Shiny Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Little Eaton,
Derbyshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2012
Contact
Unit 10 Old Hall Mill Business Park, Alfreton Road, Little Eaton, DE21 5EJ, England
Description
Shiny was established in 2012, as a small scale operation, brewing in Derby mainly for its brew pub. Now based in the beautiful village of Little Eaton, just outside of Derby. The brewery is based in the centre of the village and has a taproom which features all Shiny’s new beers and one off pilots. Our beer story began with untraditional highly hopped cask beer and now has evolved into brewing a range of cask, keg and cans, the ethos is still the same brew beers we love to drink which means lots of hops! All beers are unfined and a good number of our core range is certified Gluten Free.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep chestnut brown with a creamy off-white head and a sweet fruit malt aroma, with a hint of funk. Medium to full-bodied, semi-rich with a malty and fruity flavour, a hint of treacle and a soft bitterness, with a sharpish edge to its dry finish
Tried
from Cask
at
The Abbey
on 15 Jul 2021
at 16:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
13/7/2021. Cast at the Rutland Arms, Sheffield. Pours slightly hazy pale golden orange with a small creamy white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, flowers, malt, grass. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, slightly watery, soft carbonation. “It’s bland” - so the Mrs said. Hard to argue her conclusion.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2021
at 15:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
13/7/2021. Cast at the Rutland Arms, Sheffield. Pours slightly hazy pale golden orange with a small frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, mango, pomelo, peach. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, very soft carbonation. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2021
at 15:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the tap house Nottingham. Hazy pale yellow golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are sweet lactose and vanilla.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2021
at 20:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask pint @ The Abbey, Shrewsbury. Pours clear amber, with a good collar of white foam. Aroma is nutty malt. Taste is nutty sweet, nicely presented, woody moments with a nice bitter close. Decent cask bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2021
at 20:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours jet black with a medium head. Aroma is big peanut butter and milk chocolate, like its namesake. Taste has milk chocolate to start with a peanut butter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2021
at 19:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at the brewery tap, Little Eaton. Light yellow gold, slightly hazy with a small white head and considerable lacing. Aroma is not particularly enticing with plastic and vanulla/banana notes stemming from the lactose. However it tastes much better with the sweetness driving the flavour toward the finish. I've had great Milkshake UPAs and shit ones, but this one is... okay. Actually better than okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2021
at 17:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg tap at the Shiny Tap, Little Eaton. Mid-golden with a slightly neon orange hue and a large loose off-white head. Smells of candied orange peel and light notes of lemon balm. Sweet taste with very little let-up until the very finish with some gentle astringent bitterness. Heavy carbonation. Stats off fairly boring but becomes more special with each sip.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jun 2021
at 15:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Light yellow, a little bit hazy with a smallish and slightly loose white head. Gentle yet punchy hops with grapefruit, light floral notes, lemon creme. Sweet taste, more grapefruit and lemon with a biscuits note and a baby noticeable savoury twist toward the finish. Watery body, soft carbonation. Decent stuff, although it is missing that intensity found in the better hoppy pales.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jun 2021
at 17:25
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Furnace, Derby. In terms of aroma, this has a faint hint of apples, but not much else. It pours a slightly hazy pale straw with a small white head, good lacing and low carbonation. The flavour is general citrus on a bed of sweet malts and biscuits. There are traces of apples and kiwi fruit too. The finish is generally sweet, but also hoppy at the same time. It’s OK, but not the most exciting beer I’ve ever drunk
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2021
at 21:26