Saint Mars Of The Desert
Microbrewery
in
Sheffield,
South Yorkshire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: St. Mars of the Desert
Established in 2018
Contact
Description
The Brewery of Saint Mars of the Desert was inspired by the earliest “craft breweries” of Europe: that first generation making beers in disused 19th century breweries with a pioneering spirit, unmoving passion and an almost avant-garde creativity. We relocated from America to the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire to make this dream a reality and haven’t looked back.
As a very small two-and-a-half person brewery, making world class beers and sharing them fresh with the public is about all we have time for. But who needs more than that?
As a very small two-and-a-half person brewery, making world class beers and sharing them fresh with the public is about all we have time for. But who needs more than that?
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
from
Turner's Craft Beer Bottle Shop
on 25 Oct 2025
at 18:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
from
Turner's Craft Beer Bottle Shop
on 24 Oct 2025
at 18:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Keg at Steel City 49, Kelham Island - Orangey gold, thin lasting froth. Lots of orangey hops, citrus rind and a bit of pithy bitterness. Real easy going.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2025
at 14:04
8/10
Tastes like a slight bit of coriander, but I'm sure it's not. Close to a Goslar Gose, with a definite Köln-style lightness and soft, prominent hop presence.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Oct 2025
at 22:45
8.5/10
Yes! A truly great English pils. Crisp, bitter, endlessly drinkable. One of two SMOD beers currently available in London, I guess.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Oct 2025
at 19:34
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can from Against The Grain (Koel It Cryo Citra). Hazy deep golden body with an off-white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of orange and grapefruit peel. Flavour of funky yeast and orange pith. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Tangy and tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Oct 2025
at 19:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Against The Grain. Hazy pale golden body with a white head that fades quickly. Fine carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of cereal and shortbread. Flavour of grass and floral hops. Thin to medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Light fizz. Light and slightly sweet. It’s fine but not as good as most other SMOD lagers.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Oct 2025
at 19:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Ebenezers, Nantwich – drank at home. Pours dark chocolate with minimal, transient off-white head. The aroma is mainly smoked meat with hints of toffee and caramel. In the mouth it has a strong smoky texture with plenty of malts and parkin, plus traces of herbs, toffee, grass and salty bacon. Finish is more malty than smoky. Decent enough but I was expecting something a bit more special.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2025
at 18:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A mahoghany brown coloured pour with a decent loose kjaki head. Aroma is semi sweet, brown sugars, earthy smoke, birch smoke, metal, thatch. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, layered malts, twig, birch wood smoke, salt, light metalic, Palate is semi sweet, little thin, mellow carbonation, Good, doesn't quite stick the landing.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Sep 2025
at 21:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Hops at Home. Pours clear ruby with a thick off-white head. Aromas of smoked meat, toffee, caramel, and hay. Taste is sweet toffee, grassy and smoked meat. Clean finish.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2025
at 13:01