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.
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can at home, 18th June 22. Pours almost clear orange. Aroma is sweet ripe tropical fruits, taste is sickly sweet, overripe fruit, little to no carbonation, no complexity of bitter bite. Not great at all
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2022
at 17:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at the walkhampton Inn dartmoor. A hazy golden orange coloured pour with a loose off white head. Soft wheat, Sabro, lime, grape jelly, grass. Flavour is composed of semi sweet floury wheat, bready, Sabro, white grape, melon, juicy hop, tropicals. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, soft, mellow carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2022
at 13:00
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Tap at the Topsham brewery Exeter. A light hazed golden yellow coloured pour with a lasting white froth. Aroma is odd medicinal, tcp, rubber, grass,. Flavour is composed of light grains, chalky, mineral, tcp, grass. Not good. Palate is light, abrasive, mineral, highish carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jun 2022
at 15:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can split with the Wingman at the Aleway, Axminster, 15/04/22. Murky orange with a good sized off white head. Nose is orange zest, grass, creamy malts, light hop spice, melon. Taste comprises orange pith, grapefrut zest, grass, pine needle, ripe melon, lychee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy hop bitterness. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2022
at 09:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Aleway, Axminster, 15/04/22. Pale golden yellow with a good sized white head. Nose is citric sherbets, grass, airy malts, tangerine, melon. Taste comprises orange zest, grass, melon, light pine nip, soft malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with balanced juicy hop bitterness. Pleasant enough easy drinking sessioner.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2022
at 17:02
7/10
Tried
on 15 Apr 2022
at 17:26
6/10
Tried
on 15 Apr 2022
at 15:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Hops & Crafts, Exeter. Pours hazed orange yellow with a white cap. Aroma: tropical fruit, pineapple, grapefruit. Taste: light to moderate sweet with lighter bitterness, semi-dry, more tropical fruit vibes. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2022
at 21:43
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can online from the brewery. Pours clear mid brown with a beige cap. Aroma: malt caramel, toffee, hops. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, caramel, dried fruits, pine. Medium body with carbonation. Delicious American brown ale.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2022
at 20:27
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.6
Can from Hops & Crafts, Exeter. Pours light hazed pale gold with a white cap. Aroma: fruity with pineapple & grapefruit notes. Taste: light sweet & bitter, again fruity with pineapple most prominent. Light body with average carbonation. Nowt to it, quite boring really
Tried
from Can
from
Hops and Crafts
on 31 Mar 2022
at 21:34