Brightside Brewing Company

We decided to keep it local with the name of this one, you can't get much more local than the area code! As you'd expect from our blondes

Tasting Notes: it's light on the malt and focuses on a fruit forward hop profile, with Cashmere and being the more unusual additions to the recipe. Cascade, Simcoe and Columbus hops also make an appearance and as it's dry hopped in the fermenter it's a powerfully fragrant beer.

Sometimes, simplicity in a brewing recipe can bring about the purest pleasure, and with this stout, that was our aim. By focusing on the grist specifically, we have created a beer you can relax into.

Tasting Notes: with rich, deep roasted malt and creamed coffee flavours, uninterrupted by noisy hops. Oats bring added smoothness and a gentle savoury character to the finish.

Sometimes, simplicity in a brewing recipe can bring about the purest pleasure, and with this stout, that was our aim.

Tasting Notes: By focusing on the grist specifically, we have created a beer you can relax into, with rich, deep roasted malt and creamed coffee flavours, uninterrupted by noisy hops. Oats bring added smoothness and a gentle savoury character to the finish.

Something awesome happens when Belgian yeast is used to make beer, creating instantly recognizable flavours.

Tasting Notes: In this brew, we've captured the vibrant bittersweet orange and subtle spice side to the yeasts multifaceted personality. Being only lightly filtered, a characteristic haze, soft mouthfeel and juicy fruit flavours combine to belie the beer's 7% ABV.

Something awesome happens when Belgian yeast is used to make beer, creating instantly recognizable flavours.

Tasting Notes: In this brew, we've captured the vibrant bittersweet orange and subtle spice side to the yeasts multifaceted personality. Being only lightly filtered, a characteristic haze, soft mouthfeel and juicy fruit flavours combine to belie the beer's 7% ABV. GLUTEN FREE & VEGAN

A cuppa to warm you up on a cold day, or a pint in the pub at the end of the week; giving someone a brew will always make them happy!

Tasting Notes: In Brew Hoppy Pale, we work on a moderately malty base and dry hop with Citra, Mosaic and Styrian Wolf pellets to create a craft beer full of fleshy, juicy fruits with a zesty citrus peel zing to the finish. Left hazy for a fuller mouthfeel and flavour.

Originally part of our 'Manchester Icon' range, this beer is our tribute to the Manchester music scene. Brewed as a refreshing session style ale,

Tasting Notes: it's pale golden in colour with a mild bitterness and a vibrant fruity hop flavour: The perfect gig partner!

American Brown Ale is their version of our traditional Best Bitter, being just a touch more bitter on the finish thanks to the use of US grown hops; in this case Cascade.

Tasting Notes: Roast barley, Crystal Medium & Dark, plus Munich are among the malts which give this beer its deep roasted malt flavours, burnt caramel and gentle malt sweetness, and of course its rich colour. It's pleasantly refreshing with well integrated hop flavours.

American Brown Ale is their version of our traditional Best Bitter, being just a touch more bitter on the finish thanks to the use of US grown hops;

Tasting Notes: in this case Cascade. Roast barley, Crystal Medium & Dark, plus Munich are among the malts which give this beer its deep roasted malt flavours, burnt caramel and gentle malt sweetness, and of course its rich colour. It's pleasantly refreshing with well integrated hop flavours.

Dry hopping is a way for brewers to add more hop flavour and aromatics to a beer without bringing extra bitterness to the party, so it follows that doubling this process levels up the sensory adventure. In this DDH Pale

Tasting Notes: we've extracted flavours from the rest hops (Crystal and Cascade hop cones) and then used cryo-hops and hop extract (Simcoe & Citra) plus regular hop pellets (Centennial) during fermentation to bring you a hugely exciting, juicy, flavour experience. GLUTEN FREE & VEGAN

Dry hopping is a way for brewers to add more hop flavour and aromatics to a beer without bringing extra bitterness to the party, so it follows that doubling this process levels up the sensory adventure.

Tasting Notes: In this DDH Pale, we've extracted flavours from the rest hops (Crystal and Cascade hop cones) and then used cryo-hops and hop extract (Simcoe & Citra) plus regular hop pellets (Centennial) during fermentation to bring you a hugely exciting, juicy, flavour experience.

In spite of its heavier ABV, this semi-opaque treacle coloured beer is brewed to be relatively light-bodied and therefore pleasingly refreshing.

Tasting Notes: The flavours touch on coffee, liquorice and raisin, and having been aged for 8 months in sour mash barrels, the charred oak and whisky notes really show through. Fermentation with a Belgian yeast naturally creates a gentle edge of juicy sourness on the finish, and overall gives the beer a unique flavour profile.

Double Down seemed appropriate for a beer brewed in Lockdown 3.0...We've scaled up the dry hopping, reduced filtration and boosted the ABV to give you a beer that's 100% Southern Hemisphere awesomeness.

