Great Oakley Brewery

Microbrewery in Tiffield, Northamptonshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2005

Contact
Ark Farm, High Street South, Tiffield, NN12 8AB, England
Description
From its location in the heart of the Northamptonshire, the Great Oakley Brewery produces a wide range of first-class, award winning real ales.

Founded in 2005 in the small village of Great Oakley, this family-run business moved to Tiffield in 2012 where it continues to build the brewery’s excellent reputation. Over the years it has gone from strength to strength with its beers winning a number of prestigious awards.

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

How: Cask.
Where: Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), 2013.
Appearance: Golden colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Malt, hops, some apricots, fruit.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Fruity, malt, caramel, some floral hints.

Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2013 at 01:15


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ the Cock, Hanslope. Light yellow. Aroma is sharp with meaty hops. Buttercream. Bittersweet, clean and balanced. Great beer. Great brewery.

Tried from Cask on 15 Sep 2013 at 23:00


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask a GBBF ’13, 13/08/13. Clear golden with a thin off white head. Nose is caramel, light hops, bitter orange. Taste comprises subtle hops, touch of grapefruit, bitter orange, citrus peel. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry finish. Nice stuff - towards the top end of the GB spectrum.

Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2013 at 09:51


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2013. Poured a cloudy golden colour with a thin halo of white head. Slightly funky aroma of wet grass, straw and brown sugar. Malty flavour with cereal and fruit tones. Watery palate; a little floral hop and grain.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2013 at 12:39


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

From cask. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light toffee. Toasted, caramelish and bitter. Caramelish, light sweet and bitter into a rather dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2013 at 08:40


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at gbbf 2013. Berry straw aroma. Clear Holden yellow. Small white head. Dull malt flavour.

Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2013 at 12:03


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

Cask at Ealing. Frothy white good mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter Nice flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

Tried from Cask on 12 Jul 2013 at 09:13


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 8/7/2013. Deep gold with a slight white head. Easy drinking beer, with some citrus fruits, cereal malts and a pleasantly bitter finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2013 at 10:09



6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2012, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.Clear medium amber yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, nutty, nut peel, light roasted, earthy notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, nutty, earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120808]

Tried from Cask on 05 Mar 2013 at 12:46