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.
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Staffordshire Beer festival, Seven Stars, Bristol 6/10/10. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Malty aroma with some sweetness and lick of grassy hop. Flavour of cereal malts with a short, bitter finish. Forgettable.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2010
at 00:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Pembury Tavern, Hackney, London on 6th October 2010. Clear gold with thin disappearing head. Hoppy and malty in aroma with malt dominant. Grass hop and a touch of smoke in-mouth, and a hoppy finish with some fruity notes. Light mouthfeel. 6/4/8/3/14. Re-rating 30 December 2014. Cask at the Old Fox, Birmingham. Clear gold with lasting off-white foam giving full lacing. Biscuit malts dominate the aroma. Crisp hoppiness and rich biscuit/macaroon malts in-mouth. A tangerine/berry fruits kick before a lasting bitter finish. Zingy mouthfeel with plenty of body. 6/5/7/4/15.
Tried
from Cask
at
Pembury Tavern
on 06 Oct 2010
at 19:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Wenlock Arms, London. Pours a semi-clear hue with light film. Fruity aroma with yeast and dough. Sweet flavor with Belgian candi-like notes, caamel malts, and earthy bitterness. Medium in body with fine carbonation. Finishes bitter with some grassy hops and faint caramel malts. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2010
at 04:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Bree Louise, London. Pours clear yellow with a filmy head. Malt and douh aroma, lightly bitter. Some floral and earthy hops, along with bready malts in the flavor. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Malty finish. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Sep 2010
at 07:34
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
23rd July 2010. On tap at the Old Dispensary - Aldgate E1. Slightly hazy amber beer. Decent white head. Nicely balanced even malt and juicy orange hop. Misses a few marks for an appley streak. In good nick but possibly a few more days in the cellar would have been good. Perfectly drinkable nontheless.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2010
at 08:04
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... light amber ... thin whiite head ... mellon and apple hop nose .... light fruityness ... little lager ...little floral ... light hop ... ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2010
at 12:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Thomas Lloyd (JDW), Warwick. Amber with a thin lacy white head; citrus aroma; sweet grapefruit flavour with a touch of pine resin; and a tangy grapefruit flavour. Very drinkable, but not outstanding in any way.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Mar 2010
at 15:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Wenlock Arms, London on 14th February 2010. Clear gold with a small, white lacing head. Very bitter with a grassy hop and a long dry finish and a few citric notes in the kick.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2010
at 14:51
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Swan with Two Nicks, Worcester. It’s a slightly buttery toffee bitter, some attractive softness in mouth, not much hop. Not much bitterness either but it was a damn sight better than the Bodddingtons.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2009
at 02:43
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ Crescent, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]Golden color, no head. Malty taste with some ripe fruit notes. Lightly hoppy nose. Light bitter aftertaste.Pretty bad and uninspired.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2009
at 10:19