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
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is chewy, meaty liquorice and a little blackcurrant. Taste has meaty chocolate, a little woody bourbon, mint and blackcurrant.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jun 2026
at 20:40
7/10
Tried
on 28 Jun 2026
at 18:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Ugly can art that I assume will fall foul of the advertising rules soon.
Nose is apricot, light mango, wheat, lemon. Taste is lemon, mango, lime, bitter grapefruit, orange.
Decent
Nose is apricot, light mango, wheat, lemon. Taste is lemon, mango, lime, bitter grapefruit, orange.
Decent
Tried
on 27 Jun 2026
at 21:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at Creative Juices Taproom, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Herts. A murky/hazy golden/orange coloured pour with a massive white head on top. Thick, dank, ripe tropical fruit, really good dry hopping. It's quite decent, only my 5th rate from Sureshot.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2026
at 11:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can from BeerGB. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, malt caramel, citrus, pine, hops. Taste is malty, grainy, caramel, fruity, with citrusy marmalade, woody pine, and hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry piney hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable WCPA.
Tried
from Can
from
Beer Ambleside
on 24 Jun 2026
at 21:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, gusher. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, maple, taste is sweet, sticky maple, chocolate, vanilla. 8
Tried
on 22 Jun 2026
at 09:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Hop Burns and Black, enjoyed watching USA v Australia. Looks great - bright ruby red, cloudy, big pink foam that holds really nicely. Nose is jammy, distinct raspberry and blackberry. Nicely balanced flavour of light sweetness and medium sour. Tart raspberry flavour is prominent. Light body, prickly carbonation, short tart finish. Lingering raspberry. Lovely.
Tried
from Can
at
Hop Burns & Black - Dulwich
on 19 Jun 2026
at 21:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Third of five Stockport Beer Festival afterthoughts passing through Manchester. More fruited than sour for this hazy golden brew, but not lesser for it. Crisp and fizzy, mild aniseed seems to be available, probably enabled because of a low sourness.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bundobust Manchester Piccadilly
on 19 Jun 2026
at 13:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home, from HOTM online, 17/06/2026.
Murky orange topped with a lasting creamy white cap.
Nose is juicy citric flesh, ripe melon, grass, papaya, tangerine.
Taste comprises grapefruit, pine needle, grass, papaya, mandarin, guava.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid punchy DIPA with a leading bitter edge.
Murky orange topped with a lasting creamy white cap.
Nose is juicy citric flesh, ripe melon, grass, papaya, tangerine.
Taste comprises grapefruit, pine needle, grass, papaya, mandarin, guava.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid punchy DIPA with a leading bitter edge.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2026
at 17:24