Keystone

Microbrewery in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2006

Contact
The Old Carpenters Workshop, Berwick St Leonard, Salisbury, SP3 5SN, England
Description
Keystone Brewery was set up in July 2006 by husband and wife team Alasdair and Charlotte Large, taking the beautiful Fonthill arch as inspiration for the name. Alasdair is brewing traditional southern English beers of high quality and consistency.

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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ The Star Inn, Huddersfield, England. @ [ The Star Inn Summer Beer Festival ]Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, hay, nutty - dusty, apple notes, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet, light light acidic and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090716]

Tried from Cask on 23 Jul 2009 at 07:58


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Ok... in a departure from normal rating... due to the INCREDIBLY high number of BLOND ales during the Shefiled trip that all blended into one another im breaking them down into three catagories Catagory A : Golden Yellow ... light fruity lemon hop nose ... soft dull light lemon hop Catagory B : Amber ... light dry lemon hop ... soft light lemon hop with a little malt in background Catagory C : Amber ... soapy lemon nose ... light brigh lemon hop Catagory D : Amber ... light grassy lemon hop ... dry grassy lemon hop This is a Catagory A @ the Star festival Hudersfield

Tried on 21 Jul 2009 at 14:49


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask-conditioned at the Royal Oak, Bath 18/07/09. Pale gold with a slight white head. Aroma had hints of citrus and ginger. Flavour was sweet and malty with some ginger in the finish. A bit dull.

Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2009 at 13:53


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester. Pours a very dark almost black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty coffee aroma with some fruity hints. Roasted malty coffee flavor with a slightly thin mouthfeel. Has a roasted malty coffee finish.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2009 at 05:58


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at Market Porter, London Bridge 18 Nov 08. Golden colored. A small creamy head. Lovely aroma of peaches. A bit watery flavor but some malt. Dry fruity finish.

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2009 at 15:30


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at Market Porter, London Bridge 18 Nov 08. Golden colored. A small creamy head leaving patterns on the glass. Strong aroma

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2009 at 15:27


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Very dark brown with some red tinges when held to the light. Roasted malt aroma with fruit and coffee. Chocolate and roasted malt with some coffee in the taste. I was expecting but more but it’s not bad.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2009 at 18:44


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask Conditioned at Market Porter, London
Hazy golden color. Just a light caramel flavor, dryish final, very light vegetables. Too simple.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jan 2009 at 04:10


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ Harlequin, Sheffield, Bedfordshire England S3 8GG. On RateBeer Sheffield "Valley of beer" Crawl 2008. Alc. 3.8%. Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, straw, toffee, butter, mazipan. Flavor is moderate sweet amd bitter with a average duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (260708)

Tried from Cask on 22 Sep 2008 at 03:02


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask-conditioned at the summer beer festival, The Royal Oak, Bath 19/7/08. This was too sweet for me. Amber coloured with a decent, off-white head. Big caramel and red fruit aroma. Flavour was sweet, with some graininess, toffee and a short bitter finish. No more than ok.

Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2008 at 16:01