Blue Anchor Brewery
Brewpub
in Helston,
Cornwall,
England 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
The Blue Anchor is one of only 4 original brew pubs left in the country still brewing today which continued to brew throughout and has the prestige of being Cornwall's oldest brewery.
Kim & Simon Stone, took over the Blue on July 23rd 1993, at the time there were only 3 Spingo Ales being continuously brewed
During the last 27 years we have produced 4 more permanent Spingo Ales and with our son, Ben Stone, as the head brewer, it is has truly become a family business.
Our business has expanded into Porthleven with the opening of our sister pub, Out of The Blue, of course selling our famous Cornish Spingo Ales, with caravan & camping facilities on the premises it makes for an idyllic setting for traveller's who want to get Spingo'd
Fergus (31537) reviewed Spingo Special from Blue Anchor Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask hand pull at the Blue anchor Helston. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting cream light tan head. Aroma is semi sweet, cola cubes, sticky dried fruits, apple, brown sugars. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody bark, dried fruits. Woody bark, dried fruits, apple. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, woody tannin, moderate carbonation.
Fergus (31537) reviewed Spingo Middle from Blue Anchor Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Blue anchor Helston. A clear dark amber brown coloured pour with a a lasting beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, tangy, cakey malts, apple, fig pud, dried fruits, fruit loaf. Flavour is composed of bitter wood, dark cakey malts, fig, raisin, twig and bark. Good fun. Palate is semi sweet light tang, mellow condition.
Garrold (11502) reviewed Spingo Special from Blue Anchor Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Clearing out the fridge. Bought off the online shop. Clear ruby red. Ring of loose beige bubbles. Nose has burnt sugar malt. Has a damson jam thing going on. Some hedgerow fruit hoppage. Taste is pretty sweet with a slightly medicinal bitterness. Medium body feels a bit flabby. Fine carbonation. Tiny bit of acidity. Bittersweet finish.
Garrold (11502) reviewed Ben's Stout from Blue Anchor Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle via the online shop. Very dark chestnut brown. Fine foam of beige. Nose has cocoa. Some ashy malts. Hint of milky coffee. Some background grassy hop. Taste is dry and ashy bitter. Nicely smooth with soft carbonation. Light dry and light grassy bitterness to finish.
Garrold (11502) reviewed Spingo IPA from Blue Anchor Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle via the online shop. As Jubilee IPA. Clear medium gold. Decent white foam. Nose has bread dough. Old English marmalade. Very floral and herbal. Taste packs a surprisingly bitter punch. Modicum of doughy sweetness. Smooth with decent body. Fine carbonation. Lingering punchy bitterness to finish. Liked this a lot.
Garrold (11502) reviewed Flora Daze from Blue Anchor Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle via the online shop. Clear light amber. Wispy white head. Nose has soft toffee. Fruity toffee chews. Some sour grain. Taste is light sweet, with a touch of spicy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel with decent body for the 4%. Light spicy bitterness to finish. Nice golde.
Garrold (11502) reviewed Spingo Middle from Blue Anchor Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from the online shop. Clear deep copper. Barely a head. Nose has hedgerow fruit. Cardboard. Plum. Sweet malt. Taste has a soft sweetness. Gets dry and moderately bitter. Light to medium body. Fine carbonation. Dry and bitter finish. Pity about the cardboard thing.
Cheeseboard (6301) reviewed Spingo Special from Blue Anchor Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Darts Farm, just outside Exeter. Pours hazy mid brown with a beige head. Aroma: sweet malt, toffee, fruitcake, dried fruit. Taste: moderate sweet with light bitterness, rich malts, toffee, caramel, dried fruits. Light to medium body with light carbonation.
allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Spingo Middle from Blue Anchor Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear chestnut brown with a thin off-white head. Aromas of toffee, brown bread. Taste has a hint of red fruit, hazelnuts, caramel. Classic representation of the style.
Stuu (34178) ticked Special Ale from Blue Anchor Brewery 4 years ago