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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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home ... Deep black with a nice head ... light roast malt ...quite sweet up front with lots of roast and some coffee .. a little odd flavour that i ant place that stops it being a great porter but its still pretty respectable.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2008 at 12:02


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[i] [b] Cask, at the Turf Tavern, Oxford 26-05-08 [/i][/b] Red brown in colour with a thin white head, a great solid fruity, malty beer that went down exceptionally well indeed.

Tried from Cask on 26 May 2008 at 11:46


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

Cask-conditioned at the Old Green Tree, Bath 18/5/08. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Fruity malt aroma with a touch of earthy hops. Flavour had more malt, with an enjoyable dusted chocolate edge and a decent bitter finish. Drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 18 May 2008 at 15:09


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask. Deep amber colour with minor beigeish head. Aroma is malts, some grains and mild hopping. Flavour is grassyness, some flowery hops and quite bitter. Mouthdrying.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2008 at 23:52


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Cask@Kitty’s, Helsinki
Copper brown color, small off-white head. Light, sweet aroma. Flavor is interesting combination of honey, ash and nutty malts. Ashy hops in the short aftertaste. Strange brew.

Tried from Cask on 17 Feb 2008 at 02:38


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask@Black Door
Copper-amber color, decent white head. Nutty-oaky nose. Dry woody flavor. Weak palate. Kind of herbal bitter, not pleasant.

Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2007 at 13:47


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Royal Oak, Bath 28/9/07. Dark brown with a decent tan head that left plenty of lacing. Aroma of chocolate and dark fruit. Flavour had plenty of malt, chocolate and a slightly roasted edge. Good.

Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2007 at 05:50


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at Royal Oak, Fritham, Hampshire. Deep brownish amber. Resiny hoppy nose. Medium dry with clean, rounded mouthfeel and light-medium body. Salty and lightly soapy with long heavily salty bitterish finish. A solid bitter.

Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2007 at 05:23


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear. Reddish chestnut colour with bubbly beige head. Nutty/toffee aroma. Crackers on aroma too. Bit of candy sugar and more nuts in the mouth. End could do with a bit more flavour. No great hop presence. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 13 Dec 2006 at 15:21


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 31 July) Colour is dark amber with frothu head. Nose is malty and nutty with notes of dried fruit (prunes). Taste is malty, nutty with notes of dried fruit (arpicots, prunes) and a long bitter finish with a well balanced hoppy character. Nothing fancy, but very nice.

Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2006 at 07:22