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.
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 6.5
Cask. Gravity dispense. 41st Steel City Beer Festival. Hazy, green tinged, straw colour. Suds of white. Lovely, lemon sherbet and pink grapefruit hop. Hint of spice. And then I had a sip. The chilli heat is instant. Went straight into ear itching mode. Under that there’s some sweetness. There’s a soft bitterness, too, but I can’t hack this! For me this is undrinkable. Niche market beer!
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2015
at 10:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask. Gravity dispense. 41st Steel City Beer Festival. Clear, very dark red. Light tan, bubbly head. Nose has robust, chocolate, and roast coffee malts. Ash, and charred wood elements. Taste is fruity, slightly vinous bitter. Some sweetness on the lips. Moderate to full body. Finishes rising, lasting, fruity bitter. (I wondered when the hops might kick in). Very drinkable for a style I don’t normally go for.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2015
at 11:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried at the Nottingham beer festival 2015. Hazy hold colour with a white head. Tropical fruit and citrus aroma. Light bitter with a refreshing bitter finish.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2015
at 14:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap. Shakespeare’s, Sheffield. Thick as a bag, orangey gold. Swirl of white head. Big mango juice and mango yoghurt aroma. Creamy, vanilla malts. Some earthy hop. Smells great. Taste is punchy, fruity bitter. Plenty of sweetness on the lips. Soft carbonation and a smooth mouthfeel. Finishes punchy, lasting, crisp, zesty bitter. Scarily easy drinking. Lovely.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2015
at 07:42
8/10
Tried
on 08 Sep 2015
at 16:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
5.5 bottle at Cropredy 2015... Dark black thick crwamy tan head.. Soft dark dusty chocolate roast malts nose. . Dark bitter chocolate roast... Big pine.. Dry chocolate dusty roast malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2015
at 03:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at craig’s. Pours deep ruby amber, nose is peppery, toffee, fruity, taste is similar, dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2015
at 13:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear red with a long-lasting beige head. Aromas of dark sugar, pepper. Taste is sweet, dark sugar, boozy. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2015
at 13:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle at home ... dark brown ... thick tan head ... soft woody malts ... soft toffee malt nose ... dark bitter roast ... very bitter ... little soapy .. dark fruit .. long pine bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2015
at 13:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours hazy yellow with no head. Aromas of light brett funk, mango. Taste is pure mango juice. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2015
at 13:53