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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3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Half a pint of Fosters in The County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear gold thin white head. Well its cold. It tastes vaguely of cereal. No discernable hop presence. Not horrible like the Stella 4% was just vaguely flavoured water. Pointless.
Tried on 21 Feb 2011 at 10:24

3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2
440ml can. Pours pale golden with a large head. Aroma is corn, slightly sweet. Barely any taste at all. Sweet aftertaste,
Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2010 at 12:27

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3
Can. Skunky barley malt aroma. Golden yellow color with large head. Slightly sweet honey and barley malt flavor with light hops finish. No surprises here.
Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2010 at 11:02

3.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3
On tap. Clear deep golden with a creamy white head leaving a lovely lacework. Very neutral aroma - some indefinable brewing cereal. Light body, brewing cereal, metal and some sulphur. Very discreetly hopped. The appearance is the best part of this beer. 22010
Tried from Draft on 02 Aug 2010 at 04:12

2.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Lightly sweet malt with a twist of lemon in the nose. Medium body, odd bonbon accents, some brewing cereal and cardboard. Rather tart lemon accents. Ends dry - almost astringent. 160110
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2010 at 17:39

4.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
33cl bottle, Finnish version. Enjoyed with food. Grainy aroma, not much flavor. OK to rinse down food, might be OK on a hot summer day, refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2009 at 04:49

3.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
(Draught at Crown Rivers JDW, Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, 9 Aug 2009) Yellow colour with frothy, white head. Malty, bready nose with notes of grain and corn. Malty, bready taste with grain, a hint of grass and vegetables. Low bitterness. Thin body, fairly dry. Fizzy mouthfeel. Not much taste. Boring stuff.
Tried on 14 Sep 2009 at 15:39

3.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 4
50cl Can from Tesco’s at Manchester Airport. Clear pale golden colour, white head. Aroma of grain, corn and a bit of alcohol (?). Flavour is very watery, fizzy, just like soda water with a grainy very light bitter finish. Actually almost flavourless. Quite a lot of carbonation. Thin bodied.
Tried from Can on 21 Jul 2009 at 13:04

3.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle 33cl. Clear glass.Clear light yellow color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, cardboard, light hoppy, lemon. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20081231]
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2009 at 02:39

2.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 1 Texture 4 Overall 2
Half pint draught at Tolbooth Tavern in Edinburgh watching the rugby match between Scotland and South Africa (10-14, I think). It is not so much to say about this clear golden beer. Perfumed smell followed by the taste of sweet hard water, maybe a few hints of lemon. Rather tasteless [15.11.2008].
Tried on 19 Dec 2008 at 02:39