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Breweries in Manchester

Manchester's craft beer scene is growing at an astonishing rate, with beer festivals and a whole host of taprooms, bars and breweries offering tours now open to the public. Explore our map of the best events and local breweries in Manchester.

Greater Manchester Breweries

This is our interactive Greater Manchester brewery map and list of local breweries in Greater Manchester. For information about a specific craft or micro brewery, please either click on the brewery map icon or the brewery listing below.

Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Irwell Works Brewery and taproom is located in an old engineering works building in the market town of Ramsbottom. The taproom hosts live acts every Wednesday and Thursday night, why not come along and enjoy a local beer with some great entertainment. Read more…
Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Track Brewing is a craft brewery established in 2014, based in the heart of Manchester. Our beers focus on pale, hoppy beers that reflect our experiences. The Track taproom is in Crusader Mill, 64 Chapeltown Street a short walk away from the brewery site. Read more…
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Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Runaway Brewery is an independently owned microbrewery that brews by hand in small batches. The brewery site also has a shop, taproom and brewery beer garden. Read more…
Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Northern Monkey Brew Co. is a Bolton town centre microbrewery with tap serving excellent artisan craft ales. Read more…
Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Tin Head Brewery is a microbrewery with taproom on the outskirts of Bolton. The brewery may look like another industrial unit but inside the taproom is friendly, has a great atmosphere and of course, you get truly local craft beers. Read more…
Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Stubborn Mule Brewery is an independent microbrewery just outside Altrincham that produce handcrafted, modern beers. You’ll be pleased to know we hold regular monthly Brewtaps so feel free to come and visit us as we have a 10 line tap bar and seating for up to 50 to allow us to hold tasting events onsite. Bottles & mini-kegs can also Read more…
Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Millstone Brewery is located in an old cotton mill and offers well-rounded full-bodied beers using traditional malt and fresh whole hops. Beers are typically pale in colour, heavily late hopped for a full hop aroma and have a delicately balanced bitterness to suit most palates. Read more…
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Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Wigan Brewhouse brews fine craft beers in the heart of Wigan. Read more…
Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
The Dunham Massey Brewing Company is a small family-run craft brewery located on National Trust land in the town of Dunham Massey. Dunham Massey beer is as traditional as you can get. All the ingredients are English and are sourced from as local as possible. Spent grains are provided as food for cattle and spent hops as fertiliser to the local Read more…
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Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Robinsons is a family independent brewery based in Stockport since 1838 and known for its real ale and create exciting new varieties. Our Visitors Centre offers delicious British cuisine alongside a wide range of our cask ales and wines. Read more…
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Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Donkeystone Brewing is a microbrewery producing craft ales in the hills of Saddleworth. You can sample our unique range of craft ales at our brewery tap or buy from our shop. Read more…
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2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Saddleworth Brewery is located in the old brewhouse beside the Church Inn and has been brewing its own beer since 1997. Read more…
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Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Brewsmith Beer is a family-run microbrewery established in 2014. Our taproom has limited opening and dates and times are published on the website and social media. Read more…
Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
The Seven Bro7hers Brewery has a beer house on the brewery location that offers its own beers as well as guest beers and food. Read more…
Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
The Westwood micro-brewery is the onsite brewery of the Lowes Arms pub and restaurant. Read more…
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12:00 pm - 12:00 am
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Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Fool Hardy Ales was established in early 2013, brewing out of the basement of The Hope Inn pub in Stockport. The pub offers a selection of beers with around 6 being Fool Hardy Ales brewed onsite, check the website for what is currently being serve Read more…
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Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
The Cloudwater Brew Co was founded in 2014 and is located in central Manchester. Note as well as the Tap Room next door to the brewery in Manchester we also have a London Tap Room at 73 Enid Street, London, SE16 3RA. Read more…
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12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Barley
Greater Manchester
Category: Brewery
Blackjack was formed in 2012 and during the summer months we are open to the public for brewtap events, beer, music, and great food. Read more…
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Craft Beer Outlets

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Greater Manchester
The Epicurean Beer People, multi-award-winning Specialist Beer purveyors. The Epicurean Ancoats Store is a destination for like-minded people who are passionate about craft beer. Read more…
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Greater Manchester
The Epicurean Beer People, multi-award-winning Specialist Beer purveyors. The Epicurean Didsbury Store is a destination for like-minded people who are passionate about craft beer. Read more…
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Greater Manchester
Heaton Hops is a tap house and bottle shop in Stockport. We sell a range of craft beers, cider and gins available to buy online for free local delivery, collection from the shop and for UK mainland delivery. Read more…
beermoth
Greater Manchester
Beermoth Independent Beer Specialist beer shop stocking a large, continuously evolving assortment of beers from the best breweries in the world at our bottle shop in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Read more…
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What’s On in Greater Manchester

This is our Greater Manchester event calendar, interactive Greater Manchester event map and list of current Greater Manchester events. For information about a specific event which could be a beer festival, brewery open day or even beer launch party, please either click on the calendar day, map icon or the listing below.

Calendar

Event Map

Event List

Beer festivals
Greater Manchester
18th November 2022
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19th November 2022
Tameside Beer Festival is a charity beer festival run by Tameside Rotary. The festival has 40+ beers on offer, plus cider and wine, food including curry, pies and cakes. Live entertainment in each session. Read more…
Beer festivals
Greater Manchester
13th October 2022
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15th October 2022
The Bolton Beer Festival is an amazing weekend with some great live entertainment, over 220 cask ales, a Gin, Wine & Spirits Bar, Lager & Cider Bar. Read more…
Beer festivals
Greater Manchester
10th November 2022
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12th November 2022
The Central Manchester Beer and Cider Festival is being held in 53Two in November. Each session will have a carefully curated selection of 18+ draught beers and a small collection of ciders. The beers will be a selection of local beers, dark and light, cask and keg! Read more…