Stewart Brewing

Our SRA was launched last weekend and went down a treat in the pubs. You can see the staff from the Stockbridge Tap in Edinburgh enjoying the very first cask on their brewery tour last Friday. It’s just a shame Scotland didn’t come through with a result on Sunday.

SRA PROFILE, APPERANCE AND TASTING NOTES

Modelled on a traditional English bitter the SRA is deep golden in colour, with a fresh hoppy aroma and a lovely bitter finish. This will make a great session ale for those of you who like their beers light, quenching and sessionable.  Have a look at the pic below.

IBU = 30

EBC = 16

ABV = 4%

Malts

A blend of Marris Otter, Crystal and Wheat

Hops

A mixture of traditional English hops for bittering and American/Slovenian for aroma

Stewart’s Rugby Ale will be available all over Scotland throughout the Six Nations Tournament.

The Bock Beer Update

The as yet unnamed bock beer has been brewed and what a beast it was too. It’s the biggest mash we have ever done and the strongest beer we have ever made. Once the fermentation is over we are going to transfer it into some demountable tanks and let it condition for the rest of the winter. I’ll try and get some pics of the process and get them up on here as soon as possible.

Hi my name is Oli, Head Brewer at Stewart Brewing. As this is my first blog and the first of the year I thought I would give you a run down on what you can expect from us beer wise in the first half of 2010.

January

As well as keeping the cask ale and new bottled range flying out the door, we have been slaving away developing two brand new beers. A 4% classic hoppy bitter to get your mouths watering for the Six Nations

48 Hours In

and something we have never tried before. A traditional Bock beer. This is getting brewed next Thursday and will be left to condition for a few months before we release it hopefullly at the beginning of April.

April – The return on cask of the much loved Forth Mist and the introduction of our Bock beer in bottles.

May – Stewart’s 5 for those who like their grapefruit.

June – We are looking to release our first lager in bottles.

July – Hollyrood our current best seller in the bottle range, makes the jump to cask for one month only.

August - A special beer is in the pipeline for the Festival.

So as you can see we have plenty planned to keep us busy over the nest few months. Sign up to the blog tell your friends and I welcome your comments and suggestions. I’ll be back when I have some pictures of the Bock and some tasting notes for the Rugby Beer.

Oli