Tasting Notes: With the extra malt, the fresh hop flavours from Galaxy, Waimea and Nelson Sauvin are bolstered and balanced out by toasty caramel notes and a rich biscuity base.

The goddess of all the good stuff and counterpart in the afterlife to Odin in the Norse pantheon, Freyja seemed like the perfect name for the newest incarnation of our best selling blonde.

Tasting Notes: Using Odin as a base, we've stepped it up by heavily dry hopping it in the FV with Amarillo and Citra pellets (the same hops we use at rest) to super enhance what you already love about about the beer. GLUTEN FREE & VEGAN

The goddess of all the good stuff and counterpart in the afterlife to Odin in the Norse pantheon, Freyja seemed like the perfect name for the newest incarnation of our best selling blonde.

Tasting Notes: Using Odin as a base, we've stepped it up by heavily dry hopping it in the FV with Amarillo and Citra pellets (the same hops we use at rest) to super enhance what you already love about about the beer.

CHRISTMAS IN A BOTTLE! We wanted to capture some of the aromas of the Christmas markets so we created this tasty golden Glühbier. We thought we’d invented a brand new style… Turns out it’s already a thing!

Tasting Notes: Delicious mulled spice, orange and ginger flavours will get you in the festive mood; take it outside in the garden on a chilly night to get the full effect!

The beer is straw coloured with very mild bitterness, has a clean and fresh taste, and shows delicate hop aromas and flavours. It’s understated and refined rather than flashy, and so is ideal to go with all styles of food.   GLUTEN FREE & VEGAN

Tasting Notes: We make our lager using the classic European noble hops Hallertauer and Saaz which are synonymous with the traditional European style.

When you're talking dark mild, you're talking richly coloured beer with delicious roasted malts and ohhh so gentle hops.

Tasting Notes: Melanoidin malt, dark crystal and roast barley are the key flavour contributors to a grist which also contains rolled oats for that characteristic smooth, creamy texture. Vanguard hops provide a discreet extra layer of flavour, and the final touch of bitterness.

When you're talking dark mild, you're talking richly coloured beer with delicious roasted malts and ohhh so gentle hops.

Tasting Notes: Melanoidin malt, dark crystal and roast barley are the key flavour contributors to a grist which also contains rolled oats for that characteristic smooth, creamy texture. Vanguard hops provide a discreet extra layer of flavour, and the final touch of bitterness.

Our weighty, mid-amber coloured IPA is brewed with Summit, Simcoe and Nelson Sauvin in the copper, then dry hopped in the FV with Mosaic and Amarillo.

Tasting Notes: Popping with vibrant citrus and tropical fruit hop characteristics, and a crisp bitter finish, it's an IPA with a big personality! GLUTEN FREE & VEGAN

Brewed with American hops, this sessionable little number is brewed for you to be able to enjoy all the flavour of fantastic New World hops at a lower ABV. As lots of us venture back into the pubs to enjoy a drink, this one is a beer which ticks the flavour box without making you fall over ;-)

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Keller (pronounced Keh-luh) is German for cellar and is our a nod to when German lagers were stored (lagered) underground in ice-filled rooms to allow for low temperature, slow maturation.

Tasting Notes: Keller is deliciously crisp and refreshing; a classic Helles brewed with Hallertauer Mittelfruh & Blanc hops with mild hop flavours and low bitterness which make it deliciously thirst quenching. GLUTEN FREE & VEGAN

This golden coloured ale boasts a grain bill featuring 6 different malts, which together provide a full flavoured yet not overpowering foundation for vibrant American and New Zealand hops.

Tasting Notes: The majority of the hops are added late in the boil to keep the aromatics fresh, fruity and floral and the bitterness moderate.

This golden coloured ale boasts a grain bill featuring 6 different malts, which together provide a full flavoured yet not overpowering foundation for vibrant American and New Zealand hops.

Tasting Notes: The majority of the hops are added late in the boil to keep the aromatics fresh, fruity and floral and the bitterness moderate.

The Mancunian is a blonde - IPA hybrid, drawing on the best of both styles to create a real crowd-pleasing beer.

Tasting Notes: Amber and Crystal malts included in the purposefully delicately flavoured malt bill give a blonde with more depth, onto which we layer full flavoured Cascade, Columbus, Citra and Comet hops.

One of our longest serving beers, Maverick is an easy drinking, delicious IPA brewed with 100% American hops

Tasting Notes: Lightly caramelized malts provide the central core to the malt bill, but the American Cascade is the main attraction bringing bold grapefruit and floral aromas to the beer, which finishes with a clean, refreshing bitterness.

One of our longest serving beers, Maverick IPA is American in style and multi-national in hop content (mostly US with a touch of NZ)!

