Wily Fox

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

Established in 2015

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1 Kellet Close, Wigan, WN5 0LP, England
Description
We are Wily Fox! A northern brewer of fine craft ales from Wigan. We are a multi award-winning brewery and inventors of high quality beers.

At Wily Fox Brewery, we aspire to create ales that bring joy to the palate. From the outset, we’ve been committed to using only the finest ingredients in order to produce beer of quality, flavour and consistency.

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6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pale gold with a frothy / creamy white head and a soft cereal malt aroma. Light bodied, very soft fruity notes and a dryish finish.

Tried from Cask at Seven Stars on 22 Jan 2026 at 17:25


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

Foamy white head on an overly carbonated unclear golden coloured body.
Citrus & biscuit aroma.
Pale malt, pine, lime & resinous tastes with a bitterly hopped finish.
Quaffer.

Tried from Draft at Holly Tree Tap on 20 Dec 2025 at 21:36

gave a cheers!

6.5

Cask at the Strugglers Inn, Lincoln. Jet black with a creamy tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty burnt toffee and slight bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Cask at The Strugglers Inn on 01 Nov 2025 at 13:27


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

Half pint from the cask at Leicester Indie Beer Festival, Thursday 26 June 2025. Pours a very dark brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dark chocolate, berry, chocolate, caramel & hints of rum. Moderate to medium body. Smooth finish.

Tried from Cask on 06 Jul 2025 at 14:12


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours “bitter brown” with a small scummy off-white head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly malts with just a trace of traditional hops. In the mouth it is somewhere between sweet and bitter with a creamy texture. Traditional hops and malts in the flavour with marmalade and hints of ginger coming later. Finish is slightly dry. This is on the decent side of reasonable !

Tried from Cask at Hops on 27 Jun 2025 at 14:20


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

Cask at the Swan and Railway, Wigan, 16/05/2025.
Black with a good sized lasting tan head ... good lacing ensues.
Nose is light roast, chocolate, spice, rummy tones.
Taste comprises roast malt, chocolate, toffee, rum nip, dried fruit rinds.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent.

Tried on 16 May 2025 at 11:36


7

Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2025 at 21:22


7

Tried on 16 Apr 2025 at 20:52


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half pint on cask at the Hallcross.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate

Tried from Cask at Hallcross on 24 Mar 2025 at 19:31


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

Cask at the Queena Head, Stourbridge. Pours jet black with a large head. Aroma is dry roast and blackcurrant. Taste has sweet blackcurrant with a touch of liquorice and roast.

Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2025 at 20:49