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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4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Bottle split at CCii, thanks to Dave Up, 24/03/16. clear golden blonde with no head. Nose is spice, white pepper, light citric notes, grain, touch herbal ... not giving much away ! Taste packs a massive chilli kick in the face ... hottest I’ve had in a beer ! Full on green pepper, rising chilli heat, mild sweats. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Full on novelty chilli beer ... made one grown man pop to the shop next door for a pint of milk to aid recovery !!!
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2016 at 04:02

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle split at CCii thanks to Dave Up, 24/03/16. Black with a decent tan cap. Nose is light spice, roast malt, faint charring, dark berry fruits, light pine. Taste comprises dark malts, chocolate biscuit, earthy berry, faint spice, black Pepper tingle. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent stout.
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2016 at 03:38

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2016. Cloudy gold orange lasting white head. hefeweizen aroma with a lot of hops. It’s a hoppy hefe which is not unpleasant. Some tropical fruit. Some bitterness. Yep pretty good flavours tgat are balanced. Some orange some mango. Rather good.
Tried from Cask on 29 Apr 2016 at 06:20

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask. Shakespeare’s, Sheffield. Thick as a bag, straw colour. Thick, bubbly, lasting, white head. Nose is big on the weiss. Ripe banana. Soft clove and wheat. Hops come across as lemon and lime, which works well with the wheat character. Taste sets off soft sweet, turning chewy, citrusy, lightly resinous bitter. Soft, smooth mouthfeel. Bitterness kicks in properly on the finish. Juicy, and quite resinous. Good stuff. Would like to try a chilled down, bottled version of this.
Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2016 at 13:50

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle split at CC2, thanks to Dave Up, 05/03/16. Light black topped with a decent tan covering.Nose is light roast, chocolate, spice, subtle maple strokes. Taste comprises chocolate butter, caramel, oats, maple syrup, toasted malt. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough stout.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2016 at 02:08

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the Cotteridge Convention - 2016 edition. Cheers! Pours clear brown with a tan cream topping. The nose holds toasty malts, light cocoa and ash. Medium sweet flavour with moderate roast character, some chocolate, dried leathery fruits. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Dry on the finish with further notes of cocoa. Good one.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2016 at 05:26

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Cotteridge Beano v2. Dark red. Thin tan head. Nice, chewy fruit. Some hop. Taste is mostly sweet. Rich and smoothly chewy. Very decent.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2016 at 14:36

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Cotteridge Beano v2. Dark, chestnut brown. Maple syrup. Soft roast. Lightly chewy. Smooth. More soft roast. Some sweetness on the lips.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2016 at 10:47

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at Cotteridge Wines, 05/03/16. Dark mahogany brown with a moderate tan cap. Nose is chocolate malt, Bounty bar, light charr, biscuit. Taste comprises dark chocolate, faint spice, light roasting, coconut shreds. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent coconut affair ... well balanced.
Tried on 18 Mar 2016 at 03:01

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask. Shakespeare’s, Sheffield. Clear, deep, reddy brown. Bubbly, lasting, tan head. Nose has creamy, milk chocolate. Light roast coffee bean. Some notes of vine fruit. Roast malts on the back end. Taste is lip stickingly sweet, initially, turning roast coffee bean bitter. Decent depth of body. Smooth mouth. Finishes with a fruity hop bitterness. Nice one. Easy drinking.
Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2016 at 08:37