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.
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at Slaters, Stafford Pours a pale yellow with a tight white head. Nose is of fresh hops and citrus. Hoppiness continues in the mouth, with more citrus featuring tangerine and lemon. Finish is dry and hoppy. It’s OK, but not really a bitter – more a hoppy pale ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2020
at 22:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Delt med Rune. Gylden. Lavt tett skum. Litt lacing. Bæraktig aroma. Smaken forsterker bærpreget. Lett syrlig tørr avslutning.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2020
at 09:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Slaters Bar, Stafford Pours a lemon yellow, which is slow to clear (but does eventually) and a tight white head. A strong aroma of honey in the nose, and the mouth is dominated by honey as well, although there are hints of malt and caramel as well. Finish is earthy with golden syrup. An OK beer, but would probably be better off without so much honey.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2020
at 23:45
6/10
Tried
on 24 Dec 2019
at 19:32
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at Slaters, Stafford Pours a golden orange with a small white head and good lacing. Nose is just a vague biscuity aroma. In the mouth it is creamy with hints of caramel. The finish is bitter with a few hops. Pretty d*mn bland.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Dec 2019
at 23:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Sweet Green Tavern, Bolton. The darker side of amber, clear with a big sparkler-infused beige head. Caramel smell, a touch of medicinal aroma. Sweet taste at first, with toffee and red berry, followed by an easy yet strident bitterness. Very English, and very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Nov 2019
at 20:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the White Swan, Solihull. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, zesty citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter sweet, with a smooth, rich, juicy citrus, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2019
at 23:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Slaters, Stafford Pours a dark reddish brown with a small tan head and good lacing. A pleasant nose of coffee and vanilla. In the mouth there is a contrast between bitter coffee grounds and the overall creamy texture, with bread crusts and roast malts also featuring. Finish is definitely bitter though. Quite nice, but doesn’t really have much “stout” character.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2019
at 23:12
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 1
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Slaters Stafford A pretty disgusting nose on this one. Soadsuds and “lemon” – as in “lemon” washing up liquid ! Pours chrome yellow with a small white head and has pretty spectacular lacing. Fruity in the mouth with lemon and mango overlaying a general hoppiness. The hops linger at the finish – and nmot in a good way. However, after a while the mango appears in the finish as well. Bit of a mess really – the alcoholic strength overwhelming the taste. IPA ? You’re having a laugh !
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2019
at 21:41
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask @ the Crescent Manchester. Golden color, hazy. Horrible yoghurt aroma. Malty flavor with tangerine and yoghurt. Salt in the finish. Probably infected, still drinkable if you ignore the aroma.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2019
at 16:24