Stancill Brewery

Microbrewery in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2014

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Unit 2 Oakham Drive, Sheffield, S3 9QX, England
Description
In 2013, Oakwell Brewery of Barnsley, announced their closure. Oakwell’s legendary Barnsley Bitter faced extinction, along with 120 years of brewing heritage.

Motivated by a desire to ensure that the production of Oakwell’s famous Barnsley Bitter could continue, Barnsley boys Tom & Adam rescued the brewing equipment from Oakwell and set about recreating the much loved beer.

A site in Sheffield was selected as the home of the new brewery. Known as the ‘Brewing Capital of England’, the city’s proximity to the Peak District gives access to the purest water - perfect for brewing. The 22.5 barrel kit was carefully transported to the new location and painstakingly reassembled under the direction of Chief Engineer, Tim.

Stancill Brewery was ready to brew.

Production commenced in January 2014 with a revival of the historic Barnsley Bitter, true to the original recipe. Led by Head Brewer Dean, our brewery team work hard to ensure that the legacy continues to this day.

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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pint at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington. Pale gold colour, white head. Hoppy aroma sweet taste with a mid bitter finish.

Tried on 04 Apr 2015 at 10:13


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask gravity at Firkin Ale House. Clear gold. No head. Citrus hop aroma. Some bitterness. Ok. Good flavour. Could be better condition.

Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2015 at 14:44


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Three Tuns, Dronfield - Deep ruby red body, thick top. Nose is gently roasted, some nuts, and a bit of coffee. Taste has a strange crispness to it, almost refreshing in a way, with little or no finish. Enjoyed this, but I don’t know why. It had gone so quickly.

Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2015 at 06:49


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On cask at Three Tuns, Dronfield - Clear yellow, wishy-washy foam on top that didn’t last. Taste and nose has a lemony quality about it, also a bit soapy too. It seems to be a bit on the bland side, but nothing too offensive.

Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2015 at 06:35


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Jacob’s Beer House, Bradford. Extremely dark, but clear red with a creamy head. Light, crisp, and easy drinking, but never gets high on any flavours. There’s some roasted malt in its nose.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2015 at 09:09


5.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Cask @ Dirty Dicks, Halifax. Deep golden-amber with a thick smooth head. There’s some pale malt in its nose, but it’s very low and taste and flavour, just mainly concentrating on being a very crisp session ale.

Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2015 at 10:37



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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On cask at Three Tuns, Dronfield - Clear pale golden body with a thin off white head. Nose is straw, lemon, chemical notes, not overly inviting. Taste comprises lemon rind, faint hop presence, more chemical tinges, light diacetyl notes, a bit earthy, and some straw. Not a highlight of the night, especially when battling with some heavyweight dark beers,

Tried from Cask on 25 Dec 2014 at 04:18


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask-conditioned at the Hop Inn, Swindon, 23/10/2014. AMber with with a decent, off-white, head. Cereal malts predominated throughout this beer, with a touch of fruit and moderately bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 12 Nov 2014 at 13:39


4.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask. 40th Steel City Beer Festival, Sheffield. Bizarre purple colour, with a pink head. Looks like a fruit beer. I can only imagine there are colourings in this batch. Anyway, there’s a little sweet malt. Light fruit. Not much else. Taste and palate are pretty underwhelming. There isn’t much to say about this. Not good.

Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2014 at 06:28