Joseph Holt Ltd

Joseph Holt 1849 is a complex blend of choice malts and hops. A traditional ale, 1849 is great served with meat and cheese dishes.

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Joseph Holt Crystal Lager is brewed using the highest quality ingredients, including choice Lager malt and Styrian Golding Hops. As the name suggests, Crystal is Crystal clear with a clean, white head. This is a light refreshing Lager with a suggestion of floral hops on the aroma.

Tasting Notes: This is a light refreshing Lager with a suggestion of floral hops on the aroma.

From tap, it pours clear and golden yellow, with a white head and sparkling finish. The aroma is crisp, with hints of fruit and the flavor is dry with a citrus taste.

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Crystal Gold is the sweetest in the Joseph Holt Lager range. Brewed with whole hops from Slovenia, before being chilled and fermented at low temperatures - as a Lager should be. Crystal Gold is a decidedly clean Lager with a drop of sweetness on the aroma.

Tasting Notes: Crystal Gold is a decidedly clean Lager with a drop of sweetness.

It pours golden and clear with a crisp head and sparkling finish. The flavor is moderately sweet with subtle hints of lime and lemon.

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Diamond Lager is the Brewer’s favourite. Premium raw materials are chosen for brewing and the process is strictly adhered to. We're extremely proud to cold condition Lager for a minimum of 21 days, this gives Diamond its famous clean, crisp and refreshing flavour. Diamond is a full and malty Lager with a touch of fruit on the aroma.

Tasting Notes: Diamond is a full and malty Lager with a touch of fruit on the aroma.

Surprisingly hoppy premium ale aimed at captivating the fifth sense of taste! It has an intense flavor, originating from The Styrian Hops, which gives a distinct citrus aftertaste.

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Refreshing multi-award winning ale with subtle undertones of honey. Brewed with a blend of the finest English malt, Mexican aroma honey and citrus whole hops.

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The beer that made us famous, our Joseph Holt Bitter. Pours a deep amber with a creamy head encompassing full bitterness with a dry malt base.

Tasting Notes: A full drinking and original cask bitter that is rich in both colour and taste. Pours a clear amber, almost ruby, colour with creamy white head. It has a mild fruity and woody aroma, with berry undertones. Drinks smooth with a woody, malty and slightly peppery taste with a hint of floral hops.

A smooth drinking very dark beer with complex roasted malt aroma and taste. Pours black to brown with a creamy off-white head and soft carbonated texture. The flavour is subtle with a dry and slightly nutty finish.

Tasting Notes: A smooth drinking very dark beer with complex roasted malt aroma and taste. Pours black to brown with a creamy off-white head and soft carbonated texture. The flavour is subtle with a dry and slightly nutty finish.

2011 saw the introduction of our IPA, which has proved to be very popular in both Free Trade and the selected Joseph Holt pubs that stock it.

Tasting Notes: Our IPA is a very pale, traditional, English ale with relatively high bitterness and a fragrant hop aroma. It is brewed with traditional East Kent Goldings and Slovenian Styrian Goldings.

Silver Medal winner in the International Brewing Awards, Maplemoon is brewed using unique subtle maple flavouring. A lighter more malty ale, this is a perfect accompaniment to spicy foods.

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Joseph Holt Mild is a smooth drinking traditional dark mild. Brewed with black and crystal malts for a rich, malty flavour and English cone hops for a full bitterness

Tasting Notes: A smooth drinking very dark beer with a fruity and roasted malt aroma and chocolate, caramel taste. It pours in a deep amber brown colour.

A soft and sweet palate, linked with a subtle hoppy aroma. The Smooth pours to a dark golden colour, with a rich creamy head and has a nutty, malt flavour.

Tasting Notes: A soft and sweet palate, linked with a subtle hoppy aroma. The Smooth pours to a dark golden colour, with a rich creamy head and has a nutty, malt flavour.

Joseph Holt Two Hoots Golden Ale is a light, refreshing and beautifully balanced golden ale. Brewed with pale ale and lager malts and Cascade whole hops. Two Hoots bagged a gold medal at the Brussels Beer Challenge and was also regional winner of Sainsbury’s Great British Beer Hunt.

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Rich Golden Ale with a refreshing hint of maple. This has been crafted to be the lighter brew to our award winning Maple Moon ale, using amber malts and Cascade aroma hops.

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Tasting Notes: Northern Hop is a refreshing, perfectly balanced pale ale with a delicate citrusy finish. The use of two complementary dry hops - Hallertau Blanc and Bravo – create a gentle and tropical aroma that leads into a characterful, crisp, golden ale.

A traditional recipe brewed with Rich Crystal and Black Malts that gives a very distinctive burnt and roasted flavour. Bottled at 6% ABV, Sixex is a very strong Premium Ale and is the oldest product in the Joseph Holt Premium Bottled Ale range - over 100 years old with an unchaged recipe.

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The Mayor honours Sir Edward Holt, our second-generation leader who took over from his father in 1882 at the age of 36. After a brief venture of his own, Edward joined his father full-time in 1875 to learn the brewing ropes. Seven years later he took over the main reins where he’d remain for the next 46 years. In 1884 Edward, his wife Elizabeth and young family moved to ‘Woodthorpe’, a large Victorian house in Prestwich where they’d live the rest of their lives. Of course The Woodthorpe is still very much with us today, now converted into our beautiful flagship pub. Between 1886 and the turn of the century, Edward Holt bought over 60 tied houses, increasing beer production from 16,068 barrels in 1886 to 40,350 barrels in 1899. It also meant an increase in workforce, going from eight employees to 60 people in the early 1900s.

Tasting Notes: The Mayor is a premium cask lager with a light, straw colour and floral smell. It’s brewed with Styrian Goldings and choice lager malt to give a crisp and refreshing taste at 4.6% ABV. It’s available in selected Joseph Holt pubs from 5th August until the end of September