Tasting Notes: Lightly caramelized malts provide the central core, but the American Cascade is the main attraction bringing bold grapefruit and floral aromas to the beer, which finishes with a clean, refreshing bitterness.

Hearty comfort foods and cosy fires with dark beers to match are what we most look forward to as the temperature drops, so here's a beer to fit that picture. This one is a sturdy porter, brewed with a typically robust malt bill and balanced with Simcoe hops to create a nuanced, subtle hop character.

Tasting Notes: You can expect smokey coffee aromatics, and dark fruit with a hint of licorice on the palate, and a touch of sweetness on the malty finish.

Hearty comfort foods and cosy fires with dark beers to match are what we most look forward to as the temperature drops, so here's a beer to fit that picture.

Tasting Notes: This one is a sturdy porter, brewed with a typically robust malt bill and balanced with Simcoe hops to create a nuanced, subtle hop character. You can expect smokey coffee aromatics, and dark fruit with a hint of licorice on the palate, and a touch of sweetness on the malty finish.

Our best selling beer in cask, Odin is a fresh, light bodied pale blonde ale

Tasting Notes: brewed with the Czech noble hop Saaz and the highly sought after US hop Amarillo, together with rising stars from New Zealand. Expect a fruity, citrus flavour and moderately bitter finish.

Our best selling beer in cask, Odin is a fresh, light bodied pale blonde ale

Tasting Notes: brewed with the Czech noble hop Saaz and the highly sought after US hop Amarillo, together with rising stars from New Zealand. Expect a fruity, citrus flavour and moderately bitter finish.

Created to be lower in ABV so you can enjoy your Christmas party without falling asleep too soon!

Tasting Notes: Reinbeer is brewed with a discreet malt bill to allow the refreshing citrus and tropical notes to come through from Cashmere, Ekuanot and Galaxy hops. Deliciously light and refreshing.

'Perfect for the colder months,Enjoy with a turkey dinner on the big day, or in front of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Tasting Notes: This golden amber coloured ale blends Mandarina Bavaria and Ekuanot hops with a toasty malt bill to create a sessionable premium bitter.

'Perfect for the colder months, this golden amber coloured ale blends Mandarina Bavaria and Ekuanot hops with a toasty malt bill to create a sessionable premium bitter. Enjoy with a turkey dinner on the big day, or in front of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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This is the first beer we've ever brewed that was brought about by a hop stocktake! Lance was looking through our delicious stash, clipboard and pen in hand, and was inspired to blend some of our more unusual hops together with some of the fancier varieties.

Tasting Notes: The resulting blonde was brewed with Ultra & Simcoe, and dry hopped with Mosaic and Pekko, so as you'd expect it's floral and fruity, deliciously aromatic with a lingering zingy bitter finish.

In this delicious single hop IPA we showcase the best of the Topaz hop flavour profile.

Tasting Notes: Fresh resinous aromatics, juicy fruit and a thirst quenching citrusy bitterness matched with a rich malty base are a winning combination.

In this delicious single hop IPA we showcase the best of the Topaz hop flavour profile.

Tasting Notes: Fresh resinous aromatics, juicy fruit and a thirst quenching citrusy bitterness matched with a rich malty base are a winning combination.

Treacle from a Stranger amber is a tasty malty amber ale to which we've added a touch of treacle flavouring to remind you of Bonfire night. guess, we were struggling with the name (!!) so we fell back on our old faithful online song title generator...and this is what came out!

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CAUSE IT’S A BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY! In this Wildside, you get the best of both worlds…bitter and sweet.This chestnut coloured ale blends Mandarina Bavaria and Ekuanot hops with a toasty malt base to create a super sessionable malty bitter.

Tasting Notes: Its gentle maple syrup fragrace on the nose leads onto a well rounded malt flavour, and ends with a decent level of traditional bitterness. Perfect for those chilly nights in.

Continuing the theme of our Wildside dessert stouts and porters, up next is the delicious Millionaire's Shortbread Porter.We've taken a deliciously rich, smooth porter, and added to it the essence of what makes a Millionaire's Shortbread so seductive.

Tasting Notes: Of course we couldn't actually dunk a gigantic piece of cake into the fermenter in a Willy Wonker style move, but we hope that the flavour we have achieved is something close to if we had ;-)

Summer time means fruity beer time! This is the fun one you take to BBQ parties but don't put in the communal pile…the one you keep just near your feet in the hopes nobody sees ;-) We've pulled together our favourite tropical fruity flavours and layered them over a fruity-hopped golden ale to bring you maximum refreshment.

Tasting Notes: As always, this is very definitely a beer enhanced by a fruity extra dimension, but which finishes dry - not fruit juice with a hint of beer ;-)

For this Wildside we infuse a base lager with the fantastically refreshing fruit combo raspberry and lime. It was created for summer drinking in mind, whether in a pub garden or a back garden, and at 3.8% it's a sessionable ABV too.

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