Steel City Brewing

Client Brewer in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2009

Closed in 2025

Contact
105 Olive Grove Road, Sheffield, S2 3GD, England
Description
Steel City Brewing is a brewing company with a very new world outlook on life! Rather than buying our own brewery - with all the associated cost and hassle that entails - we have decided, initially at least, to become what's known in Europe as a "Cuckoo" brewery... We started off doing our first brews at The Brew Company, before capacity issues saw us move to Little Ale Cart, where we spent three years proving even the most Heath-Robinson brew kit can be used to make good beer! We then outgrew the kit moved to Toolmakers brewery, before moving again to Lost Industry in 2016.

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.

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7.6
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.

Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2019 at 13:18


4.9
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.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2019 at 21:51


6
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.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2019 at 21:50


7.9
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.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2019 at 21:34


8.1
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!

Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 17:23


7.4
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

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2019 at 06:40


7.4
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

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2019 at 06:40


6.1
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

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2019 at 06:40


6.9
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

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2019 at 14:06


6.6
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

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2019 at 14:06