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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Clear gold with a frothy white head and a slightly sweet floral aroma. The sweetness continues in the taste, combined with some biscuity malt and a citrus hop bitterness in the finish. Medium bodied with a slightly grainy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Three Fishes
on 29 Sep 2021
at 15:50
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at Slater’s in Stafford. Pours a dark brown with small foamy cream head and good lacing. The nose is mainly roasted malts with some added liquorice. In the mouth at various times there is chocolate, liquorice and coffee with hints of tobacco, spices and dark fruits. Not all at once and not necessarily in that order. Finish is decidedly bitter and hoppy. A nice complex beer but not really a Black IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2021
at 21:30
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Slater’s, Stafford. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with a dense white head and good lacing. Aroma is just a vague one of summer fruits. In the mouth, there is an initial burst of tangerine, which is soon replaced by a strong raspberry flavour. There are sweet malts too plus a hint of strawberries. The finish is slightly bitter. Not bad at all, but this is a beer best appreciated at the height of summer, rathehr than a cold wet autumn afternoon.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2020
at 21:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle BBE in 13 months. Pours a light amber and reasonable sized white head. Caramel, biscuit and earthy hop aroma. Taste is the same with a yeastiness notable at times. Mouthfeel is very nice, quite smooth and a little creamy, although not to the extent of a Guinness, but seems to balance things nicely here. Moderate carbonation. Its a good bitter and very sessionable even if it lacks one or two flavour notes to take it to another level.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2020
at 23:45
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 2
Overall 5
Cask at Slaters, Stafford Pours a hazy yellowish brown with a small creamy off-white head. Is slow to settle but it does so eventually. Not much of a nose – just vaguely fruity. Plenty of flavours in the mouth though. I managed orange, peach, apricot and ginger plus alcoholic strength, and an underlying metallic taste. Finish is a gooey and metallic taste at the back of the mouth that is difficult to get rid of. A bit of a mess really – certainly not worth the £4.50 per half that I was charged !
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2020
at 20:34
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Slaters, Stafford. Served too cold, so may require a rerate. Pours a golden yellow with a creamy white head and good lacing. Clear, but is slow to settle. An undistinguished nose – just a few hops. Taste has malts to the fore, with hops underneath and just a trace of citrus. But the was also a strange metallic taste, which I’m not sure was supposed to be there. Finish is bitter lemon. Run of the mill.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2020
at 20:45
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Very good, but more hoppy than spiced, with the latter just about evident. It's slightly dry with some floral nose.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2020
at 19:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Coach & Horses with Mike. Golden appearance with white head. Light floral nose. Gentle floral hints with biscuity malt and a pronounced bitterness. Lacks the promised punchiness, expected more of the hop characteristics to shine through but fine overall.
Tried
from Cask
at
Coach and Horses
on 29 Mar 2020
at 09:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hand-pulled half-pint in Slater's, the brewery pub in Stafford (Gaolgate Road). Orange/yellow body, tight white head. Fruity and boozy, mango's and passion fruit are mentioned on the pump clip, deffo some mango esters and flavours in there.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2020
at 09:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint by cask, shared with Finn after breakfast at Figure of Eight (JDW). Remaining white head under a bright golden body. Rich lacing. Toffee and floral hops on the nose. Peachy flavours supported by citrus with a backdrop of toffee sweetness. Bittersweet finish. Satisfying. (Birmingham 04.02.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2020
at 18:20