About
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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Downender (11273) reviewed
Wagtail from Great Oakley Brewery
8 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 10/1/2018. Golden in colour, with a slight, white, head. A touch of floral hops, citrus fruit, biscuity malts and a moderately dry finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2018 at 07:14
Downender (11273) reviewed
Tiffield Thunderbolt from Great Oakley Brewery
8 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 13/1/2018. Golden in colour, with a slight, white, head. A touch of floral hops, lemon fruit, weetabix malts and a moderately bitter finish. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2018 at 07:12
Downender (11273) reviewed
Abbey Stout from Great Oakley Brewery
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 13/1/2018. Black in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Toasty malts, blackcurrant fruit, touch of liquorice and moderately dry finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2018 at 07:10
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Egret from Great Oakley Brewery
9 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF’17, day three, 10/08/17. Clear golden blonde with a well presented off white head. Nose is citric peel, melon, straw, toasted bread. Taste comprises mellow citric fruits, tangerine, straw, light bread. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light hop bitterness in the close. Decent enough cask pale considering the ABV.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2017 at 10:40
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Egret from Great Oakley Brewery
9 years ago
6/10
Tried on 09 Aug 2017 at 16:13
Fergus (32001) reviewed
Egret from Great Oakley Brewery
9 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 1. 08/08/2017. A clear. Golden yellow coloured pour a fine white head. Aroma is soft cereal grains, smoke, hedgerow hop. Flavour is composed of light grains, spicy hop, hedgerow. Palate is si sweet rounded, moderate carbonation. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2017 at 16:01
beerhunter111 (51041) reviewed
Egret from Great Oakley Brewery
9 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 1. A clear golden beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of mild citrusy hops, dry hops, pale malt. Taste of mild citrusy dry hops, grassy, low carbonation.
Tried on 08 Aug 2017 at 15:16
Stuu (35163) reviewed
Tailshaker from Great Oakley Brewery
9 years ago
4.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Cask at montys. Pours golden amber, nose is sour, toffee, grassy, taste is sweet, varnish, grassy. --- Beer merged from original tick of Tail Shaker on 17 May 2017 at 21:25 - Score: 4
Tried from Cask on 28 Apr 2017 at 16:25
ianwelby (4915) reviewed
Tailshaker from Great Oakley Brewery
9 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Light golden beer, light fruity head and taste. Touch of hop. Bit thin. Okay though.
Tried on 28 Apr 2017 at 13:39
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Tailshaker from Great Oakley Brewery
9 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at Montys... Amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft herbal toffee fruit nose... Soft sweet toffee fruit malt nose
Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2017 at 11:17