Slater's Ales
Microbrewery
in
Stafford,
Staffordshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1995
Closed in 2022
Contact
St Albans Road Industrial Estate, Stafford, ST16 3DR, England
Description
When a long held dream becomes a reality.
From the early 70’s when Ged Slater first saw a small brew pub in Lancashire he knew it was something he always wanted to do.
Fast forward to 1995 and the realisation of that dream. From our 10 barrel plant shoehorned into out buildings at The George to todays 30 barrel plant at our Stafford site the dream Ged had of brewing his own high quality beer using the best ingredients remains the same. The plant might be bigger, the pubs we deliver to may be further away, but the principles of using the best ingredients we can and brewing to the best that we can will always remain true.
Whilst the brewery has grown our principles have remained, we have used the same suppliers since we started.
Over the years we’ve won numerous awards awarded to us from CAMRA, SIBA and the National Honey Awards. Whilst we don’t brew to win awards the ones we do win are always special, its always nice to be recognised for the beers we produce.
The first beer produced was Premium a staple of the core range to this day, a 4.4% English malt, English hopped beer this is a traditional malty beer that is ruby red and has a sweetness to it that makes it incredibly moreish. Quiz fact on this beer it was the first beer produced, the last beer brewed at the Eccleshall plant and the first beer brewed on the Stafford plant.
From the early 70’s when Ged Slater first saw a small brew pub in Lancashire he knew it was something he always wanted to do.
Fast forward to 1995 and the realisation of that dream. From our 10 barrel plant shoehorned into out buildings at The George to todays 30 barrel plant at our Stafford site the dream Ged had of brewing his own high quality beer using the best ingredients remains the same. The plant might be bigger, the pubs we deliver to may be further away, but the principles of using the best ingredients we can and brewing to the best that we can will always remain true.
Whilst the brewery has grown our principles have remained, we have used the same suppliers since we started.
Over the years we’ve won numerous awards awarded to us from CAMRA, SIBA and the National Honey Awards. Whilst we don’t brew to win awards the ones we do win are always special, its always nice to be recognised for the beers we produce.
The first beer produced was Premium a staple of the core range to this day, a 4.4% English malt, English hopped beer this is a traditional malty beer that is ruby red and has a sweetness to it that makes it incredibly moreish. Quiz fact on this beer it was the first beer produced, the last beer brewed at the Eccleshall plant and the first beer brewed on the Stafford plant.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask handpull at GBBF 2017. Clear pure gold colour lasting cream head. Quite nice to be honest lemon light pepper. Good condition. Good citrus likeable.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2017
at 07:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Slater’s, Wolverhampton. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 280717
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 15:29
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask @ Slater’s, Wolverhampton. Clear dark golden without head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, light green apples and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 280717
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 15:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Slater’s, Wolverhampton. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, grass, flower, hops and malt. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 15:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Slater’s, Wolverhampton. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 280717
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 15:24
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Slater’s, Wolverhampton. Small head with short duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, malt and hops. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 15:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Slater’s, Wolverhampton. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, nuts, malt, fruits and hops. Sweet and bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 15:18
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Butler’s Bell, Stafford. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light fruity and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 280717
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 12:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Butlers Bell, Stafford. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, straw and malt. Nice fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 11:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Stafford Beer & Cider Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are raspberries, fruits, flowers, hops and malt. Light fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 07:47