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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6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours a pale straw with a medium sized foamy almost white head and good lacing. There’s malts and citrus in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet but with some underlying sharpness. Floral hops bring citrus and lemon to the flavour with traces of grapefruit coming later. A little bitterness appears in the lemony finish. This is reasonable though it doesn’t really stand out from the crowd.

Tried from Cask at Bird in Hand (Black Country Inns) on 13 Jun 2025 at 15:13


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Half of gravity cask at the Hitchin Beer Festival. A good bitter, savoury and with a length of flavour in the mouth. All OK, but nothing special.

Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2025 at 16:00


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

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Tried from Cask at The Plough on 17 Mar 2025 at 08:34


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

Half pint on cask at the Plough.
Medium creamy off white head. Washing up liquid coloured pour. Light malty bitterness. Not great

Tried from Cask at The Plough on 16 Mar 2025 at 21:18


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

1/3 cask pour at GBBF Winter. Dark brown, ruby pour with a creamy head. Aroma is roasty with some pit fruit elements, plums. taste is malty, dark roast, fruity, ending with a little bit of dryness.

Tried from Cask at GBBF Winter Beer Festival (Camra) on 12 Feb 2025 at 09:14


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

Hand-pulled half-pint in the Railway Tavern, Newport Shropshire on 23rd January 2025, waiting for Margie to come out of the hair saloon just down the road. Clean and clear golden body, decent white head. Nice bitter, easy going blend, nothing different or outstanding, just a very pleasant bittering beer.

Tried from Cask at Railway Tavern on 23 Jan 2025 at 15:00


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

Hand pulled half pint on 21st January 2025, lunchtime. Kings Head, Leicester. Deep ruby red body, cream coloured head. Malty with winter berries and chocolate flavours. Nice and warming.

Tried from Cask at King's Head (Black Country Ales) on 21 Jan 2025 at 13:30


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Old Bell, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with minimal tan head and good lacing. There’s roasted malts and nuts in the aroma, plus some traces of plums. In the mouth it is smooth and creamy with a slight sweetness on balance. Flavours are roasted malts and dark fruits at the start but chocolate comes in quite strongly after a while. Some hints of nuts as well. Fruitiness is enhanced in the finish. This is quite nice – though Red seems an odd choice of name for a stout.

Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2024 at 20:48


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours golden yellow with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. There’s malts and stone fruits in the aroma. In the mouth it is slightly sweet and rather juicy, with marmalade, honey and summer fruits. Later there are hints of grains and tar leading to a slightly bitter finish. This is decent – quite moreish.

Tried from Cask on 26 Nov 2024 at 21:13


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask pour at Steel City Beer Festival 2024, Kelham Island - black with a ruby hue, small tan head. Lots of spicy goodies here, ginger, treacle, cake fruits, hint of nutmeg as well? Really warming.

Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2024 at 17:42