Stannary Brewing Co
Microbrewery
in
Tavistock,
Devon,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Stannary Brewing Co Taproom
Established in 2016
Closed in 2026
Contact
Unit 6, PixonTrading Centre, Pixon Lane, Tavistock, PL19 8DH, England
Description
Stannary Brewing Co. is an independent brewery, run by life long friends Mark Stephens, Chris John & Garry White, born out of their love for great beer!
Like all the best ideas Stannary Brewing Company started as a crazy conversation over a few beers in a pub. At that time (around 2015) the craft beer revolution was just taking off in the UK but getting hold of craft beers our side of Bristol was a tough job particularly in our local pubs. So we thought why not open up our own brewery and start to make the full flavoured beers we loved to drink.
Brewing on 20 litre Burco boiler kits, for our own fun and consumption, the experimentation started and in a few short months we were hooked. In early 2016 we decided to take the jump into the commercial brewing world and purchased an ageing micro-brewery plant off eBay.
We puzzled over the brewkit for a few months without much progress. Then in April 2016 we managed to grab the keys to a small garage unit, cobbled the tanks and pipes together and finally started brewing in April 2016. After a few hiccups we eventually sold our first pint in August 2016 and our Stannary dream had become a reality.
In late 2017 the opportunity to find a permanent home for Stannary proved too good to turn down. In January 2018 we moved out of our small garage and moved into our current premises. The new brewery units contain our much loved taproom, ambient warehouse & chilled store and after major personal investment our new state of the art brewhouse and fermentation system was finally commissioned in October 2019.
Like all the best ideas Stannary Brewing Company started as a crazy conversation over a few beers in a pub. At that time (around 2015) the craft beer revolution was just taking off in the UK but getting hold of craft beers our side of Bristol was a tough job particularly in our local pubs. So we thought why not open up our own brewery and start to make the full flavoured beers we loved to drink.
Brewing on 20 litre Burco boiler kits, for our own fun and consumption, the experimentation started and in a few short months we were hooked. In early 2016 we decided to take the jump into the commercial brewing world and purchased an ageing micro-brewery plant off eBay.
We puzzled over the brewkit for a few months without much progress. Then in April 2016 we managed to grab the keys to a small garage unit, cobbled the tanks and pipes together and finally started brewing in April 2016. After a few hiccups we eventually sold our first pint in August 2016 and our Stannary dream had become a reality.
In late 2017 the opportunity to find a permanent home for Stannary proved too good to turn down. In January 2018 we moved out of our small garage and moved into our current premises. The new brewery units contain our much loved taproom, ambient warehouse & chilled store and after major personal investment our new state of the art brewhouse and fermentation system was finally commissioned in October 2019.
7/10
Tried
on 30 Nov 2024
at 19:30
6/10
Tried
on 30 Nov 2024
at 19:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
10/10/2024. Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Pours clear golden orange with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is sweet malt, buttery, caramel, tropical, mango. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Oily with average to soft carbonation. Nice developing drying bitter finish. Liked it.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Oct 2024
at 13:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. 2024 Release. Orangey gold colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of fruit, hops. Taste is malty, caramel, fruity, woody, formic hint, with citric hop and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry fruity bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2024
at 12:40
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
440ml can from Favourite Beers, Cheltenham. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of fruit, citrus, chemical. Taste is malt, grain, citric, with an iodine like-flavour with astringent bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, bitter finish with chemically note. Tastes like cleaning fluid.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Sep 2024
at 18:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can at home in Barbados, 23rd August 24. Pours a hazy yellow. Aroma is citrus, light grapes and spice. Taste is citrus, melon, grapes, medium to full body. Good
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2024
at 18:58
7/10
Tried
on 25 Aug 2024
at 13:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg draught at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Mid-gold and frighteningly hazy. Unimpressive aroma, some stone fruit and pineapple but not much else. The taste is... most impressive. Has that intense almost umami from overhopping, some lemongrass, lots of apricot and tropical fruits. Big thick body for the ABV, medium carbonation. Worth seeking out.
Tried
on 14 May 2024
at 19:11
8/10
Surprise! Free sample, really good from way down in Devon
Tried
on 25 Mar 2024
at 18:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can from Hops & Crafts, Exeter. Pours a hazed dull golden appearance, good white head. Aroma sees a bright, yeasty exotic hop action. Thick, smooth textures revealing a sweet, leafy, piney hop character.. quite sweet, full bodied. Really nice.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2024
at 20:41