About
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.
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham. Pours clear golden with a white cap. Aroma: floral, light caramel. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, light citrus, peach, light NZ hop vibes. Medium body with soft carbonation. OK
Tried
from Cask
at
Sandford Park Alehouse
on 08 May 2022
at 10:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear and pale gold with a creamy white head and a floral, fruity aroma. Crisp and hoppy, with sweet biscuit malt up front and citrus hop bitterness in the finish, some sweet floral and fruity notes in the mix too
Tried
on 04 Mar 2022
at 09:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with minimal cream head and good lacing. Some malts in the aroma with a smoky tinge. More smokiness in the body together with grains, roasted malts and hints of apples. Later on there are traces of coffee. Finish is very strongly smoky. This is the highest rated Slater’s beer I’ve had – but that doesn’t say much !
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2022
at 22:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
3/12/2021. Cask. Norwich Beer Festival. Sample courtesy of SHIG. Pours clear dark golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, hop, stone fruit, flowers. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2021
at 16:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours a dark brown with a medium sized foamy off0white head and good lacing. Malt and nuts can be found in the aroma – but not to any great extent. In the mouth, it starts of bitter and hoppy but quickly calms down to sweet and malty. Some spices do appear eventually plus hints of treacle, but the whole affair is somewhat watery. This is just a standard bitter with a few spices thrown in – but reasonable for all that.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2021
at 17:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask pint at the White Swan JDW, Solihull. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, gluey yeast, light floral, big woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
White Swan (JDW)
on 03 Nov 2021
at 21:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ JDW Montgomery's Tower. Pours a deep mahogany brown, small off-white head. Aroma of amber malts. Taste presents a fairly thin best bitter with an underlying sweetness and firm bitterness. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2021
at 18:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
28/10/2021. Cask at the 2021 Norwich Beer Festival. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of malt, hop, citrus, straw, white grape, touch of herb. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Oily watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2021
at 22:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Norwich Beer Fest: Poured a golden with a white frothy head. Aroma is musty, grainy, light fruit. Taste is grainy, light fruit, bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2021
at 18:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Norwich Beer Fest: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is fruity, light hops. Taste is bitter hops forward, light floral, lingers around palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2021
at 18:10