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.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl can from the brewery. Thin ring white head. Hazy golden pour. easy drinking --- Beer merged from original tick of Brewing PL19 on 10 Feb 2021 at 17:33 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: 33cl can from the brewery. Thin ring white head. Hazy golden pour. easy drinking
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2021
at 17:33
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl can from the brewery. Thin white head. hazy golden pour. Quite bitter. --- Beer merged from original tick of Brewing Verde on 09 Feb 2021 at 20:03 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: 33cl can from the brewery. Thin white head. hazy golden pour. Quite bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2021
at 20:03
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
44cl can from the brewery. Thin ring off white head. Clear almost black pour. Something odd in the aftertaste, Xmas pudding I guess ;-) Interesting --- Beer merged from original tick of PUD on 07 Feb 2021 at 19:24 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: 44cl can from the brewery. Thin ring off white head. Clear almost black pour. Something odd in the aftertaste, Xmas pudding I guess ;-) Interesting --- Beer merged from original tick of Brewing PUD on 07 Feb 2021 at 19:24 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: 44cl can from the brewery. Thin ring off white head. Clear almost black pour. Something odd in the aftertaste, Xmas pudding I guess ;-) Interesting
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2021
at 19:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
44cl can from the brewery. Medium creamy white head. Very hazy light amber pour. Lovely bitterness. Nice --- Beer merged from original tick of Brewing Reverse Camber on 06 Feb 2021 at 21:28 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: 44cl can from the brewery. Medium creamy white head. Very hazy light amber pour. Lovely bitterness. Nice
Tried
from Can
on 06 Feb 2021
at 21:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl can from the brewery. Thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2021
at 19:58
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
44cl can from the brewery. Thin white head. Cloudy golden pour. Light bitterness. Easy drinking
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2021
at 17:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg @ Stannary Brewing Company, Tavistock. Cloudy light amber with a small head. Its mango is light but evident and a sourness brings it closer to that style than the advertised wheat.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2020
at 13:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ Topsham Brewery Taproom, 1-2 Maclaines Warehouse, Haven Road, EX2 8GR Exeter, Devon, England.
[ As Stannary Brewing All that Jazz ].
ABV: 4.2%. Hazy matt medium yellow colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, wheat, sweet malt, zesty, citrus, lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, zesty, pale malt, citrus, lemon, sharp - pine. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190724]
6-2-6-3-12
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Nov 2019
at 13:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
13/7/2019. Tap at the Pig & Pickle, Exeter. Pours slightly hazy dull gold with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, herbs, hops (with light Sorachi Ace), malt and yeast. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jul 2019
at 21:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg @ The Pig & Pickle, Exeter. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are wheat malt, grass, straw, yeast, hops and has a bitter grassy finish.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2019
at 21:10