Stormstay
Hanlons Brewery in Exeter, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.36
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Dark amber to copper in colour with a toffee and floral hop nose and hints of tangerine. Malt caramel and biscuit nestle with the three aroma hops, Phoenix, Styrian Goldings and Cascade. Late hopping with citrusy Cascade cuts through the alcohol sweetness.
Stormstay has won may awards including the prestigious Champion Beer of Britain Silver award.
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berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Stormstay from Hanlons Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
[Cask at the Claude du Vall (JDW), Camberley.] A copper coloured pour with a tight cream coloured head; sweet fruity aroma; caramel malt taste with some berry fruit; then a dry finish with a fruity bitterness. A satisfying heavy bitter.
Earlier Rating: 4/21/2019 Total Score: 3
[Cask at the Old Man or (JDW), Bracknell.] A hazy chestnut pour with a tight cream head; malty aroma; aromatic taste with a malty body; then lightly bitter with a dry finish.
reidyboy (3578) reviewed Stormstay from Hanlons Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Chestnut brown with a frothy white head and a sweet malty aroma. Light to medium bodied, with a kick of bitterness and a sweet, fruity flavour
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Stormstay from Hanlons Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
2/12/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of Jeremy, cheers. Pours clear deep copper brown with a frothy off-white head. Good looking beer. Aroma of caramel, malt, biscuit, sweet fruits and berries, touch of herb. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, slightly oily, average carbonation.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Stormstay from Hanlons Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear copper with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel and fruit cake. Taste is honeyed sweet, cake, dried fruit. Sweet finish.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Stormstay from Hanlons Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle: BBE Nov 2021. Opened at home on 1st Nov 2020. Clear and clean bright amber body, wispy white top. Aroma and taste dominated by caramel/toffee flavours, slightly singed maybe. Mild citrus hop balance, but malty molasses rule this pleasant brew. --- Beer merged from original tick of O'Hanlon's Stormstay on 03 Aug 2014 at 13:29 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Hand-pulled pint in my local Wetherspoon pub on 2nd Aug 2014. An off-white head sat on top of a chestnut/amber body. Light malty lead in to both the nose and taste. An unwanted (by me anyway) citrus note arrives once the semi-sweet maltiness fades mid-sip giving the beer a drying and hoppy finish. I still enjoyed the beer but it didn’t need the Amarillo hops in my opinion.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Stormstay from Hanlons Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle courtesy of Totnes. Wonder if he knew it was over a year out of date? Hazed copper. Swirl of off white head. Nose has toffee and berries. Some roast malt. Bit of paper. Bizarrely, this smells like a thinned down Backwoods Bastard. Taste is sweet and malty. Some citrus bitterness. Light to medium body. Fine carbonation. Bitterness to finish. Not bad, really.
McCash (16021) reviewed Stormstay from Hanlons Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from The Dartington Shops. Appearance - deep amber to red. Lovely cream coloured head. Nose - hobnob and dried fruit. Hint of honey and ginger. Taste - honey, caramel and general sweet cake notes. Palate - creamy and medium bodied. Sweet but still fairly drinkable. Overall - good if a bit sweet.
Deanso (15673) reviewed Stormstay from Hanlons Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Half pint on tap at the Manchester and County JDW. Medium creamy beige head. Clear amber pour. Lovely lingering bitterness
Tommann (7637) reviewed Stormstay from Hanlons Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Grahams Place, Wollaston. Pours ruby brown with a medium head. Aroma is earthy, jammy fruits. Taste has dark red fruits and a bready, earthy bitter finish.
Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Stormstay from Hanlons Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask @ King’s Arms, Oxford. Clear dark brown with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dark fruit. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 170218