About
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.
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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can. Pours a slightly cloudy amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, tropical fruits & hops. Medium body. Resinous bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2025
at 08:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Prince of Wales, Birmingham. Poured black with creamy beige head. Notes of coffee, roasted malt, grass, berries. Quite tasty although a little thin in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Cask at The Wellington. Dark brown with small white top. Notes of liquorice, blackcurrant, dark malts, rum, vanilla and slight woodiness. A slightly cloying mouthfeel. It half works.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
13/4/2024. Cask at the 11th Isle of Man Beer & Cider Festival. Pours black with a small frothy beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, hops, dark chocolate, coffee, slightly nutty ashy edge. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, smooth, soft carbonation. Nice roasty bittersweet finish with some liquorice and treacle coming through. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2024
at 12:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Handpull cask at the King's Head, Leicester. Almost black, opaque with a small beige/khaki head. Roasted malt and espresso grounds in the aroma. Tastes sweet, notes of caramel and root liquorice. Finish is drying but this is still 'sweet' for a dry stout. Light to medium body. A new brewery for me and they don't disappoint.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2024
at 13:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Craven Arms, Birmingham on 29th December 2023. Clear golden amber with shallow yet dense off-white foam and full lacing. Malty aroma with citrus fruits and the suggestion of soap. Orchard fruits in-mouth and finish, with some upper rear mouth bitterness developing. Light body and a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2023
at 22:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Bumble Inn, Peterborough. Pours clear gold with a white foam. Aroma: pale malts, citrus zest, light tropical fruits. Light sweet & bitter, light dry on the palate. Light to medium body with moderate carbonation. Steady gold.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2023
at 14:15
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2023
at 13:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Strugglers Inn Lincoln. Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light sweet and slight tropical. Light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2023
at 14:18
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Keg @ Sherrington's, Wigan. Golden with a creamy head and a carbonation. Regular pils, not a lot of flavour here.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2023
at 02:31