 1913 when Lees' company went into liquidation and it was later absorbed by another local brewery, Walker & Homfrays. The UK's first lager, Red Tower, was brewed here in 1927, named after the building's most striking feature. The brewery took its name too in 1933, becoming the Red Tower Lager Brewery. In 1955 the brewery became known as the Royal Moss Side Brewery and was bought by Scottish Brewers a few years later. After several more changes of ownership, Heineken took over the site in 2008. Today the main beers produced and packaged there are Foster's and Kronenbourg 1664.

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5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Canned 500ml. -from Coop Nendaz. Pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, light grainy nose. Grainy, herbal, light grassy and without any trace of salt. Sweetish finish. Rather boring.

Tried from Can on 14 Jan 2026 at 23:46


3

Magus, linnaseline, karamelline, viljane, sool. Väga makro.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2025 at 22:36


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Hazy gold with a bubbly white head and not much aroma, just a bit grassy. Some salty seawater, grassy malt and a hop kick, finishes dry and and a little bitter.

Scotts Arms, Sicklinghall

Tried from Draft on 01 Aug 2025 at 13:00


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Very basic lager but drinkable enough. Low bitterness, some white bread, pale biscuits, nips of hay. Not a lot of salt. Drinks fine, even better when quite cold.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2025 at 21:43


6

330 ml, bottle and can.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2025 at 15:52


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Can at home, it can with a hello fresh box. This is the version that his 4.8%. Only lightly hazed golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty and slight salt, but you'd hardly know it was there. Light body

Tried from Can on 18 Jun 2025 at 20:03


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Clear golden color with white foam. Grain, malt, hay, yeast aroma. Light bitterness. Average body, bit oily.

Tried from Can on 14 May 2025 at 18:18


2.5

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2025 at 17:12


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Drank straight from the 0.5 l can. Medium bodied, average carbonated. Bitter in taste. Average, but I was fine with it.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:28


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

slightly opalescent golden colour, one inch of dense ecru-ish white head; aroma fruity, linden honey, grainy, and slight herbal notes; taste of hoppy bitterness and the same notes as can be felt in the aroma; surprisingly enjoable

Tried on 15 Mar 2025 at 22:40

gave a cheers!