Author: Paul Rugg

Two beers in the Stancill brewery core range won awards at the recent Barrow Hill Rail Ale Beer Festival 2026. Our No7 and Barnsley Bitter won Gold and Silver respectively in the same category (Low Gravity Copper/Golden 4.5% and below).

Special Brews: The latest special brews are inspired by the locations of the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament taking place this summer across the USA, Canada and Mexico. All single-hopped pale ales, each offers something a little different – For the USA we have Willamette-hopped Rutherford (4.2%), for Canada we have Columbus-hopped Canuck (4%) and for Mexico we have Golazo (4.4%), a more golden hued ale appropriately featuring El Dorado hops. More details about the inspiration behind these beers can be found on their website. Of course, fan favourite Sweet Caroline (4.1%) will also be available throughout the tournament!

St Mars of the Desert has some new releases. Owd Eerie, An old ale inspired by the great traditional British beer style, a dark but drinkable, all-British, complex ale, 6.2%. Clamp, their returning Mosaic and Waimea-hopped koelship IPA. Fresh, zingy, and fruity, 5.5% Also Lovely Saint Winefride is a golden barleywine, a beer style invented in Sheffield. It contains all British ingredients, with Goldings hops and Maris Otter barley, 8.3%

Additionally dates for their Annual SMODFEST lager celebration have been announced – 31st July/1st August, 7th/8th August and 14th/15th August