Royal
Commercial Brewery
in
Manchester,
Greater Manchester,
England 🏴
Owned by
Heineken UK
Established in 1875
Contact
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.
3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Australia Day today - so time to lift a glass to concede that they know how to play cricket! Unfortunately, this is the only "Australian" beer available in the average English pub (in my case at The Cannie Man, Bracknell).
An attractive golden amber colour is about the only good thing to say about it, otherwise it’s bland, bland, bland - probably some malt and hops in there but it’s difficult to find them. Aftertaste reminds me of an artifical sweetner.
An attractive golden amber colour is about the only good thing to say about it, otherwise it’s bland, bland, bland - probably some malt and hops in there but it’s difficult to find them. Aftertaste reminds me of an artifical sweetner.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2007
at 08:24
2.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1
330 ml clear bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Contains 1.1% lemon juice and 0.3% lime juice. Pale golden colour, large and lasting head. Weak aroma, just a whiff of citrus. Flavour is citrussy sweet, in an artifical way. Not really offensive, but not very good either. No bitterness nor any "real beer" character. Minimal aftertaste. Blindfolded I wouldn’t be sure that this was a beer at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2007
at 14:22
1.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 2
On draught at The Queens - Upton Pk London E13. A pub with very limited selection gave me an excuse for rating this.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2006
at 14:29
2.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 2
bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is earthy, harsh hops and some citrus fruits. Flavour is maize, rye, grass and slight lemon. Mouthdrying. Surprisingly positive flavour compared to aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2006
at 09:21
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottled. Golden color, small white head. Sweet corn, caramel in the nose. Sugary, slightly lemony. Too sweet. Crap.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2006
at 13:00
2.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
[Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival] Clear golden no head. Dustu nose. Sweet and orangey with clean mouthfeel. The lemonade hides some of Foster’s regular foulness, but it doesn’t help much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2006
at 13:29
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 2
Bottle at LCRBM 2, Kulminator, Antwerp, Belgium - Major thanks to duff ...
Golden, clear body. Dull soapy aroma. Flat, sweet flavour. Uninteresting and remarkable at a LCRBM.
Golden, clear body. Dull soapy aroma. Flat, sweet flavour. Uninteresting and remarkable at a LCRBM.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2006
at 14:49
2.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
LCRBM 2. And I actually watched Duff buy a four pack of this at Ashford Tesco. I should have stopped him. Gold with thin white head. Some citrus aroma. Some lemon. Some stickyness. Just odd and too artificial.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2006
at 15:12
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Can and tap. Clear golden in colour. Hoppy and malty in aroma. Sweet and hoppy, quite watery.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Sep 2006
at 05:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Canned. Golden coloured, mediumsized white bubbly head. Maly and barlic aroma with hints of yeast. Sweet malty flavour with hints of barley and syrup. A bit sticky.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2005
at 08:56