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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4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

30cl bottle. Pours clear golden colour with a mid-sized white head. Aroma of pale malt, grain, water. Taste is grainy, mild hoppy, cereals, watery palate.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2015 at 14:09


3.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Surprisingly popular here in the UK, not sure why. Overall this seemed weak and watery, with a slightly metallic/bitter finish to it. Cheap beer for students. Wouldn’t want to drink this again unless there was nothing else available. (old rating, 2007)

Tried on 07 Oct 2015 at 16:28


3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

A yellow beer, a head is small and white, not disappearing. Aroma has light malts and some grain, hint of grass. Taste has sweet maltyness, also grain, no bitterness. Taste is short. Quite light bodied, smooth enough. Noticable grain. Very easily to drink, no bothering nuancess.

Tried on 31 Jul 2015 at 06:26


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Clear golden color with an ok white head. Malty and faint citric aroma. Medium body and an ok carbonation. Moderate sweet and an ok bitterness. A quite mild lager with a dominating mild malty flavor. Faint citric. Thirst quencher.
[Can from a local off license at London Bridge in London, England]

Tried from Can on 23 Mar 2015 at 15:15


1.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1.5

This might be the worst ever. Most beers gave a positive not this one. Ok. It was redressing. Ot much more to say.

Tried on 06 Dec 2014 at 18:07


3.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

How: Draught.
Where: Elephant’s Head, London.
Appearance: Clear golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, some yeast.
Body: Light a bit watery body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet malt.

Tried on 02 Oct 2014 at 10:04


4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

660ml bottle from Tesco. Pours clear gold, thick white head. Aromas of cooked vegetables and metal. Taste is sweet, mineral notes. Thin, pissy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2014 at 09:53


5

(#304)(#3 ENG)(#1 Greater Manchester)
@"Brunel Bar & Kitchen", BRS, ENG

Tried from Draft on 01 Jun 2014 at 17:36


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle. A slight improvement on normal Fosters, but mainly a drab effort. Golden with a medium sweetness and easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2014 at 14:49


2.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

Can at home. Looks like lager. Smells of very little, tastes metallic. Works ok as a shandy.

Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2013 at 06:56