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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.
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madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Wight Gold from Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
2 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
3rd October 2024
Clear gold beer, small off white head. Palate is light, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, slightly thin, a thin creamy sweetness, touch of grain, really nothing to be concerned. Light marmalade hops, a little crisp pine. Light and semi dry finish. Tidy if fairly old skool affair.
Tried on 04 Oct 2024 at 18:37
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Wight Knight from Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
2 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
2nd October 2024 Bottle in Brighstone, IOW. Just a light haze on this orange - amber beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, a smooth and very slightly honeyed sweetness. Good orangey hops, rich, a little marmalade, tastes like a lot of Goldings were used. A light cooling pine on the light finish. Old school, as are many of the IOW beers I have tasted in the IOW, but done right and they taste a helluva lot better than past experiences with shitty Camera cask. Not that cask is shitty per se, great cask is a complete joy, but gimme a good bottle or keg (or indeed keykeg) over flaccid tired cask anyday!
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2024 at 18:07
Martinsh (3838) reviewed
Earl's RDA from Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
2 years ago
7.8/10 — 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
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Tennyson from Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
2 years ago
6.4/10 — 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
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Yachtsman's Ale from Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
2 years ago
6.8/10 — 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
Cheeseboard (6391) reviewed
Earl's RDA from Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
3 years ago
6.6/10 — 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
RuneBlix (27009) reviewed
Wight Knight from Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
3 years ago
6.5/10 — 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
RuneBlix (27009) reviewed
Wight Gold from Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
3 years ago
6.5/10 — 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
Lunde (5217) ticked
Earl's RDA from Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
3 years ago
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
Lunde (5217) ticked
Wight Knight from Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery)
3 years ago
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