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.
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ George Inn, Eccleshall ST21, UK. Unclear medium orange color with a average, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light hoppy, flowers, light yeasty, honey ? Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (150108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2008
at 13:02
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ George Inn, Eccleshall ST21, UK. Light unclear medium yellow color with a average, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, flowers, lemon, fruity, honey ? Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (150108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2008
at 13:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, Birmingham B2, UK. Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, grass, flowers. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. (140108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2008
at 12:58
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask handpull at Pembury Tavern, London. Gold, some diacetyl maybe, butterscotch aroma. Some ok hop on end. Too much diacetyl.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2008
at 07:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[i] Cask at the Nut Tree, Murcott, Oxon, 13-01-08 [/i] Light golden, gentle citrus taste, some vanilla creaminess, hops are there but quite restrained. A decent enought beer that is very easy drinking.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jan 2008
at 12:51
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at Ye Cracke, Liverpool. Chestnut colour with thin beige head. Premium bitter, some of that Slater’s richness, caramel. Pretty basic, some dry malt and caramel. Not much hop present. Some malty syrupy fruit. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2008
at 03:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Medium offwhite lasting head is frothy on top and settles slowly into a creamy head sharply delineated from the chestnut brown body. Resiny roasty malty aroma, very faint. Soft sweetish roasty caramel taste, slightly stale and musty. Soft, smooth, mild mouthfeel. Very faint and mild. Dryish aftertaste same as initial taste. A bit mild, stale, and boring. (1pt cask at the Wenlock Arms. I asked for a half pint, but what the hell.)
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Dec 2007
at 05:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium yellowish offwhite creamy head. Deep red body with a sharp dividing line against the head. Faint tea and malts aroma. Mild hoppy malty tea taste with resiny notes. Dryish tea, wood, and malt aftertaste with some caramel notes Slightly tart. (0.5pt cask at Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich.)
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Dec 2007
at 07:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cornubia, Bristol 20/9/07. Golden coloured with a moderate, off-white head. Aroma had some floral hops with a hint of sweetness. Easy drinking with some earthiness and a bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2007
at 12:39
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Cask at Peterborough Beer Fest. Deep golden. Lightly cidery with notes of cinnamon. Sweet and fruity, feels bold for a 3.4% bitter. Finishes with resiny bitterness. Not the best of beers from a brewer I usually love.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2007
at 05:02