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Okells 
Location Douglas, Isle of Man Owner(s) Heron & Brearley Year opened 1850 Okells Brewery is a regional brewery founded in 1850 by Dr. William Okell in Douglas, Isle of Man.
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History
Dr. William Okell, a Cheshire surgeon, started Okell's Brewery in Castle Hill, Douglas in 1850. By 1874 Dr. Okell owned many of the pubs on the island, had convinced Tynwald, the island's parliament, to create an act ensuring the purity of beer brewed on the Isle of Man, and built The Falcon Steam Brewery just outside Douglas.
In 1972 Okells was bought by Heron & Brearley, a local drinks company. Then, in 1986, it was merged with Castletown Brewery and renamed The Isle of Man Breweries.
In August 1994 the company moved to a new purpose built brewery outside Douglas and reverted back to the name Heron & Brearley.
Availability
Beers are available on the Isle of Man and in the UK. Okells have four UK pubs:
- Thomas Rigby's, Liverpool
- The Fly In The Loaf, Liverpool
- Bear and Billet, Chester
- The Academy, Aberystwyth, Wales
The beer is also available through Major UK beer distributors. Bottled beer is also available on the Isle of Man, Sweden and Finland.
Beers
The company brews five regular cask ales:
- Okells Bitter.
- Okells mild.
- Dr. Okells IPA.
- Okells Maclir Wheat beer.
- Okells Red
- Okells Alt Altbier
Four seasonal beers:
- Spring Ram
- Summer Storm
- Autumn Dawn
- St. Nick
And six occasional beers:
- Okells Saison
- Dr. Okells Elixir
- Dr. Okells Eastern Spice
- Castletown Bitter
- Olde Skipper
- Aile - a smoked Porter, voted Europe's best flavoured Porter in the 2010 World Beer Awards
Also available are Dr. Okells IPA, Okells Maclir, 1907 and Okells Aile, sold in bottles.
External links
Categories:- Beer and brewery stubs
- Beer and breweries in the Isle of Man
- Companies established in 1850
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