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Brewpub in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Joseph Holt

Established in 2010

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Horse & Jockey, 9 Chorlton Green, Manchester, M21 9HS, England
Description
The pub and brewery were taken over by Jospeh Holt in 2013. Some beers are produced at a larger pilot plant at Holt's main site. From 2019 brewing was suspended at this site but appears to have resumed.

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6/10
A couple of pints in The Station House, Cheadle Hulme. Very pleasant summer ale.
Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2026 at 18:15

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Old Monkey, Manchester. Light to mid-gold and clear with a very small off-white head and a little bit of lacing. Aroma is very, very muted here. A little touch of malt and sweet spice. More to the taste here. Quite a bit more actually. Sweet at first, biscuity and a little nutty with notes of caramel, followed by a decent astringency filling the mouth. Very light body without being watery. Soft carbonation. Boring but passable.
Tried from Cask at Old Monkey on 18 Jun 2026 at 16:26

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
26/2/2026. Cask at The Hop Beer Shop, Chelmsford. Pours well, nice colour. Good hoppy, floral aroma. Decent bitterness, touch spicy. Likeable.
Tried from Cask from Hop Beer Shop on 26 Feb 2026 at 14:51

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pale amber gold with a creamy white head and a soft light malt and fruit aroma. Smooth and creamy with some floral hop character, biscuit malt and delicate citrus bitterness
Tried from Cask at Eagle Inn on 19 Jul 2025 at 17:20

6/10
Tried from Cask on 08 Nov 2024 at 13:42

04/11/2015. SAM'S CHOP HOUSE, Back Pool Fold, MANCHESTER, Greater Manchester, England
Tried on 11 Nov 2022 at 04:49

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Cask at Euston Tap West, Euston, London, 21 Nov 2019) Hazy golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, grapefruit and lemon zest. Fruity, hoppy taste with grapefruit, lemon peel, biscuits, grass and a balanced citric bitterness in the finish. Medium body, quite dry. Tasty and refreshing. Quite nice.
Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2020 at 19:46

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at FC United of Manchester bar - Clear gold, fizzy head. Strong tart citric nose and taste. Very sharp on the way out.
Tried on 29 Jan 2020 at 20:44

5.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Keg @ Horse & Jockey, Chorlton. Deeper red with a thin head. It's very sweet and not quite feeling a cider, but is close to being one. Its flavour is a red and dark berry mix.
Tried on 09 Jan 2020 at 22:55

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at Euston Tap. Black beer lasting tan head. Some dried raisin flavour in mouth. Tasty dark ale. Light roast. Good depth of flavour some dark fruits. very drinkable. good
Tried from Cask on 08 Nov 2019 at 11:30