Lymestone Brewery

Microbrewery in Stone, Staffordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Borehole (Lymestone)

Established in 2008

Contact
Unit 5 Mount Industrial Estate, Mount Road, Stone, ST15 8LL, England
Description
The Lymestone Brewery is a family run micro-brewery based in Stone Staffordshire. It was founded in 2008 by Ian Bradford who is best known to everyone as Brad The Brewer and his amazing wife Viv who takes care of the business behind the scenes and keeps everything running like clockwork. It is located in the old Bents Brewery right at the heart of the market town.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2009. Deep ambery ruby colour with small head. Aroma is hops, fruits, wood, toffee, fudge and some slight mildly roasted notes. Flavour is nutty, caramelly, dark fruity a bit syrupy and also has some slight notes of alcohol.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2009 at 06:28

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask@GBBF2009. Yellowish golden colour, mediumsized white creamy head, Aroma is wood, eggy, malty and mildly yeasty. Flavour is quite much the same. Big grassy bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2009 at 04:16

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask@GBBF 2009. Dark nut brown color, tiny beige head. Sticky grassy aroma - mix of glue and hops? Medium-bodied. Grassy and herbal hops, some caramel, alcohol, a bit sticky mouthfeel also. Weird.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2009 at 15:21

6.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask@GBBF. Clear golden color, good creamy white head. Cat pee hoppy aroma with fruity notes. Fresh cut grass flavor, long bitter aftertaste. Lacks on malt side, but has nice crisp hop profile. Lemony.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2009 at 03:52

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
RBESG Sheffield 2009. Handpump at The Star Inn Summer Beer Festival, Huddersfield. Clear deep golden colour, white head. Light sulfur, hoppy and piny nose. Flavour is light fruity, malty, light sulfur, hoppy bitter finish.
Tried on 21 Jul 2009 at 15:12

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Ok... in a departure from normal rating... due to the INCREDIBLY high number of BLOND ales during the Shefiled trip that all blended into one another im breaking them down into three catagories Catagory A : Golden Yellow ... light fruity lemon hop nose ... soft dull light lemon hop Catagory B : Amber ... light dry lemon hop ... soft light lemon hop with a little malt in background Catagory C : Amber ... soapy lemon nose ... light brigh lemon hop Catagory D : Amber ... light grassy lemon hop ... dry grassy lemon hop This is a Catagory D @ the Star festival Hudersfield
Tried on 21 Jul 2009 at 15:04

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Pale amber in colour with a thin off-white head; honey aroma; oily texture with a clean honey flavour and a sharp bitterness to finish (6/3/6/3/14=3.2).

50cl bottle from Londis, Barlaston, Staffs. Pale amber with a billowing cream head; earthy aroma; biscuity flavour with some honey and a gently bitter finish. Very drinkable. (6/4/6/3/15=3.4)
Tried from Cask on 30 Jun 2009 at 08:29

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester. Pours a golden color with a small white head.Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 18 Jun 2009 at 03:49

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 17/06/09. Reddish-amber in colour with a slight, off-white head. fruity malt and citrus aroma. Flavour was sweet, with a touch of caramel, red fruit and a decent bitter finish. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 17 Jun 2009 at 14:19

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 50cl.Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted, dusty, keller, apple notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, and a dry dry finish. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is flat. [20081214]
Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2009 at 15:51