South Hams Brewery

Microbrewery in Kingsbridge, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2004

Contact
Stokeley Barton Barns, Stokenham, Kingsbridge, TQ7 2SE, England
Description
Mark, Sam and Olly Brooking brew the beer and the brewery is now run by Sam, keeping the business firmly in the family. Originally known as Sutton Brewing, South Hams Brewery moved to its present site overlooking the glorious Start Bay in 2003, with a 10-barrel plant and plenty of room and ambition to expand. We brew beers that like to travel and the full range of beers can be found and enjoyed in Devon and throughout the country, all created with the SHB seal of quality and craftsmanship.

South Hams Brewery has a real love for real ale. The good stuff! Honest, traditional brewing with passion, delivering consistently high quality real ales - what the punters wan With long standing classics, such as Eddystone and Devon Pride, and also producing several seasonal ales for the changing climate and palates - all brewed to the exacting SHB brewing quality standard. We'd love to introduce you to the small brewery that's very BIG on taste, and discover a range of ales that fully deliver on flavour and have proven to be extremely popular with pubs and restaurants alike.

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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Darts Farm, Topsham. Pours deep brown with no head. Aroma: dark malts, a little roast. Taste: light sweet & bitter, light body, dark malts with some roast character.

Tried from Bottle from Darts Farm on 01 Dec 2022 at 20:06


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 7/11/2022. Deep red in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Caramel, brown sugar, red berries, some leafy hops, ripe and ready malts, before a gently bitter finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 12 Nov 2022 at 10:56


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ South Hams Taphouse, near Torcross. Darker golden with a thick head. Its strength is noticeable but has a very clean texture. There’s some fruitiness and it comes across as a pretty good IPA.

Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2022 at 17:49


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Stokeley Farm Shop, Torcross. Golden with a light carbonation and a thin head. Light hoppy ale with a light pale ale texture and taste. Its malts are most prevalent in its nose.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2022 at 11:19


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Ashby’s of Salcombe, Malborough. Copper-red with a bubbly-frothy head. Has a nice red ale styling with gentle bittered malts, giving the ale a lower feel than its strength would suggest in terms of taste, but retains a fuller texture.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2022 at 17:37


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle: Poured a dark brown to black with a creamy off white head. Aroma is malty, licorice, bready. Taste is rich roasted malts, licorice, chocolate, doughy.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2022 at 22:12


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 30 June 2022. Deep golden in colour, with a thin, white, head that left plenty of lacing down the glass.Tangerine and red berry character, citrus hops, digestive malts, a touch of white pepper and a dryish finish. Enjoyable.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jul 2022 at 11:04


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

3/5/2022. Bottle shared by SHIG, cheers. Pours clear bright golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of semi-sweet apple, caramel, funky edge. Medium sweetness, light bitterness and tartness. Moderate body, oily, average carbonation. Drying slightly tannic finish. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2022 at 13:23


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers Shawn! Golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head, and aroma of apple, woody, some mucky funk hints. Taste is tangy, apple, fleshy, woody, with some funk, and both bittersharp acidity & bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Quite drinkable. --- Beer merged from original tick of Fortnum & Mason Organic Devon Vintage Cider 2021 on 23 Jul 2024 at 20:11 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: 500ml bottle from Fortnum & Mason, St Pancras London. Golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of apple, fruit, slight funk hint. Taste is sweet, fruity, apple, wood, caramel, with some leathery funk and drying earthy tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 11 Jun 2022 at 16:10


Tried on 14 May 2022 at 10:51