About
Founded in 2020, Sureshot Brewing has been a long term project of James Campbell. Everyone with a bitter taste in their mouth knows James. A serial head brewer at some of Manchester’s most respected independent breweries, and pioneer of the best in new world styles and hops to the UK. J.C. has been instrumental in the development of new wave British brewing over the last decade (and then some).
But we're more than a CV, we believe beer is something that’s meant to be enjoyed. That's why we’re focusing on what we know people love: hoppy IPAs, clean lagers, and flavourful, easy-drinking pale ales. Now we're ready to get brewing and release our first beers in 2022.
But we're more than a CV, we believe beer is something that’s meant to be enjoyed. That's why we’re focusing on what we know people love: hoppy IPAs, clean lagers, and flavourful, easy-drinking pale ales. Now we're ready to get brewing and release our first beers in 2022.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at the lower red lion. A jet black coloured pour with a lasting loose dark tan head. Aroma is nice singed pine sap, liquorice, earthy roast. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rich dark malts, dark chocolate, char, singed pine tips, liquorice. Lovely hoppy roast.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2026
at 15:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Hazy gold with a frothy / creamy white head and a very soft fruit hop aroma. Smooth and a little creamy, tart fruit notes and a dry bitterish finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Tap and Can
on 19 Apr 2026
at 12:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Keg at salt horse. Pours clear golden, nose is grassy, herbs, floral, taste is sweet, fruity, grassy, light bitterness. 6/6/7/7/6
Tried
on 18 Apr 2026
at 10:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at salt horse. Pours black, nose is chocolate, cocoa powder, vanilla, taste is similar, sweet, roasty, creamy. 8
Tried
on 18 Apr 2026
at 10:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can from HOTM. Gluten Free. Slightly hazed golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, hops, grain. Taste is sweetish, malty, grainy, fruity, with zesty citrus and resiny hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate)
on 17 Apr 2026
at 16:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda from Colin. Why thank you. Dark and glossy. Cola tint. Frothy tan head. Aroma has savoury peanuts with cacao and a sweet jelly candy edge. Flavourwise it's sweet and sugary with a smooth nutty streak. Then develops some sourness. Underlying bitterness more evident into the finish. Thick. Creamy. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Well balanced - manages to avoid being too sweet.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2026
at 20:34
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Bundobust, Leeds, 14/04/2026.
Mango lassi orange with little in the way of a head.
Nose is passionfruit, straw, guava, damp cloth.
Taste comprises mango flesh, light acidic rip, mixed tropical fruit yoghurt tones.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow puckering edge.
Decent.
Mango lassi orange with little in the way of a head.
Nose is passionfruit, straw, guava, damp cloth.
Taste comprises mango flesh, light acidic rip, mixed tropical fruit yoghurt tones.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow puckering edge.
Decent.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2026
at 12:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 8
11/4/2026. Keg at the Isle of Man CAMRA 13th Beer & Cider Festival. Lovely vibrant mango orange colour. Loads of tart mango on aroma and taste. Good body. Nice tangy tart drying mango finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2026
at 17:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
11/4/2026. Keg at the Isle of Man CAMRA 13th Beer & Cider Festival. Cloudy murky aroma. Juicy tropical aroma, citrus, classic NZ hops. Very oaty. Smooth. Good body, average to soft carbonation. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2026
at 17:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
11/4/2026. Cask at the Isle of Man CAMRA 13th Beer & Cider Festival. Pours fine. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malt, cocoa, nut, vanilla, ashy, hint of plastic. Medium sweet, light to moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, smooth, soft carbonation. Wasn’t dastardly.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Apr 2026
at 15:04