Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
Microbrewery
in
Newport,
Isle of Wight,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Island (Isle Of Wight Brewery Ltd)
Established in 2010
Contact
Dinglers Farm, Yarmouth Road, Shalfleet, Newport, PO30 4LZ, England
Subsidiaries
Description
It had always been an ambition of Tom Minshull to start a brewery, having been involved a while back with Burt's Brewery due to its links with his company, Island Ales. Tom was only prepared to start this venture when the time was right and only if it was done properly and with attention to detail and above all, to be able to produce a first class product.
When Chris Coleman agreed to come on board as the brewer, the ability to produce a first class product was in place. Chris brings a wealth of experience, expertise and respect, which has been gained over many years as a brewer of some distinction.
Following extensive research and site visits to mainland breweries by Steve Minshull and Chris Coleman it was decided not to use second hand equipment but to use a company called Johnson Engineering, a company specialising in brewery manufacture based in Bolton, Lancashire, to make for us a brewery to our specifications.
When Chris Coleman agreed to come on board as the brewer, the ability to produce a first class product was in place. Chris brings a wealth of experience, expertise and respect, which has been gained over many years as a brewer of some distinction.
Following extensive research and site visits to mainland breweries by Steve Minshull and Chris Coleman it was decided not to use second hand equipment but to use a company called Johnson Engineering, a company specialising in brewery manufacture based in Bolton, Lancashire, to make for us a brewery to our specifications.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Cocky Anchor, Worcester. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a medium sized foamy tan head. There’s roasted malts in the aroma together with a smokiness and hints of caramel and chocolate. Roasted malts again in the mouth plus dark fruits, vanilla and a hint of hops. Coffee and chocolate also some through later leading to a slightly dry finish. This is rather nice !
Tried
from Cask
on 23 May 2024
at 22:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Borough Beer House, Farnham. Aroma has sweet syrupy fruit and malts. Clear gild. Thick foamy white head. Medium bitter. Vinous. Quinine. Citrus. Underlying sweet malty hints. Light. Thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Punchy if unexciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Dec 2023
at 16:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle (thanks TBone!). Amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, some mild grassy and a but nutty tones with mild wood too. Flavour is fruity, grassy, some biscuity, wooden and mild nutty tones. Toasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2023
at 16:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Cambridge Blue, Cambridge. A rare find! Pours clear dark brown with a beige cap. Aroma: roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, light coffee. Chocolate malts, light roast, light to moderate bitter, dry taste. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2023
at 23:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle bought at Lifecraft, IoW. Shared with Finn and lmojoh. Bright golden-brown body, beige bubbly head, spotty lacing. Malt-fruity aromas, bread and dusty hops. Fine balanced taste of grainy malts and moments of resinous bitterness, prolonged, rounded bitter tail. Like it. (Tromsø 21.12.2022).
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2022
at 07:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle bought at Lifecraft, IoW. Shared with Finn and lmojoh. Bright amber-gold body, bubbly, white head, clingy lacing. Promising aromas with cereal malts and leafy hops. Pale malt-driven taste joined by mid-dry hops. Pale malty ending with a bitter touch. Drinks well. Pleasing. (Tromsø 21.12.2022).
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2022
at 07:18
7/10
Sort med beige skum som daler sakte. Aroma kaffe sjokolade malt lakris. Røsted malt kaffe sjokolade lakris. Middels fylde, smaksrik, balansert. Flaske delt med Rune og Finn
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2022
at 17:07
6/10
Klar gylden med offwhite skum som varer. Aroma malt karamell humle. Smak malt karamell sirup eple. Fin fylde, saftig og moderat bitter. Flaske delt med Rune og Finn
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2022
at 16:59
6/10
Klar gylden med offwhite skum som varer. Aroma malt korn humle. Smak malt korn blomst brød humle. Fin fylde, smaker og lukter øl 😃🍻 moderat bitter. Flaske delt med Rune og Finn
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2022
at 16:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sort med beige skum som daler sakte. Aroma kaffe sjokolade malt lakris. Røsted malt kaffe sjokolade lakris. Middels fylde, smaksrik, balansert. Flaske delt med Rune og Finn
Tried
on 21 Dec 2022
at 16:06