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.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
High pressure can, but not as bad as the others. Dark murky brown, soda carbonation. Smells sour, malty, strong, some vinegar. Nice thickness, light carbonation, slight pucker. Tastes weirdly malty sour, lots of rum. Pretty boozy, this one. Not my fav.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Gravity cask at the 31st Ealing Beer Festival, Walpole Park, 15/07/22. Very lightly hazed golden with a white cap. Nose is hay bale, citric zest, dusty hops, light funk. Taste comprises lemon rind, herb, hedgerow, light cheesy presence, grains, tangy citric zest. Medium plus bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Comes over a little muddled ... not terrible but couldn't drink much ... has this strange overriding light cheesy wotsit presence.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
High pressure can, pours very dark brown with a sliver off-white head. Smells sour, little bit of wine, tart cherry. Good body, fairly light for the ABV, bit boozy, slight pucker. Taste is sour, some deep cherry flavour, slight bitter finish, some wine. Sharp and astringent at first, but linger is like a very nice red wine, with more cherries and tartness. Fun stuff!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Slight gusher. Black, soda carbonation and then flat. Smells sour, honey, whisky. Body is dangerously easy, near flat. Sour but only tiny bit pucker, honey really softens it. Some whisky, raspberries are hidden mostly. Great balance, surprisingly tasty.
Mr_Pink_152 (17035) reviewed Astral Mariner from Steel City Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from Hoptimism. Almost black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are chocolate roasted malty and bitter. Full body
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can. Beer Central Sheffield. Clear cola brown. Slimmest ring of beige. Nose has heather honey. Dark malt. Touch of berry fruit. Taste is dark fruit sourness. Some dryness. Medium body well belies the ABV. Fine carbonation. Tart and dry finish. Big hitter drinks easy enough, albeit not too complex.
Mr_Pink_152 (17035) reviewed Vlad The Invader from Steel City Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
On tap at the Keans Head Nottingham. Jet black and a tan head. Grainy, sweet and boozy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Black, near flat, seems quite thick. Smell is sour, almond, cherry. Body is heavy, low carbed. Taste is lightly sour, the almond is clearly there and softens it up. Cherry present as well, which almost always work with sour beers. After 2 misses, a hit!
Black, flat. Smells slightly sour with something biscuitty in it, hint of ammonia. Unpleasant. Taste is sour, dry, not much passion fruit to be found. Not as bas as the smell, but not really pleasant tasting either. Dead, shame.
Deanso (15577) ticked Astral Mariner from Steel City Brewing 3 years ago
Third of a pint on tap at the Bar Stewards. Thin beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of coffee and chocolate
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.86 |
| Beers | 173 |
| Ticks | 591 |
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