Oakwell Brewery Reviews

DJMonarch	3 Oakwell Senior Cask Handpump at GBBF 2012, Kensington Olympia 08/08/2012 Some malt aroma. Golden coloured fruity and a little hoppy with a crisp and slightly bitter finish. Monday, March 7, 2022
chriso	3 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter Tuesday, June 23, 2015
ManVsBeer	3 Oakwell Dark Mild Leeds Beer Festival. Now brewed by Stancill in Sheffield, this has been renamed Stancill Tom’s Mild but is the same dark mild brew that the defunct Oakwell made. It’s very dark with a thick creamy head. There’s more sweetness than roasted malt but both are evident. Friday, March 14, 2014
fonefan	2.8 Oakwell Senior Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2012, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. Clear medium to dark orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, cream, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120808] Thursday, June 27, 2013
Rob_D_UK	3.1 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter Nut brown. Roasty malt aroma. Remarkably dry with light-medium body. Resiny hops along with roasty malt dominates. Monday, May 13, 2013
Curchulain	3 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter Monday, April 15, 2013
rdavies1991	4 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter Sunday, March 17, 2013
dogbomb	3.8 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask. Deep dark ruby with a light tan head. Some plum and raisin on the nose. Raisins and red berries in the taste. Not too heavy and a nice fruity finish. Yum! Saturday, February 9, 2013
Grumbo	3.1 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask (handpump) from Guest House pub, Southport. Dark ruby red, minimal head/carbonation, with a mild aroma. Quite tasty, with a light roasting and decent body. Saturday, February 9, 2013
BlackHaddock	4 Oakwell Dark Mild 27th Oct 2012: wolfed a hand-pulled half pint of this while the rest on the mini-bus finished their beers (CAMRA Survey Trip): I’d already had a pint of Barnsley Bitter and Oakwell Senior, but others had said how tasty the Mild was. So I had no choice but to have a quick half did I? Deep Ruby/Brown body with a full crown of biege coloured foam: looked good. The nose and taste go hand in hand: semi-sweet chocolate malts lead the way with a pleasant hop finish, other tones come and go,sadly I can’t really remember what they were: I was drinking at pace so the written notes were done on the mini bus as we drove to the next pub and I obviously didn’t put down enough! I scored it highly in my notes, so it must have had a good body strength and overall character. Thursday, November 8, 2012
BlackHaddock	2.5 Oakwell Senior Hand-pulled pint in the Oakwell Breweries only pub in Shropshire: The Seven Stars at Cold hatton on 27th Oct 2012 during a local CAMRA surveying trip. Light copper body with a thin white covering of foam. No great aroma from this: I got hints of fruity, floral hops and mild esters of malts, but I had to dig deep for them. The actual taste was leaning towards the malts a little more than the bittering hops, fairly bland and uninteresting compared to the Barnsley Bitter and the Mild on offer. The body seemed thin and lacked depth of flavour: refreshing enough but I expected more after having a pint of the breweries 3.8% ABV Barnsley Bitter first. It may well be named after the breweries founder Guy Senior, but I bet he wouldn’t be too pleased to know his name is on this beer! Thursday, November 8, 2012
BlackHaddock	3.6 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter Saturday 27th Oct 2012: local CAMRA surveying trip. The first pub we hit is the only Oakwell Brewery owned place in Shropshire, The Seven Stars, in a hamlet called Cold Hatton (strange pub to have as your only outpost in a county). My first pint was of this, and I really enjoyed it. Hand-pulled into a UK sleeve, the body was a good brown, deep amber with red hints: on top an off-white head of foaming bubbles that stayed the distance and also left heavy lacing on my glass. The aroma was malty and semi-sweet, as was the taste. Mild toffee flavours are joined by fruitiness and a nutty note before the dry, bitter finish, in this well balanced brew. More to this than the Oakwell Senior. Thursday, November 8, 2012
DanielBrown	3.3 Oakwell Senior Hand pulled at the Longstop, Leicester. Light ginger colour, with slim head and smooth lacing. Very standard Bitter, but good balance - no off notes. Nut, tangy malt. Pleasant, but certainly not essential. Saturday, September 15, 2012
DanielBrown	2.6 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter Hand pulled at The Ship Inn, Leicester. Amber Bitter, with lacing. Reasonable bitter, some white pepper and nut. Slightly watery, fatty mouthfeel. Some off flavours somewhere. But not that bad. OK really. Saturday, September 15, 2012
DanielBrown	3.6 Oakwell Dark Mild Hand pulled at The Ship Inn, Leicester. Extremely pleasant. Soft choc, with subtle smoke. Great err malt err content. Super smooth, great flavour. Reminds me why I used to be obsessed by Mild. Saturday, September 15, 2012
