Mighty Oak Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Maldon, Essex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Mighty Oak Taproom

Established in 1996

Contact
14b West Station Yard, Maldon, CM9 6TW, England
Description
Mighty Oak was founded by John Boyce in Brentwood in Essex in 1996. It moved to the town of Maldon in January 2001, and set up in the West Station Yard industrial area, once a major local industrial area with its own railway branch line to Witham.

The brewery makes mostly ale and exports these throughout Essex, London, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Kent.[1] Many of the brewery's products are available to buy privately in different size plastic bladders up to keg size.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the bootlegger. A pale golden coloured pour with a fading head. Aroma is sweet cereal, nutty, honey, . Flavour is composed of tangy grassy apple. Raw cereal grains. Palate is grainy, highish carbonation, dryish finish. A bit simple. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 05 Nov 2016 at 07:47


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Bootleggers. It pours clear very pale gold with a tiny white head. The aroma is fragrant, straw, white bread and floral notes. The taste is crisp, clean, bitter, floral, lemon peel, grass and straw with a dry finish. Light body and fine carbonation. Decent enough for style.

Tried from Cask on 05 Nov 2016 at 07:43


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

Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Mighty Oak Good Cheer ].Clear dark black - red brown color with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, wood, toffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, roasted bitter, dark roasted, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141206]

Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2016 at 16:24


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

Handpump at Wenlock Arms in London. Black pour with little reddish ruby highlights, little off-white foam. Nose: red ripped fruit, ripped apricot. Lovely. Mouth: easy, macerated red fruit, leather/dust. Nice. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Tried on 01 Oct 2016 at 17:37


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Mighty Oak Yuletide Gold ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, spicy - floral, butterscotch notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, fruity, butterscotch, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141205]

Tried from Cask on 30 Sep 2016 at 13:27


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

Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Mighty Oak Polar Dancer ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity pale malt, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, buttery, fruity, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141205]

Tried from Cask on 30 Sep 2016 at 13:27


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Cambridge Blue, Cambridge on 14th September 2016. Surprisingly clear gold with virtually no head or lacing. Slightly citric aroma with touch of spice. Floral, citrus hops and aniseed in-mouth, with berry fruits into the finish. A tangy bitterness develops in the upper mouth. Zingy mouthfeel and medium body.

Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2016 at 16:17


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

Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Mighty Oak Snowbeard ].Clear medium to dark brown color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, toasted, caramel, sweet malt, toffee, light wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long to average duration, caramel, toffee, sweet malt, toasted, light wood. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141204]

Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2016 at 13:57


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

Tap at the Upminster Taproom. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin whispy white head. The aroma is big tropical fruit. The flavour is moderate bitter with a mellow malt woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2016 at 11:52


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at the Upminster Taproom. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is sweet malt, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a big dry fresh hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2016 at 11:49