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.
5/10
Tried
on 12 Jun 2015
at 19:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear, bright golden colour with average, thick, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy hoppy aroma, biscuity malty basis, notes of lemon, lemon zest, a touch of lime, lemon biscuit. Taste is citrusy hoppy, cautious pale malty background, lemon notes, some hop bitterness, minimally soapy finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2015
at 12:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle oro quasi limpida buona schiuma piuttosto persistente lieve naso maltato lieve floreale buona nota maltata in bocco piuttosto bilanciata da una buona luppolatura non troppo aromatica
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2015
at 16:59
6/10
Tried
on 15 May 2015
at 16:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Appleyards, Shrewsbury. Pours hazy amber with respectable white head. Fruity hop aroma. Taste is mushy mango and smudged tropical flavours. Can see what they’re trying to do but just lacks a bit of clarity. Still, a good effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2015
at 15:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Appleyards, Shrewsbury. Pours dark with tan head. Light smoked malt aroma. Taste bears a fair amount of smoked beechwood but lacking some clarity. Light bitter finish. Nice but just not quite hitting the mark.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2015
at 09:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle at home with Beast, 3rd May 15. Aroma is slight floral hops. Taste is fresh, floral, citrus. Not bad
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2015
at 03:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Grape & Grain Crystal Palace. It pours deep brown with a decent off-white head. The nose is earthy, toasty, bitter-sweet, charred wood, smoke and a touch of sweet plastic. The taste is bitter, earthy roast, charred wood, smoke, treacle, dark fruits, pepper, mild astringency and tar with a dry, toasty finish. A touch burnt. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not sure on this one.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2015
at 09:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the Walsall Camra, beer festival 2015. Poured a clear light amber with a bubbly white head. The aroma is big tropical fruit citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth light citrus bitter hop, light spice palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Apr 2015
at 18:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington. Colour is very deep reddish brown. Aroma is smoky malt and fruit. Taste is light smoke and a touch if bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2015
at 10:01