Located on Church Lane in the small Cheshire village of Mobberley, half way between the towns of Knutsford and Wilmslow, the Brewhouse is the former site of the brewery but is now open as a tap room and shop. Brewing having now moved to larger premises close to Manchester Airport. The Brewhouse offers tasting samples which you are then able to purchase in cans , or bottles, for consumption on the premises or take away. At the time of our visit there were five beers to sample, served by a very knowledgeable and helpful member of the brewing team.
The original brewing area can still be seen but is now used for barrel ageing.
Open tap nights are held on the first Tuesday of each month when you can come along and sample new releases, special seasonal beers and limited edition beers. They have also recently opened tap rooms in Knutsford and Stockport. Called Project 53 they offer their own beers as well as guest beers from around the country. They have also installed a pizza oven so you don’t have to go hungry while sampling the brews.
Orange Milkshake IPA 5.5%. Pours yellow, cloudy with a good white head. Very lively on pouring. Aroma is orange, tropical, malt and a touch grassy. Palate has nice texture with gentle carbonation and low bitterness. Flavour is orange zest, pineapple with a distinct floral component. This is a juicy beer but the flavours are controlled and well balanced. Very Drinkable.
Winter IPA Citra/Centennial 6.0%. Yellow, murky, no head. Nose is tropical pineapple, mango, grapefruit, lemon pith and a touch of orange. Palate is fresh and crisp with good carbonation and low bitterness. Palate is predominantly orange and pineapple. There is bitterness to the finish of lemon.
Red Cherry Saison 5.3%. Amber with a reddish tinge, slightly cloudy with a thin off white head. Aroma os cherry, malt, red fruits, vanilla and toffee. Palate has nice carbonation and low bitterness. Dry with bitter cherry on the finish. Drinking well and the finish is long.
Untamed. New England DIPA 9.0%. Orange/yellow in colour, murky and pours with a small head that doesn’t last. tropical nose of pineapple, mango, peach and orange. The palate is creamy, low bitterness, some orange, malt and finishes with a tang of bitter lemon.
Eleventh Hour. Toffee Cacao Imperial Stout. 10%. Pours as dark as dark can be with the thinnest of tan heads. Aromas of treacle toffee, caramel and chocolate. The palate has nice texture, low bitterness and gentle carbonation. It’s sweet but with nice balancing acidity, treacle toffee, vanilla, liquorice and chocolate. The finish is incredibly long.
Espresso Cosmic Coffe Stout. 7.2%. Dark, opaque with a deep tan head. Aroma is strong coffee, caramel and toffee. Palate is low bitterness, gentle carbonation and low sweetness. Flavours of coffee with a hint of vanilla/caramel. A simple easy drinking style.
Beast Mode Double IPA 8.0%. Pours yellow, cloudy with a thin white head. Aroma is pineapple, lemon, resin/pine. Palate has soft carbonation, low bitterness and has a nicely textured mouthfeel. Flavour is tropical with a nice grapefruit finish.
Juice Stream. Orange New England IPA. 5.6%. Yellow/orange, cloudy with a good white head. Aroma is orange, malt, grapefruit. Palate is low bitterness with a pronounced flavour of orange. Finish is a gentle bitter orange.
Dark Winter. 2017 Edition Coffee and Vanilla Stout. 4.6%. Barrel aged with cacao nibs in American oak. Dark, opaque with a dark tan head. Complex aromas of coffee, dark chocolate, treacle, vanilla and caramel. The palate has the gentlest carbonation and low bitterness. The flavour is dark chocolate and coffee. the finish is a lingering dark chocolate. Very good indeed.