DanielBrown	2.7 Oakwell Lager Keg at The Ship Inn, Leicester. Pale gold, no heed. A firmer, slightly sharper and bitterer taste than the Acorn. Alright, but the hard taste, the temp and the fuzziness make it slightly difficult to drink. Saturday, September 15, 2012
DanielBrown	3 Oakwell Acorn Lager Keg at the Ship Inn, Leicester. Clean and crisply refreshing lager. A little watery, but nice light malt and solid aftertaste. Saturday, September 15, 2012
oh6gdx	3 Oakwell Senior Cask@GBBF2012. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, earthy and some slight floral notes. Flavour is being rather similar with mild nutty notes. Nice floral and bitter aftertaste. Sunday, August 19, 2012
jamesie1857	3.1 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter On cask in Litton, Derbyshire - a deep brown Yorkshire style bitter, with a good head on it. Malty aroma, and first taste. Nothing out of the ordinary, but pleasant nonetheless. Thursday, August 9, 2012
mr_h	3 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask by handpump at Bon Accord, Glasgow (14 May 12) - clear dark red ale, thin tan head, no detectable aroma, good temperature, bread/biscuit malt flavour, bit watery Saturday, May 19, 2012
Ungstrup	2.2 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask at GBBF 2010. A dark brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of sulphur and chocolate. The flavor is sweet with notes of sulphur and chocolate, leading to a dry and roasted finish. Monday, July 18, 2011
fonefan	2.3 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England. Clear dark brown color with a average, fizzy to frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, vomit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, vanilla, sour. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat to soft. [20100804] Wednesday, April 6, 2011
anders37	3 Oakwell Senior Cask @Volunteer Arms, GBBf 2010. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish. Thursday, January 6, 2011
harrisoni	2.6 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask gravity at GBBF 2010. Very deep ruby, thin beige head. Bit of Burton snatch on aroma, bit vegetal in mouth. Touchy of sulphur lasts all way through. Yes a mild, but then what makes this different to brown water? Wednesday, December 29, 2010
FatPhil	2.9 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask (GBBF2010) 5 Slightly farty aroma, some peas 4 Dark, small head 5 Slightly vegetal taste. This must be past its prime 3 Full palate, but a bit odd 12 A little dull, and not a bad bitter despite it’s obvious flaws. Sunday, December 19, 2010
Nekronos	3.2 Oakwell Dark Mild I had this one, i don’t know why my rating was gone. Just in case I came here and found it. The mentioned mild is awesome, I have always like dit. Very strong and nice in features. Thursday, December 9, 2010
RichardW	3.2 Oakwell Senior Cask, Magpie, Carlisle. Fresh tasting, with a burnished orange-gold appearance. Light and hoppy, with a great soft bitter aftertaste and just a hint of grainy malt. Creamy, rounded, lovely full-flavoured mouthfeel, with a touch of crisp apple. Saturday, September 11, 2010
Ethereal	3.4 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask at GBBF 2010, 3rd Aug 2010. Deep ruby brown colour. Light chocolate flavour, quite malty nose. Wednesday, September 1, 2010
oh6gdx	2.3 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask@GBBF2010. Very deep amber colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is vegetables, some mild toasted notes as well as yeast and some dough. Flavour is quite much the same along with some dark dry fruity notes. A bit of a mess this one... Tuesday, August 24, 2010
RichardW	4.1 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask, Magpie, Carlisle. A superb black, sweet, fruity mild. Off white head, nutty, lovely sweet malt aftertaste and a fresh pleasantly yeasty aroma. This has bags of flavour and a great chocolate finish, with just a hint of dryness right at the very end. For me, the perfect crossover between Batemans and Bathams equally fine milds. Superb and worthy of a very high rating.... Monday, August 23, 2010
RichardW	2.8 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter Cask, Magpie, Carlisle. Reddish, malty bitter. Solid, nice tangy aftertaste, good balanced aroma with just about the right amount of carbonation. The finish becomes slightly citric and rounds off very well. Monday, August 23, 2010
cgarvieuk	3.5 Oakwell Dark Mild cask at GBBF 2010 ... Earls count... London ... southeast england ... united Kingdom ... Europe ... World ... dark brown ... thin tan ... bubbly head ... soft toffee malt nose ... soft nutty ... light chocolate malt. Tuesday, August 10, 2010
yespr	2.4 Oakwell Dark Mild From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a deep golden orange glare and a small tan head. Aroma is mouldy and dark roasted malt. Mild butterish, caramelish and dark roasted malt flavoured. Slight bitter and dry finish. Wednesday, August 4, 2010
