About
We're a Jersey company run by two locals who love our island, a good adventure and a good beer! Our aim is to brew some damn fine beers and spread the joy!
At first, we were pretty much just selling home-brew to a few eager (and maybe slightly too trustworthy) friends, and people we knew with businesses of their own; restaurants, shops and pubs.
That was all on a 100 litre brew kit which was, for all intensive purposes, some very large kitchen pots! Still, in February of 2018 it was enough to launch our first batch of beer, the now iconic Stinky Bay Session IPA, at a beer festival up at Jersey Rugby Club. It went down awesomely, there was a queue of people at the door as it opened, who all made a bee-line for our bar, to try what the first micro-brewery to open up in decades had to offer.
Since then, we've upgraded just a little... and now our brew system is able to produce 800 litres of malty goodness per day. We don't brew everyday though, it rather depends on the how good the weather is! This means we are producing 30,000+ litres a year; that's enough for 1/4 of everyone in Jersey to have a pint of Stinky Bay!
At first, we were pretty much just selling home-brew to a few eager (and maybe slightly too trustworthy) friends, and people we knew with businesses of their own; restaurants, shops and pubs.
That was all on a 100 litre brew kit which was, for all intensive purposes, some very large kitchen pots! Still, in February of 2018 it was enough to launch our first batch of beer, the now iconic Stinky Bay Session IPA, at a beer festival up at Jersey Rugby Club. It went down awesomely, there was a queue of people at the door as it opened, who all made a bee-line for our bar, to try what the first micro-brewery to open up in decades had to offer.
Since then, we've upgraded just a little... and now our brew system is able to produce 800 litres of malty goodness per day. We don't brew everyday though, it rather depends on the how good the weather is! This means we are producing 30,000+ litres a year; that's enough for 1/4 of everyone in Jersey to have a pint of Stinky Bay!
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sights & Swills Summer Holiday Beer#40. BOULEY BAY. Bought this one in a farm shop on Jersey, and drank whilst taking a break from hiking along the north coast of the island. Golden lager, light in character, easy, with an enjoyable sweetness. I didn't have a glass with me in the National Park so drank from the can.
Tried
from Can
from
Ransoms
on 10 Jun 2025
at 07:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sights & Swills Summer Holiday Beer#31. PORTELET BAY. On the southern coast of Jersey, high above the beach, this bottled beer is golden, hoppy, easy, with a hint of citrus. Drank in a beer garden of the Portelet Inn with the best view of the holiday to that point!
Tried
from Bottle
at
Portelet Inn
on 09 Jun 2025
at 01:59
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Old rating - The first beer produced by Matt & Digby, co founders of Jersey's only operating micro brewery. As you'd expect there is lots of room for improvement, but it was still a decent effort & proved to be a easy drinking IPA. I had a 2nd, 3rd & 4th bottle to really get the taste for it. Very refreshing on a summers evening. Different beer in my home No. 1780
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2025
at 10:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from June 2019 - A 330ml bottle. Second time I've tried this fairly new beer from Jersey's small microbrewery. This time at home, the first drink of the day your taste buds really appreciate the wheat, orange peel & American hops. A really very good pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2025
at 10:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
330ml bottle, pours golden yellow with a white head. Aromas & tastes of light citrus, hops & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable & better than most lagers I've tried
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2025
at 15:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pint from the cask at the Lamplighter. Pours hazy light golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of flora, herbs, hops & malt. Moderate to medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable & easy to drink
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jan 2025
at 08:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
5 litre keg from the brewery. Christmas Ale 2023. Pours clear dark golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of Mandarina Bavaria and Citra hops. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Enjoyable & easy drinking
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2025
at 08:30
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pint from the keg poured by the brewer at the Christmas Market in The Royal Square, Jersey. Pours a deep amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of apricot, melon, citrus & hops. Medium body. Hoppy finish. Quite enjoyable
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jan 2025
at 11:33
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Party Keg sample @ [ TickerFest Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🇩🇰 🏡 👨💻🍺
[ As Stinky Bay Treat Yo 'Elf ].
ABV: (4.9%). Clear medium amber yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, bread, light caramel - apple. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, bread, light fruity malt, light caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20240427]
5-2-6-3-11
Tried
on 28 Apr 2024
at 09:52
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Average finish. oily palate.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2024
at 13:49