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.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Black Cascade from Steel City Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
17/10/2018. Cask at the Robin Hood Beer & Cider Festival 2018, Nottingham. Pours very dark brown with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, hops, citrus and pine. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Medusa from Steel City Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Keg at the Eebria taproom - Bermondsey. Pours unclear gold-orange with a bubbly heading. Interesting stuff, pretty well rounded, has some pale woody dryness, moderate lemony acidity, mellow piney bitterness. Medium bodied with fine, spritzy carbonation. Dry finish, tart, with more lemon, grapefruit, pine. Solid.
Garrold (11502) reviewed Medusa from Steel City Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. As Steel City / Lost Industry / Neepsend Medusa. Light gold. Soft haze. Slim, messy, dense, white head. Nose has bright, pink grapefruit. Pulped orange breakfast juice. Lemon rind. Bit of a white grape twang. Sweet grain in the background. Taste has light, lemon juice tartness. Fairly dry. Touch of hop bitterness. Clean and sharp on the palate. Light to medium body. Low carbonation. More lemon and pink grapefruit to finish. Nice one.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Clear, dark, cola brown. Ring of lasting, tan head. Nose has red wine dregs. Oak. Balsamic vinegar. Chocolate malts. Notes of Parma Violet sweets. Taste is vinous, dry, and tangy. Light chocolate sweetness. Some dried fruit bitterness. Medium body. Low carbonation. Finishes tangy, vinous, and fairly bitter. Comes together well.
Garrold (11502) reviewed Demons Are Back from Steel City Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Fully hazy, deep gold. Loads of fast rising, fine bubbles keep alive a dense, lacing, lasting, off white head. Looks boss. Nose has overripe lemon. Some peach stone. Sourdough bread. Then there’s a slightly funky, twangy cheese character to it, that was I’m guessing isn’t intended, but I really don’t mind it. It smells a little like a Poppyland beer, and that’s always ok with me. Taste is sweet and fruity, with some buggy sourness, before the 110 IBU kicks in. Medium body. Soft, foamy carbonation. Hint of acidity. Bitter and twang of unintended sourness to finish. Well obviously this has gone a bit wrong, but I did enjoy it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Lovely red wine-y stout. Rich and malty and the barrel aging really comes through. Rich and very tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2017 [ The 42th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 10th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Steel City Steaming Bucket of Chilli & Lime ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity hops, fruity, vegetables, earthy, fruit - lime. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, earthy, chili, hot, fruity malt, pale malt, light fruit - lime. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171011] 6-3-7-3-14
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Cotteridge Wines, Brum. Pours black with a thin head. Aroma is sour cherry, roast and Brett. A bit ashy. Taste has sour cherry to start Ashy sour cherry and roast finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keg at Cotteridge Wines birthday; dark brown pour zero head, aroma has cherry and some dark malts, taste has tangy cherry, some roast lacks a bit of fizz but tasty.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Scraping The Barrel from Steel City Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
12th June 2018
Opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Airy palate, sem dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Tangy dark malts, funky, Feels like this one caught a bug. Trace of malt roast. Reasonable rum here, fruity rum. Light finish. Overall it's a bit tangy and lacks a good malt backbone, but it's okay.