# Irwell Works Brewery — Bury, Greater Manchester

> Irwell Works Brewery in Bury, Greater Manchester, England scores 3.00 out of 5 — Limited, #53 in Greater Manchester. 54 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Irwell Works Brewery is a brewery in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.00 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #53 in Greater Manchester. Of the 54 beers we track, 29% are Pale Ale and 26% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.00 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #53 in Greater Manchester · #1,085 in England · #19,187 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 54

## About

Irwell Works Brewery produce's characterless beer and is ranked #49 in Greater Manchester. They are most well known for "Marshmallow Unicorn", which is a Milk / Sweet Stout and "Costa Del Salford", which is an English Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 29% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 26% of the beers we track
- IPA — 19% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Other — 1% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Irwell Street, Bury, Greater Manchester, England
- Coordinates: 53.6469677, -2.3173588
- Website: http://www.irwellworksbrewery.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Brewsmith Beer Ltd](https://finding.beer/brewery/brewsmith-beer-ltd-15529.md) — 3.07, Limited — Bury, Lancashire — 0.7 mi away
- [Deeply Vale Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/deeply-vale-brewery-6355.md) — 2.96, Limited — Bury, Greater Manchester — 3.4 mi away
- [Northern Whisper Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/northern-whisper-brewing-15344.md) — 3.08, Limited — Rossendale, Lancashire — 4.2 mi away
- [Rossendale Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/rossendale-brewery-15454.md) — 3.05, Limited — Rossendale, Lancashire — 4.4 mi away
- [Bank Top Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bank-top-brewery-15161.md) — 3.06, Limited — Bolton, Greater Manchester — 5.2 mi away
- [Tin Head Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/tin-head-brewery-15593.md) — 3.69, Fine — Bolton, Greater Manchester — 5.4 mi away
- [Wakey Wakey Brew Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/wakey-wakey-brew-co-27942.md) — 3.45, Poor — Rochdale, Greater Manchester — 5.7 mi away
- [Whitworth Valley Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/whitworth-valley-brewing-29709.md) — 3.44, Poor — Rochdale, Lancashire — 6 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Manchester, England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/manchester.md)
- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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