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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Whitefriars Olde Ale House, CV1, Coventry. Clear light yellow / orange color with a small fizzy, virtually none off-white head. Aroma is moderate honey, light hoppy, flowers. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, with a light metalic finish..
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2007
at 06:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask conditioned at the Cornubia, Bristol 10/5/07. Amber with long-lasting head. Aroma of floral and grassy hops. Flavour was of citrus with a hint of toffee in the background. Finish was long and dry. Highly drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2007
at 04:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ MArket Porter, Borough, London. Pours a golden colour with a white head. Fruity malty and nutty aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Long fruity and hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2006
at 17:37
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough, London. Copper colour with a small white head. Malty fruity aroma. Fruity hoppy flavor. Has a long fruity and hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2006
at 17:33
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. It’s funny how different people view the same beer all tasting at the same time from the same glass. This was pale gold with a thin off white head. Toffee and diacetyl aroma. Bit of juicy citrus. Bit thin and the butterscotch dominates it for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2006
at 07:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Market Porter, Borough, London, 30 July) Colour is amber with a short frothy head. Nose is malty with dark, dried fruit (prunes, dried apricots). Taste is malty and nutty with dried fruit (prunes, raisins), initially sweet but turns drier in a mildly hoppy finish. Well balanced and fairly ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2006
at 16:59
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ GBBF 2006. Pale golden colour with a small white head. Malty fruity aroma with hints of citrus. Sweet malty flavor with citrus hints. Fruity and bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2006
at 07:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2006. Golden colour with a small off-white head. Malty slightly fruity aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty flavor with some hints of citrus. Dry finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2006
at 09:06
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Market Porter, Borough, London. Rating #800. Pours a clear amber colour with small white head. Malty aroma with some hints of caramel. Malty fruity flavor with some hints of apples. Malty fruity aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2006
at 10:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
[Cask at GBBF] Golden colour. Grass and fruit up front. Medium sweet with chewy, rounded mouthfeel. Notes of raspberries and soap. Medium bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2006
at 02:38