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.
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.
6/10
Tried
on 16 Mar 2016
at 18:08
6/10
Tried
on 16 Mar 2016
at 18:07
8/10
Tried
on 16 Mar 2016
at 18:05
8/10
Tried
on 16 Mar 2016
at 18:04
8/10
Tried
on 16 Mar 2016
at 17:08
3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Bottle "thanks" to Dave at Cotteridge Convention 2016. It pours slightly hazy gold no head whatsoever. The aroma is relatively constrained....vegetal, spicy chilli, tangy action and light sweetness. The taste is an assault on the senses... big, dirty and full of so much chilli heat, lava. fiery pits of Mordor, straw and dull sweet white bread at a stretch. Finish is very long and lingering chilli heat. Hot boxed. Fun for a few sips, but you will pay the price if you drink more of this. One of the most memorable beverages of the evening.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2016
at 12:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Dave at Cotteridge Convention 2016. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The aroma is rich, sweet oily, creamy, tapioca, wood and some chocolate cake. The taste is crisp, bitter, toasted malts, earth, wood, quite chewy, ash, coffee grounds and some acidity. Medium body and fine carbonation. The aroma stands out, but the taste doesn’t quite live up to it. Decent anyhow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2016
at 12:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Cotteridge tasting room. Dark, cola brown. No head. Nose has dark chocolate. Charred wood. Vanilla pod. Taste is light bitter. Sweetness on the lips. Decent body. Smooth mouthfeel. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2016
at 10:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the Cotteridge Convention - 2016 edition. Thanks, Dave! Pours clear brown with a light, creamy head. The aroma has notes of earth and mellow cocoa. Lightly sweet flavour, with some old leather, earthy bitterness, bittersweet chocolate. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Drying on the finish, with more bitter earth and baking cocoa. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2016
at 02:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Dave at the 2016 Cotteridge Convention. It pours deep brown with minimal head. The aroma is rich, tangy fruits, fruit loaf, vanilla, pancakes & maples syrup. The taste is rich, toasted grain, earthy roasted malts, oats, light spice, maple syrup, touch of chocolate and vanilla. Medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty decent overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2016
at 09:27