Mighty Oak Brewing Co.

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

Established in 1995

Contact
14b West Station Yard, Maldon, CM9 6TW, England
Description
Mighty Oak Brewing Company was founded by John Boyce in Brentwood in Essex in 1995 with brewing commencing 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. Many of the brewery's products are available to buy privately in different size plastic bladders up to keg size.

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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
14th September 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! On tap at the Sun Inn, Kelvedon. Dark dark beer. Pleasantly malty with a hint of fruit. Lingering finish with contrasting sweet and bitter notes.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jan 2011 at 14:14

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the CPK, Pimlico, London on 17th December 2010. Pale amber with thin white head. Spicy aroma. Fruitiness and Christmas spices in-mouth, and a citric touch on the tongue. Light mouthfeel. Rated as an enjoyable seasonal novelty ale.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jan 2011 at 05:19

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
17th August 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! On tap at the Sun Inn, Kelvedon. Fruity and slighty bitter ale. Mild carbonation. Slips down easy enough.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jan 2011 at 13:58

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
21st August 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Low carbonation. Fruity start. Lingering bitter finish. Okay.
Tried on 05 Jan 2011 at 13:41

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (JDW Pub, Stansted Airport) - Golden in colour. Malty and slightly fruity aroma. The taste is malty and moderately bitter with notes of grain, grass and some dried fruit.
Tried from Cask on 04 Jan 2011 at 12:21

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
2nd December 2010
Pigs Ear. Clear amber beer. Light dry palate. Dry even malt. Some mild orange hop. Dry finish. Standard stuff but over dry.
Tried on 30 Dec 2010 at 07:41

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
1st December 2010
Pigs Ear. Clear pale amber beer, no head. Sweetish malt well joined up with light and semi sweet orange hops. A cut above the morass of bitters at the festival. Good stuff.
Tried on 30 Dec 2010 at 06:11

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
1st December 2010
Pigs Ear. Clear pale gold beer. Light semi dry palate. Mild grapefruit hops. Okay.
Tried on 30 Dec 2010 at 06:09

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask handpull at Wheatsheaf (new). Brown wood colour, thin beige head. Decent light bitter. Some malt some hop and lasting bitterness on finish.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2010 at 06:49

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
1st December 2010
Pigs Ear. Clear amber beer, residual suddy white head. Light semi dry palate. Fresh but low carbonation. Mild malt and somewhat minerally orange hop. Well balanced. Touch of bitterness in the aftertaste. A decent bitter but one amongst thousands!
Tried on 27 Dec 2010 at 10:33