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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4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask at GBBF 2006. Black with ruby edges and a lasting beige head. Bit of butterscotch as well as roasted malt. Too butterscotchy for me.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2006 at 07:00


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

Cask at GBBF 2006. Mahogany with thin beige head. Nice hop and sweet malt aroma. Malts are sweet and juicy. Hop is there to balance. Fine, quite nice strong bitter

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2006 at 06:38


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

Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2006. Pours a clear yellow colour with a longlasting white head. Fruity hoppy floral aroma. Fruity, malty and slightly bitter flavor. Hoppy bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2006 at 08:47


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

[Cask at GBBF] Near black. Sweetish and lightly roasty. Dryish with clean rounded mouthfeel, yet notes of spun sugar. Lightly salty finish with some resin.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2006 at 01:30


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

[Cask at GBBF] Amber/brown. Light fruity malt aroma. Sweet and full bodied with raisins, corn flakes, coffee and caramel. Resiny finish with long bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2006 at 01:28


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask@Wenlock Arms, London. Dark brown, very small white head. Fruity, fresh hoppy nose. Fruity (plums) base mixed with hoppy bitterness. Both aspects carry till the aftertaste. Nice session ale.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2006 at 17:04


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask handpull at Wenlock. Chestnut colour with thin beige head. Nice malty/hop aroma. Malt aroma itself is very impressive. More malt in mouth then some hop/herb finish with a bit of ginger. Bit watery in mouth. Aroma is better than the rest

Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2006 at 02:43


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask handpull at Wenlock. Black beer with vague ruby edges, beige head. Lovely aroma. Lovely beer. Lots of dark roast malts. Tarry, very burnt finish. Even tobacco juiciness in the middle. Some toffee wandering around at the end

Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2006 at 02:32


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

Cask at the Wenlock Arms, London
Very dark color. Nice aroma: roasted malt, toffee. Medium body, delicate roastiness, never aggressive, quite harmonious. Not extremely complex, but fully enjoyable.

Tried from Cask on 11 Dec 2005 at 15:00


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

Cask gravity Notts BF 05. The phantom of the hopera is here, inside my glass. About the only time AL Webber has made me smile. Chestnut colour with thin beige head. Strong citrus hop and red fruit aroma. Quite wet in mouthg. Would expect a bit more malt. Nice tangy,sherberty hop finish

Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2005 at 14:44