Steel City Brewing
Client Brewer in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 🏴
Established in 2009
Closed in 2025
When we started we were (and still are) huge fans of hops and there just weren't enough brewers in the UK using them, even though that sounds ridiculous in today's beer world. So, rather than moaning into our beer, we thought we'd do something about it and brew some of our own! Over time as the beer scene evolved, there was less need for our style of hoppy beers since everyone was brewing with them so we evolved too and widened our style portfolio.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap. Crow Inn, Sheffield. Murky amber. No head. Nose has cherry stone and fruit. Soft smoke. Light citrus peel notes. Taste is a little sweet and smoky. Hint of tartness. Medium body. Fine carbonation. Tart and a little dry on the finish. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Clear, dark, cola brown. No head. Nose has gravy granules. Whisky dregs. Some fruit. Sweaty leather. Taste has a dirty sourness. Mouthfeel is medium to full. Pretty acidic. Lots of booze. Minimal carbonation. Earthy, tart and sour finish. All over the shop. Grim.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Fairly muddy brown. No head. Nose has tar. Gravy browning. Sweet sherry. Some notes of damson, but overall this smells like a well oxidised barley wine. Taste is super sweet, with a big hit of vinous, tar like bitterness. Medium body. Booze is fairly well hidden. Low carbonation. Big bitterness on the finish comes across metallic and savoury at the same time. Wow.
Garrold (11502) reviewed Corvus Corone from Steel City Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Poured a totally clear yellow gold, until the sediment went in, and it went way more chic. No head to speak of. Nose has mouldy lemon. White grape and nectarine. Touch of sour milk. Smells great. Taste is tart and dry, with a juicy, stone fruit bitterness. Medium body. Dry and clean. Fine, brisk carbonation. Tart and juicy in equal measure on the finish. Very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Keg at the Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Black pour with a beige head. Nose of black cherries, liquorice, red grape, blackberry. Flavours of fermented red grape(😁), liquorice, black cherries, raspberry ruffles chocolate, blackcurrant jam. Oodles of dark and red fruit in the finish. The initial taste made me ask 'what the devil's this?' but by Jove does it grow on you, lovely stuff!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours reddish orange, nose is funk, honey, cherry, taste is tart, juicy, brett funk, honey, almond. --- Beer merged from original tick of Burn the Kirsch Asane Edition on 02 Aug 2019 at 12:32 - Score: 7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours clear reddish amber, nose is cherry, raspberry, funk, toffee, almond, taste is sweet, juicy cherry, slightly grassy, hint of smoke. --- Beer merged from original tick of Burn the Kirsch: Fantoft Edition on 02 Aug 2019 at 12:32 - Score: 7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at home. Pours golden orange, nose is citrus, floral, toffee, taste is similar, hint of smoke. --- Beer merged from original tick of Burn the Kirsch Skjold Edition on 02 Aug 2019 at 12:32 - Score: 6
fonefan (85107) reviewed Medusa from Steel City Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 330ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, London.
[ As Steel City Medusa ].
ABV: 5.0%. Hazy - murky medium orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, citrus, zesty. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, grapefruit, zesty, lemony, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190730]
7-3-7-3-15
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 330ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, London.
[ As Steel City / Boutilliers Burn the Kirsch: Skjold Edition ].
ABV: 5.7%. Clear medium to light orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, plum - cherry, wood, smoke - smoked plum. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, plum - cherry, light smoked - smoked plum. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190808]
7-3-7-3-13