May Provisions
Microbrewery
in
Southampton,
Hampshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Unity Brewing
Established in 2020
Closed in 2023
Contact
23-27 Princes St, Southampton, SO14 5RP, England
Description
May Provisions is our new side-project here at Unity Brewing Co, focusing on small-batch Continental and traditional beers, paying homage to foundations that have allowed craft beer to bloom. Named for the month of May, when the best of the UK’s produce peaks its focus is on creating distinct beers; embracing the unpredictable influence of natural methods and ingredients with a commitment to quality, technique and full, balanced flavours.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from Caps and Taps. Pours mostly clear honey-gold with a creamy, white head. Lightly sweet with notes of crispy grains, slight vanilla, white wine, mild lemony tang, very modest funk, subtle woody dryness. Light to medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Mild sweetness in the finish, soft salty notes, light wheat, light funk, lemon peel, pale grain, background citric accents, light funk. Drinkable stuff. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2021
at 20:06
7.5/10
Light floral nose, soft farms funk. Long wit finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2021
at 20:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Park Fever, Hither Green. Deep amber pour with a white head. Nose is barley sugar, apricot jam, damson, black pepper, baked apple. Taste is kiwifruit, damson, malts, dessert pear, light spice, lemon marmalade. Long bittersweet finish. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2021
at 11:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle ordered from Ghost Whale. Aroma has funk and citrus with soft fruit and honey. Gold. Opaque. Fizzy translucent white head. Light sour. With a bitter brett edge. Citrus to the fore. A touch vinous. Light bodied. Thin but slick. Leaves a chalky mouthfeel. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. It's fine. I imagine it would be refreshing after a day in the fields but it's neither really a Wit or a Sour. More like a low key Saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2021
at 19:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can ordered from the brewery. Sweet aroma combines juniper and earthy rye, with a tasty streak. A slight haze to the amber body. Massive foamy off-white head. Medium sourness over a rye core which add spice and some bitterness. The bitterness peaks and the sourness then closes proceedings. Light-medium bodied. Slick with a touch of cream. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Decent stuff. Could just do without the aftertaste. A different take on a seasonal ESB or whatever an old school brewery would produce, admittedly for Christmas if not Autumn.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2020
at 19:25