J.W. Lees

Commercial Brewery in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 44 Venues

Established in 1828

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Greengate Brewery, Middleton Junction, Middleton, M24 2AX, England
Description
JW Lees is a family brewery company, founded in 1828 by retired cotton manufacturer John Lees. We’re based in Middleton in the North West of Manchester and own JW Lees Brewery, JW Lees Pubs, The Alderley Edge Hotel, The Trearddur Bay Hotel and Willoughby’s Wine Merchants. We’re a sixth-generation family business which employs over 1,300 people, 140 at the brewery and site in Middleton Junction and over 1,100 in our 42 managed pubs, inns and hotels. We also let a further 105 pubs to our Pub Partners.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Falcon (JDW), High Wycombe. Amber with an off-white head. Bread and earth with a floral hint and a touch of spice. Mild bitterness; a tad thin for the strength. A bit dull and twiggy, but ok I guess.
Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2024 at 23:11

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Founders Hall, Manchester. Clear golden with a very small head. Hints of citrus and some chocolate malts in taste, but nothing too stated means it's a fair effort at best.
Tried from Cask on 22 Mar 2024 at 18:24

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
4.1%. Delt med Rune. Svart. Lavt tett skum med litt farge. Pen massespotlacing. Syltynn sjokoladearoma. Smaken røstet malt. Fortsatt tynn. Tørr avslutning. Kakao.
Tried on 21 Mar 2024 at 14:57

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Delt med Rune. Svart. Lavt mokkafarget luftig skum. Beskjeden sjokoladearoma. Smaken litt tynn. Kakao. Spor av sjokolade etter hvert. Tørr avslutning.
Tried on 18 Mar 2024 at 15:27

6.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 10 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Founders Hall, Manchester. Darker clear golden-amber with a creamy-smooth head. Has an easy malty-bitterness infused with some fruit, and is very smooth in the palate.
Tried from Cask on 16 Mar 2024 at 18:43

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Delt med Rune. Wetherspoonsfestival -24. Mørk stråfarget. Klar. Lavt tett skum som daler veldig sakte. Litt lacing. Aroma av ripsbær. Smaken passe bitter. Fortsatt bær.
Tried on 16 Mar 2024 at 10:53

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a dark chestnut with a small off-white head. The aroma is mainly traditional hops with hints of rye and spices. Traditional hops to the fore again in the mouth where it is quite bitter overall with a creamy texture. Flavour has marmalade and spices too plus hints of ginger, autumn fruits and alcoholic strength, leading to a decidedly dry finish. This is rather nice – much better than I was expecting !
Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2024 at 22:01

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On cask. Appearance - clear copper with a thin white head. Nose - bready and floral hops. Taste - fresh and dried citrus. Bread and toffee. Palate - light bodied, with a lightly sweet finish. Overall - decent.
Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2024 at 07:04

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear copper with a thin white head. Aromas of malt and floral hops. Taste is dried mixed peel and toffee. Light sweet finish.
Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2024 at 10:00

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A copper coloured pour with a tight white head; sweet barley aroma; syrupy in the mouth with a malty taste; then a very dry finish with a light herbal bitterness. Very good.
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2024 at 20:36