Northern Monkey Brew Co.

Brewpub in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2018

Contact
The Pack Horse, Nelson Square, Bolton, BL1 1AQ, England
Description
Northern Monkey Brew Co was founded in 2016 by Ryan Bailey and Liam Convey, with the addition of some Southern Flare in Kevin Barber a couple of years later. A passion for drinking real ale, that progressed into home brewing and then eventually "lets build a brewery!" Years of planning, building and practice runs followed and some seriously understanding partners. We have gained some fantastic local customers and continue to sell further and further afield, at present selling independently throughout the North West.

We have had some fantastic success at a local and National level, with multiple awards for our beers, notably SIBA National Silver in the dark beers category for our 6% Chocolate Treacle Porter, Underdog. We also boast CAMRA accolades including 2019 Bolton Winter Pub of the Season, 2020 Bolton Pub of the Year. 2019 saw the release of the cult hit, Film Club! Our incredibly unique but completely delectable popcorn stout.

Our aims and ambitions remain the same as the day we first started and that is to make great beer and take great pride in representing our Northern heritage, and of course to serve the greatest beers at our Brewery Tap.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Thin beige head left a spotty cover on an unclear amber coloured body. Pine, marmalade & orange aroma. Medium bodied, tingly with a clean back. Orange, yeast, cereal, hoppy & pine tastes with a bitter finish. Decent

Tried on 05 Jun 2021 at 20:44


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

Creamy light brown head stayed on a still black body. Malt, coffee & rum aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with lighter clean back. Coffee, demerara, toffee, vanilla & raisin tastes with light rum in the finish. Good one - Like it!

Tried on 13 Mar 2021 at 20:41


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

Thin off white head left a spotty cover on a hazy dark straw coloured still body. Peach, caramel & dull hop aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with tickle on the back. Peach, floral, tropical fruit & sweet citrus tastes with a big fruity finish. Nice & tasty

Tried on 03 Mar 2021 at 22:24


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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

50cl bottle from Beer Brothers brewery. Thin beige head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2020 at 19:06


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

Bottle shared by Cuso, thanks. Malty aroma and taste, yeasty notes, cheesy mouldy notes, oxidation, medium bitter. Medium body, malty bitter finish. Weird.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2020 at 19:47


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

Bottle, kindly donated by DanTomlinson, many thanks. Amber color with white head. Aroma of oranges, zest, rye. Taste, rye, oat, sweet,. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2020 at 19:44


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at a tasting, thanks to Cuso. Med-thin body, moderate carbonation. Overall feels watery. Light rye bready grainy maltiness, moderate bitterness, but really not much in terms of hops. Bland, watery. Average.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2020 at 19:43


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Wigan Beer Festival 2020. Dark ale with a full sweetness. The ‘popcorn’ in its name is very apt, but this stated flavour does get overbearing eventually.

Tried on 14 May 2020 at 12:25


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

Wigan Beer Festival 2020. Golden with a glow and a rather bland malt-hop balance.

Tried on 23 Apr 2020 at 20:11


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

Piccadilly Tap Manchester real cask ale. Not lying when they say popcorn, it is heavily buttery, accentuated by the flat creamy body.

Tried from Draft on 09 Feb 2020 at 13:10