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.

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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Cask at White Star, Liverpool, 19 July 2009) Brownish amber colour with brief, beige head. Fruity, slightly toasty nose with notes of honey and dark fruit. Malty, fruity taste with dried fruit, orange, honey and brown sugar. Mild bitterness, medium body, fairly sweet. Decent beer.
Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2009 at 16:31

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Crescent, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]Light unclear medium orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity overripped, nutty notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20090718]
Tried from Cask on 28 Jul 2009 at 17:41

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Crescent, Manchester, RBESG 09. .. amber ... thin lacing ... light sour fruit ... fruity hop ... little hoppy.
Tried from Cask on 26 Jul 2009 at 14:37

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Cask at Crescent, Manchester, RBESG 09. Hazy gold. Diacetyl and banana on aroma. Pretty horrible. Not great
Tried from Cask on 25 Jul 2009 at 11:28

4/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
RBESG Sheffield 2009, day 3, The Crescent, Manchester. Cask. Light hazy yellow, no head. Aroma of light sour apples. Flavour is light fruity, grainy. Very watery, bit oily mouthfeel. Bad.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jul 2009 at 07:20

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough SE1. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with some hoppy hints in the aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 15 Apr 2009 at 11:08

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Cask @ Wenlock Arms with Magic Dave6 and Mes. This was definitely the weakest beer of the Pub Crawl. Golden color with brownish notes. No head. A bit sweet and sour in the taste, lots of malt but rather sweet and not at all balanced.
Tried from Cask on 22 Dec 2008 at 04:57

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Figure of Eight JDW, Birmingham.] Amber with a thin dense cream head leaving good lacing - clover honey aroma - smooth, milky and slightly sour, then dry with chewy malts - dry biscuit finish, some sweetness, but no sign of any honey.
Tried from Cask on 05 Dec 2008 at 14:06

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear light to medium amber color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate malty, toffee, roasted notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (070808)
Tried from Cask on 22 Oct 2008 at 03:25

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at GBBF08. Weak buttery aroma. Hazy amber colour. Frothy white head. The flavour is a bit watery, but there is a little dark malt and a hint of spicy hops.
Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2008 at 07:12