Stannary Brewing Co

All That Jazz (4.2% ABV, can)
Hazy light gold, with a white head that stays well, there’s quite a whiff of hops from the moment the can opens — very graefruit, with a hint of grassiness. On the palate, there’s a little tartness, with grapefruit the standout characteristic. There’s a hint of pine, too, and some balancing lught malt. A good thirst quencher with a smooth body and a nice dry finish.
(14th January, 2021)

Pale Ale (4% ABV, can)
Hazy gold, with a white head that stays well, there’s an aroma of biscuit malt and stone fruit, with an edge of spice. On the palate, it’s herbal and spicy, with hints of orange and peach. The beer is dry hopped, giving a good hop bite.
(14th January, 2021)

PL19 (4.2% ABV, can)
Hazy straw with a white head, this has a dank, slightly tropical aroma. On the palate, it’s herbal and spicy with a hint of lemon. Crisp and refreshing.
(31st January, 2021)

Pud (5.6% ABV, can)
Black, with a thin tan head that dissipates very quickly, this effervesces like cola. THere’s roast malt, woodiness, and some spice on the aroma. The body’s quite think, not unlike that aforementioned cola. There’s a taste of rich dark fruit, molasses, some vanilla, and a little nuttiness. Okay, but not my favourite Stannary offering.
(14th January, 2021)

Reverse Camber (5.9% ABV, can)
This is a terrific, highly recommended beer. Golden, a little hazy, with a slightly off-white head, there’s pine and grapefruit on the nose. On the palate, well, that’s pretty hoppy! And yet, there’s a really good bready malt backbone, not dissimilar to a British IPA, rather than the West Coast style implied here. The hops are all about that West Coast vibe: piney, tropical, juicy, astringent. Pass another, please!
(22nd January, 2021)

Verde (4.6% ABV, can)
Slightly hazy gold, with a white head that stays well, there’s an interesting, spicy, hedgerow aroma on this green hop beer. It’s made with Challenger hops, grown locally in Tavistock, Devon, where the brewery is based. Even though I’m drinking this three or four months after hop harvest time, the hop aroma stands up well. On the palate, the hops are grassy and really very bitter. That may be due to the age of the beer — green hop brews should be drunk young. There’s quite a spicy, peppery note, too. Challenger’s charactaristics include crispness and bitterness, both of which are in abundance here.
(15th January, 2021)

Winnemucca (5.4% ABV, can)
Hazy, light gold, with a white head, the aroma of juicy, slightly dank hop bursts out as soon as the can is popped open. Pineapple, tropical notes, but quite subdued. There are earthy notes, too, possibly from the Simcoe hops, which share a billing with Mosaic and Citra. On the palate, it’s a pineapple-led tropical fruit bowl. Plenty of wheat coming through, and a lovely smooth mouthfeel from an oats addition. It’s an intense US double-dry-hopped IPA experience, to be treated with respect.
Buy it: Mine was sent to me. It’s available on the brewery website.
(14th January, 2021)