About
The Driftwood Spars Brewery was founded in 2000 and is joined with The Driftwood Spars – a unique and characterful pub loved by locals and visitors alike, which overlooks the dramatic and beautiful Cornish coastline here at Trevaunance Cove.

The brewery is a five barrel plant and we brew in small batches, allowing us great control over the quality and consistency of our beers. All our beers are gluten free and many are also vegan. We use premium British malts and source the finest hops; we are increasingly using new-wave English hops as new varieties are developed and perfected.

All beers Gluten Free (reduced with enzyme) since early 2019
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danlo (13924) reviewed
Kea Plum Ale from Driftwood Spars Brewery
4 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330m bottle. Gluten Free. Hazy reddish brown colour, big foamy beige head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, chocolate, fruity plum. Taste is sweetish, roasty malt, plum, fruity, chocolate, coffee, some sourish hints and light bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying chocolate & plum finish. Nicely dirnkable.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2022 at 20:03
Cheeseboard (6391) reviewed
Alfie's Revenge from Driftwood Spars Brewery
4 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at Maltingsfest, Newton Abbot 23/04/2022. Pours ruby brown with a beige cap. Aroma: earthy, woody, leather, dried fruits. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter, woody, leather, earth, nutty, dried fruits. Medium body and low carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2022 at 21:11
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Cove Seaberry from Driftwood Spars Brewery
4 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
440ml can from Eden Project gift shop, Cornwall. Pours a misty golden amber, large white frothy head. Aroma of mild seabuckthorn, saison yeast. Taste presents pleasant fruity seabuckthorn working nicely with the saison yeast, some tart moments. Seabuckthorn's not the most likeable of fruits, but it works well here.
Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2022 at 20:07
danlo (13924) reviewed
Cove Stippy Stappy from Driftwood Spars Brewery
4 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
440ml can. Gluten Free. Golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of citrus, hop. Taste is malt, caramel, with fruity, hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2022 at 22:45
hohops (2765) reviewed
Niflheim from Driftwood Spars Brewery
4 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Appearance- very dark brown, with a fizzy light brown head. Aroma is chocolate, toffee, caramel, fudge cake, biscuity malt, milky coffee. Taste is chocolate, toffee, peppery hops, roast malt, coffee, chocolate fudge cake, hints of peppery spice, thick and full mouthfeel, a bit chewy at the end. Tasty.
Tried on 29 Dec 2021 at 06:34
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Niflheim from Driftwood Spars Brewery
4 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can ordered from Twisted Crow, Basingstoke, and shared at Hazlemere tasting. Aroma is sweet and biscuity. Dark cola brown. Big foamy tan head. Immediate sweet biscuits flava. Underlying hints of bitterness. Medium bodied. Slick to creamy. Average carbonation. Long finish. Sweet stuff yet a tad bland. Perhaps too sweet.
Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2021 at 19:42
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Niflheim from Driftwood Spars Brewery
4 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can shared by BeardedAvenger at SHIG Crashes the Bottle Share at Hazlemere: Poured deep brown with a reddish edges, head is tan. Aroma is roasted malts, nutty, light metallic. Taste is rich malty, nutty, chocolate.
Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2021 at 18:05
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Niflheim from Driftwood Spars Brewery
4 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can shared in Hazlemere - cheers to BeardedAvenger. Pours red-brown with a small, creamy tan head. Medium sweet, some artificial berries, a little coffee, toffee. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, some caramel, aged berries, brown sugar. Not bad.
Tried from Can on 12 Nov 2021 at 16:28
Fergus (32001) reviewed
Niflheim from Driftwood Spars Brewery
4 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can shared at high Wycombe tasting. Thanks to bearded. A clear caramel brown coloured pour with a sticky light tan head. Aroma is semi sweet, caramel, coconut, brown sugars, maple. Flavour is composed of earthy, apple, turnover, brown sugars, earthy grass, rustic brown bread. Maple, little custard. Marshmallow.
Tried from Can on 12 Nov 2021 at 16:17
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Niflheim from Driftwood Spars Brewery
4 years ago
7/10
Tried on 12 Nov 2021 at 16:17