cgarvieuk	3.1 Oakwell Senior cask at gbbf ... copper ... sweet dull fruit hop nose ... dull dryfruits ... light fruit hop ... little woody toffee hop Tuesday, August 3, 2010
imdownthepub	3.6 Oakwell Senior Cask conditioned at The Old Punch Bowl, Warwick. Gold amber with white head. Fresh hoppy bitter, quite dry and crisp with a deeper malty body than expected. Nicely done and very pleasant. Saturday, July 10, 2010
berkshirejohn	2.8 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask at the Punchbowl, Warwick. A pleasant Northern mild; deep blackcurrant in colour with a dense cream head; malty aroma; sweet malty flavour with a touch of fruit and a dry finish. A straightforward mild, very keenly priced. Tuesday, March 16, 2010
berkshirejohn	2.5 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter Cask at the Punch Bowl, Warwick. Deep gold with a thin, dense, beige, head; malt aroma; thin malt flavours; weak hops to finish. A forgettable bitter. Tuesday, November 24, 2009
DJMonarch	3.4 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask Handpump at the Weaver Hotel, Weston Point 30/05/2009 Beige head. Some roast aroma. Dark red coloured and smooth on the palate with a slightly peppery flavour. Dry roast malt finish. Monday, November 2, 2009
fonefan	3.1 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter Cask (handpump) @ Devonshire Cat, Wellington Street, Devonshire Green, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S1 4HG. Clear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, dusty, fruity, light nutty, moderate hoppy, orange, dusty. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090419] Thursday, June 18, 2009
DruncanVeasey	3.1 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter The Shakespeare’s Head, Leicester. Chesnut half lined with lace. Lightly sulphurous nose with some musty hop reinforcement. Soggy Digestive, milky stillness, definite note of wood. Pleasantly hopped, mellow bitter. But completely unexceptional. Monday, August 4, 2008
DruncanVeasey	3 Oakwell Lager Bright and yellowy just like the Acorn, with the same sourish and distinctly nutty aroma. Strange, vegetal and sulphurous. Faintly grassy hops, a hint of lemon and a clinging sweet buttery note to finish. Oatmeal and vanilla. Lightweight, but pretty well made and preferable to 99% of the cornflake fizz marketed as ’lager’ in the UK. Monday, August 4, 2008
DruncanVeasey	2.8 Oakwell Acorn Lager The Shakespeare’s Head, Leics. Oddly hazelnutty aroma with added butter and vanilla. Light and sourish with hints of lemon, grassy hops, peanut and rubber. The nuttiness on the nose is intense for such a pale beer, and a little offputting. Bright yellow. Bit of a weird one, but refreshing, and ok for a lager. Monday, August 4, 2008
DruncanVeasey	3.2 Oakwell Dark Mild The Shakespeare’s head, Leicester. Dark ruby with a fat beige collar and clinging lace. Dunked biscuity malt character with a faint dusting of choc. Good musty hops coming through and a hint of fruit. Soft, slightly mealy, unroasty mild. Monday, August 4, 2008
imdownthepub	1.8 Oakwell Acorn Lager Keg at The Punch Bowl, Warwick. Pale gold with white head. Another sweet buttery lager with a bigger sulphery nose than the 5% lager. Unassuming, fairly tasteless lager but Lager boy loved it. In my opinion pretty dull. Saturday, June 14, 2008
imdownthepub	2.1 Oakwell Lager Keg at The Punch Bowl, Warwick. Pale gold with white head. Sweetly flavoured, flowery lager. Buttery with hints of sulpher on the nose. Vanilla in the finish, pretty average. Saturday, June 14, 2008
imdownthepub	3.3 Oakwell Dark Mild Cask conditioned at The Punch Bowl, Warwick. Dark brown with beige head. A malty fruity northern mild with a cereal mash character. Easy drinking and simple, and in this pub, very cheap. Quite dry in the finish, decent beer. Saturday, June 14, 2008
MesandSim	3.1 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter A Mes rate: Gravicask at the Bricklayers. Mid brown with a good white head. Very "green" malty aroma with some very slight smokey notes and some nice prickly hops. Nice nutty malt in the mouth with good hoppage and a nice bitter finish. A solid but not particularly exciting bitter. Monday, February 25, 2008
harrisoni	2.8 Oakwell Barnsley Bitter Cask gravity at Bricklayers Arms 2nd Annual Yorkshire BF 08. Chestnut colour with lasting thin beige, toffeeish yeasty aroma. Sweetish malt in mouth, with some dryness on finish. Bit of butter on aroma. Finish is a vague tickle. Drinkable, but not remarkable. It’s a bitter. Saturday, February 23, 2008
maeib	2.3 Oakwell Lager Keg lager. Shakespeares Head, Leicester. A pale gold coloured lager with a tight white head. The aroma is sweet and buttery with notes of vomit. The taste is similar but less harsh. There is even a little sweet smoothness. Still poor but better than its stablemate. Thursday, November 29, 2007
maeib	1.9 Oakwell Acorn Lager Keg lager. Shakespeares Head, Leicester. A pale gold coloured lager with a tight white head. The aroma is sweet and buttery with notes of vomit. The taste is similar but the vomit is less pronounced. Poor Thursday, November 29, 2007