Hollow Stone Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Shipstone's

Established in 2016

Contact
Little Star Brewery, 33 Church Street, Old Basford, Nottingham, NG6 0GA, England
Description
The crafty younger-brother of legendary and recently revived Nottingham brewery Shipstones.

Hollow Stone is a cave that was once used to store beer, we use this to inspire us to find amazing cave systems all over the world, then source ingredients to brew a fantastic range of drinkable craft beer. Just follow the lantern for beers that are well balanced.

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Tried from Draft at Raven on 31 Jan 2025 at 15:48

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. Amber gold colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, fruit, citric, hops. Taste is malty, toffee, with caramel, marmalade hint, mellow grapefruit citrus and tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2024 at 16:34

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. Yellow colour, thin white foam rim and aroma of malt, grain, biscuit. Taste is malty, biscuit, with mango notes, and some citric hoppy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy fruity bitter finish. Quite OK
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2024 at 16:26

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. Slightly hazed yellow gold colour, thin white foam head and aroma of fruits, zesty citrus, hops. Taste is pale malt, fruity, citrusy, tangy with hop bitterness. Watery mouthfeel, light carbonation, medium carbonation, dry hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable for no alcohol beer.
Tried on 11 Oct 2024 at 16:15

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. Black colour, tan foam head and aroma of roasty malt, dark chocolate mocha coffee, nutty. Taste is sweetish, roast malt, chocolate, coffee, some ashy notes and earthy nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy roasty malty bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2024 at 15:55

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. Reddish amber brown colour, beige foam head leaving soms lacing and aroma of malt, dark cherry, fruity. Taste is slightly tart, sweet, malty, cherry, berries, with some chocolate and tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish with cherry & chocolate malt notes. Quite drinkable
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2024 at 15:52

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Gluten Free. Hazy golden colour, white foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is malt, grainy, slightly gluey note, with fruits, citrusy, hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2024 at 15:45

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Orangey gold colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is malt, caramel, zesty, fruity, with citrus, grapefruit, pine and hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2024 at 14:57

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tried at the Nottingham beer festival. Golden colour with a white head. Some citrus bitter ti sweet marmalade. Medium body.
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2024 at 13:30

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival. Hazy brown colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are light subtle cherry. Medium body.
Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2024 at 13:18