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.
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Works, Sowerby Bridge. Golden with a smooth head. Has a sugar sweet aroma and taste with berry evident in the latter.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2014
at 11:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Leinster Arms - Bayswater, London. Pours clear gold with a frothy, white head. Solid golden ale, with nice juicy tangerine character, low bitter hay and citrus rind, a bit of sweetening white bread. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation; good condition. Nicely balanced to finish with more citrusy hops and moderately sweet, pale bread. Good one.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2014
at 15:50
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a clear medium amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is malt, citrus barnyard caramel. The flavour is medium bitter with a big malt, grapefruit citrus hop bitter palate and a short bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation. I’ve never had a bitter quite like this before I must say. Lots of flavour and really refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2014
at 11:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a poured a clear light copper with a broken bubbly white head. The aroma is grassy citrus. The flavour is medium bitter with a light malt hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation. Lacks flavour but easy to drink.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2014
at 07:10
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Slaters Citrus ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, light caramel, butter notes, moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, fruity, sweet malt, butter - toffee. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20130813]
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2014
at 03:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at JDW Bishop Vesey; clear amber pour with a creamy white head, lemon and tangerine aroma, taste has grapefruit some zesty citrus, bitter with a hint of honey.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Mar 2014
at 11:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gravity disepense at the Happy Man Spring Beer Festival, 14/03/14. Clear golden with a moderate off white head formed of bubbles. Nose is orchard fruit, toffee apple, fruitloaf, biscuit. Taste comprsies bitter orange, bready malt, apple tang, caramel. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. So so and thoroughly whelming!
Tried
on 19 Mar 2014
at 06:41
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; light clear copper pour with frothy off white head, caramel malt aroma, taste has caramel a hint of spice, not very exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2014
at 05:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Tesco. Poured a slightly hazy light amber with a broken white head and some broken lace. The aroma is malty hop. The flavour is medium to weak bitter with a watery light hop palate. Light bodied with average carbonation. Fine with a curry!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2014
at 12:10