# Spingo Ales (The Blue Anchor) — Helston, Cornwall

> Spingo Ales (The Blue Anchor) in Helston, Cornwall, England scores 3.41 out of 5 — Poor, #16 in Cornwall. 17 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Spingo Ales (The Blue Anchor) is a brewery in Helston, Cornwall, England. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.41 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #16 in Cornwall. Of the 17 beers we track, 62% are Amber Ale and 14% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.41 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #16 in Cornwall · #647 in England · #13,727 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 17

## About

According to legend, Spingo Ale has been brewed on the premises of the Blue Anchor Inn, Helston, Cornwall for approximately 600 years!
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The Blue Anchor is one of only 4 original brew pubs left in the country still brewing today which continued to brew throughout and has the prestige of being Cornwall's oldest brewery.
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Kim & Simon Stone, took over the Blue on July 23rd 1993, at the time there were only 3 Spingo Ales being continuously brewed;
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Spingo Middle 5%,
Spingo Best 5.5%
Spingo Special 6.6%.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 62% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- IPA — 11% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 6% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 50 Coinagehall Street, Helston, Cornwall, England
- Coordinates: 50.1004204, -5.2769134
- Website: https://www.spingoales.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Shoals Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/shoals-brewery-25406.md) — 3.05, Limited — Helston, Cornwall — 2.1 mi away
- [Lacuna Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/lacuna-brewing-co-25401.md) — 3.47, Poor — Penryn, Cornwall — 8.2 mi away
- [Verdant Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/verdant-brewing-co-8301.md) — 4.50, Exceptional — Penryn, Cornwall — 8.2 mi away
- [The Rebel Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-rebel-brewing-company-34972.md) — 2.79, Limited — Penryn, Cornwall — 8.9 mi away
- [Black Rock Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-rock-brewing-36542.md) — 2.96, Limited — Falmouth, Cornwall — 8.9 mi away
- [Lizard Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/lizard-ales-8087.md) — 2.82, Limited — Helston, Cornwall — 9.1 mi away
- [Treen's](https://finding.beer/brewery/treens-12318.md) — 3.44, Poor — Truro, Cornwall — 9.2 mi away
- [Dynamite Valley Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/dynamite-valley-brewing-co-15516.md) — 3.05, Limited — Truro, Cornwall — 9.2 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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