Rutland Breweries to combine as Grainstore rescues Stoney Ford Stoney Ford Brew Co Ltd has been acquired by Rutland Brewing Co, owners of Grainstore Brewery of Oakham. Stoney Ford, owned by local brewers Simon Watson and Tim Nicol, announced its closure on 5thApril as its current premises had become unavailable and uneconomic. They were then…
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New- Ermine Street Easy Ale
Here's our new lower strength Pale Ale, very light in colour, only 2.8% ABV, but full of flavour. We use some very new and experimental English Hops - Godiva, in its first full year of commercial use, and the romantically named "CF149" - to give a tropical fruit nose and flavour, well balanced with lighter…
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Broad Street Blackout Stout for Christmas
Back by popular demand- our seasonal special 6% stout, made even more special with the inclusion of a load of hand picked blackberries we harvested ourselves from a garden in Brooke, near Oakham. (We had the owners permission- and indeed his help). It's a real winter warmer with a slight tartness of the blackberries to…
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Great article in Stamford Living
Thanks to Stamford Living for great coverage of our recent brew, "Stamford Spruceter". We brewed this unique recipe using tender spruce tips harvested from Sitka Spruce tips instead of aroma hops. For the full story, read September's Stamford Living...
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Special Commemoration Ale brewed for Stamford 50 Celebrations
We have created a “Beautifully Built Brown Porter” as the official commemoration ale for the Stamford 50 and Georgian Festival Celebrations that start on Sept 21st in and around Stamford. Brewed to a style that would have been common in the 18th century, the ale is a Brown Porter- slightly milder and sweeter than a…
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More New Brews…
We're launching "Welland Wyvern" in May, the first in a series of what we call "Middle England Pale Ales". This will be a rotating range of edgier, hoppier, stronger brews that Simon's been developing for a while now. We think these ales will showcase English hops and malts in a traditional style but with a…
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New Brews
In addition to our 3 core brews we've added a festival special "one -off" brew; Olicana Oatmeal Opera, a 4.5% belter of a blonde, softened with Oatmeal in the mash. You should see it at a few festivals and a few pubs during May and June. Olicana is a new English hop from the Charles…
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