Blackedge Brewing

Microbrewery in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2009

Contact
Morton Mill, Hampton Street, Horwich, BL6 7JH, England
Description
In 2009 Blackedge Brewery was founded born of Shaun and Wayne’s passion for good beer. The name is a combination of our respective home villages at the time, Blackrod and Edgworth.

11 years on we have become a well-known award-winning microbrewery at the heart of the small independent brewing community in the North West. We are SIBA FSQ accredited and members of the SIBA Independent Assured Brewer programme which ensures the beers we make are of the highest quality. We take pride in the quality beers we provide.

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Tried on 07 Jun 2014 at 17:11


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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Blackedge Black Port ].Clear medium black brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt - dark roasted, light to moderate yeasty, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, dusty malt, chocolate, roasted, earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130813]

Tried from Cask on 26 May 2014 at 05:08


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask gravity at Bexley BF 2014. Black beer lasting tan head. Coffee and chocolate aroma. Ok. Some fruit. Lacks a certain something.

Tried from Cask on 16 May 2014 at 04:37


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ The Raven, Wigan. Light gold coloured ale with a thin head. It is sour hopped with a light malt aroma and taste. Has a medium to high bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 07 May 2014 at 15:51


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

19th February 2014
Chelmsford Winter Beer Fest in KEGS. Cask. Almost clear gold beer with a good size bubbly white head. Palate is smooth and a little dry. Good fine carbonation. Smooth malt, light sweetness. Good marmalade hops, twist of lemon. Light dry finish. Nice Golden!

Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2014 at 10:23


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

Cask (gravity) @ The New Oxford, 11 Bexley Sq, Salford, Manchester, England M3 6DB.Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, pale raisins, light hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, tart fruit - raisin, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20130125]

Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2014 at 04:59


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

New Oxford, Salford 27 Jan 13. Gyldenbrun. Nesten ikke skum. Treaktig aroma. Smaken søt sevje. Ikke god.

Tried on 16 Feb 2014 at 05:09


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Crown & Cattle, Manchester 23 Jan 13. Lys gylden. Lavt skum. Sterk sitrusaroma. Smaken er tung & fruktig. Litt syrlig. Litt kjedelig.

Tried on 15 Feb 2014 at 12:33


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

New Oxford, Salford 22 Jan 13. Dyprød/sort. Lavt, litt farget skum. Teppelacing. God kaffearoma. Smaken er tørr kaffe.

Tried on 15 Feb 2014 at 05:11


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

Cask at The Anchor, Digbeth, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark brown with a bubbly light tan head. The aroma is light fruit, malt, hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a watery spicy hop pepper palate. Medium bodied with flat car carbonation. An unusual low carbo black IPA but it worked for me.

Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2014 at 15:08