Shipstone's

Brewpub in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2013

Contact
Little Star Brewery, 33 Church St, Old Basford, Nottingham, NG6 0GA, England
+44 (0)1158 374200
info@shipstones.com
Subsidiaries
Shipstone's owns 2 breweries:
Description
In 1852, James Shipstone first opened a brewery in Basford, Nottingham. Eventually building the Star Brewery in Basford on the site where his brewed his first barrel. The brewery remained an independent family business until 1978 when the company was purchased by Greenall's of Warrington. Production at Shipstones Brewery ended in early 1991 after 139 years.

Fast forward 2013: We have embarked on a journey to protect & preserve this Nottingham Icon, back brewing on a very small scale to ensure the very best quality, using tried and tested methods and ingredients found in the archives.
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jjsint

6.9
jjsint (8701) reviewed Mild from Shipstone's 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Star, Beeston. Mid-to dark brown with indigo notes, translucent, with a foamy off-white head. Light caramel and chocolate aroma. The taste is perfectly balanced: sweet and malty, with some pronounced foraged-berry hop notes closing in on the finish. Some liquorice and plum in the finish. Smooth texture. It's always fun to try a good mild.

Tried from Cask on 25 Nov 2017 at 09:52

Mr_Pink_152

5.9
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed India Pale Ale from Shipstone's 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2017. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma light citrus fruity with caramel. light sweet to light bitter, a touch dull.

Tried on 14 Oct 2017 at 15:31

Mr_Pink_152

6.6
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Mild from Shipstone's 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2017. Almost black colour with a thin tan head. Aroma roasted and malty, light fruit. Sweet to mid bitter taste. medium body.

Tried on 14 Oct 2017 at 15:29

saxo

6
saxo (29778) reviewed Gold Star Pale Ale from Shipstone's 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ ye olde trip to Jerusalem, the oldest inn in England, Nottingham. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, malt and hops. Nice bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 26 Jul 2017 at 15:21

Rasmus40

5.8
Rasmus40 (37098) reviewed Gold Star Pale Ale from Shipstone's 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, Nottingham. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light grainy and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 260717

Tried from Cask on 26 Jul 2017 at 15:19

fonefan

6
fonefan (85107) reviewed Original Best Bitter from Shipstone's 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ The Round House, Royal Standard Place, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6FS. [ As Shipstones Bitter ].Clear medium yellow to amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity malt, pale malt, light hoppy, UK hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, fruity malt, pale malt, fresh. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141013]

Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2016 at 16:35

RuneBlix

6
RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Nut Brown Ale from Shipstone's 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask, half at Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem. Pearl white head, fair lacing. Nut brown body. Smell of mid-sweet brown malts. Taste of grain, nuts and buttery caramel offset by a subdued roasted bitter end. Thin to medium bodied. Satisfying (Nottingham 20.02.2016).

Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2016 at 05:14

Finn

6.2
Finn (18241) reviewed Nut Brown Ale from Shipstone's 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Fra fat på Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem i Nottingham 20 Feb 16. Nøttebrun. Lavt tett skum. Tynn tett lacing. Bra aroma av nøtter. Smaken hasselnøtter. Lett syrlig etter hvert. Bra.

Tried on 04 Mar 2016 at 12:39

Mr_Pink_152

5.9
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Gold Star Pale Ale from Shipstone's 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Belvoir brewery, golden colour with ad white head. Typical Nd average golden beer, malty, a touch of fruit. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2016 at 10:02

Mr_Pink_152

6.5
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Nut Brown Ale from Shipstone's 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Belvoir Brewery. Deep copper colour with a thin white head. Light malty and nut aroma. Mid bitter taste.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2016 at 16:12

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