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?
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can, picked up at the brewery. Medium haze on a vivid, old gold. Thin white head made up of fairly loose, uniform bubbles. Lasting and semi lacing. Nose has sweet grain and some cereal. A little bit of dank and sweaty, twangy hop leaf. On top there’s a big hit of stone fruit, coming across peachy and a little plummy. Taste is initially pretty sweet, and gets evened out by a twang of robust zesty, resinous, cleansing bitterness. Juicy on the palate with foamy carbonation. Medium body. Some dryness develops on the finish, with the robust bitterness staying throughout. Super tasty and really easy drinking.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Mar 2021
at 19:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from All Good Beer. Pours vibrant deep red with a frothy, pink head. Light to medium sweet with a decent kick of tangy cherry, fleshy berries, a touch of diacetyl perhaps, seedy bitterness, a little bread. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Semi-sweet finish, more juicy cherry, mellow tartness. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2021
at 21:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home in Hackney - sourced from All Good Beer. Pours clear, glowing honey-gold with a frothy, white head. Medium sweet, nice bready malts, sun-kissed biscuits, light yeast expression, golden raisins, a bit of straw. Light to medium bodied with delicate, massaging carbonation. Clean finish, more layered bready malts, yeast, toasted sugars. Delicious stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2021
at 20:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Park Fever, Hither Green. Hazy gold pour with a white head. Aromas of grapefruit, lemon rind, kiwi fruit, verbena. Flavours of bitter lemon, lots of grapefruit, grassy hops, touch of lime. Bitter citrusy finish. Refreshing easy drinking action.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2021
at 19:13
7.5/10
Peachy malt-forward. Very Belgian, classic Clove and spice notes
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2021
at 21:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Greenshop Bottle Shop, Sheffield. Light haze on a deep, raspberry jelly purple. Noisy, vivid pink foam fully dissipates. Nose has Cherry Lip sweets. Cherry stone. Touch of linament. Hint of oak. Green wood stalk. Taste has a rich vanilla sweetness. Gets tart, dry, and lightly bitter. Super smooth mouthfeel. Medium body. Fine carbonation. Tart, dry, and woody bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2021
at 20:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. Greenshop Bottle Shop, Sheffield. Soft haze on a deep, orangey, gingery gold. Fine and dense just off white head stays the course. Nose has nettle leaf. Tea. Fruited tea loaf. A bit of ginger biscuit, spicy malt. Some sweaty yeast. Taste has a fruity, estery sweetness first off, turning a little dry, with a spicy, leafy bitterness. Light to medium body with fine, sharp carbonation. Finishes with some dryness and a lingering spicy bitterness. Very SMOD.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2021
at 19:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
440ml can. Pours murky brown with a small head. Aroma is raisin, toffee, banana and brown sugar. Taste has toffee, raisin and a little smoke to start. Sweet caramel and brown sugar finish. Touchs of banana and clive throughout. A bit too fizzy.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2021
at 22:01
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2021
at 20:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
440ml can. Pours a light golden amber with a slight haze, huge white head. Aroma of grapefruit juice, orange peel, resin, mild honey. Taste of grapefruit, orange peel, very resinous, mild floral honey notes, assertive bitterness. Medium bodied. Yes, this is a quality old school IPA. More like this please!
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2021
at 22:58