Stay Wild Sasquatch - Citra SMaSH

Tasting Summary

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The South Park Tap, Sevenoaks, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		14 Mar 2026	1st beer of this visit: As I recall my first ever tasting of Stay Wild Brewing Company’s ales, a modern cask-led nanobrewery founded in 2022 and based locally in Shoreham, Kent, within the Darent Valley, and which started brewing in 2023. Known for producing small-batch quality craft beers, typically brewing only six casks per run, it is rarely seen but from my first visit to this micro, I was aware they had it on cask from time to time in asking the barman on that visit about where it was from in observing the pump clip for it. Their Sasquatch - Citra SMaSH ((Single Malt and Single Hop, meaning it uses only one type of malt and one variety of hop) is an American-style pale ale and for me had a formidable name as not a great lover of citrusy ales but I bravely gave it a go. It was presented with very good head and lacing and lasting superbly. It had a hazy unfined look about it. A very dry hoppy first hit despite its emerging sweetness. A subtle grapefruity note veering up from its Citra hops and set against a lightly crisp malt base. A dry hoppy fruitiness prevailing but not overly fruited to my absolute delight with a moreishly dry hoppiness lingering in the aftertaste. Perfectly palatable and I could almost have had another one but for there being another two real ales on to also try. This beer has been awarded a Silver medal for cask beer in the SIBA (the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates) South East awards.