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.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Honey Porter from Steel City Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
hand bottle at home ... deep dark brown ... soft dark roast ... light charcoal ... soft honey nose ...dark roast malts ... very light sweet honey back tones ... but just the lightest ... dark dry roast ... again barest hint of charcoal ... nice.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed ALCo Clag from Steel City Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Hand bottle at home ... deep black ... thinnest bubbly head ...big cold coffee roast malt nose ... big bitter coffee roast ... huge hop front ... massive bitter hop ... juicy roast ... loads of cold coffee... think i need to let this warm up a bit ... nice session-able porter ... really quite hoppy and a little odd in the hop ... but thats probably cause i see it Sorachi ace... ive not been a huge fan of this hop but its working here...maybe a little coconut in the bitterness ... but i wouldnt have noticed it if it hadnt said
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
7th August 2011
Dean Swift - RBESG Tasting. Hand bottle courtesy of Gazza. Hazy pale gold beer, little off white head. Light palate. Very mild banana esters with creamy malt. Trace of hop bitterness before the frothy finish. Nice.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Saint Brendan from Steel City Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
7th August 2011
Dean Swift - RBESG Tasting. Hand bottle courtesy of Gazza. Hazy pale gold beer. Tiny white head. Light frothy palate. Frothy creamy malt. Nice fresh grassy hops with a trace of citrus. Frothy soft finish. Would really like to try Steel City freshly dispensed or bottle conditioned.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
7th August 2011
Dean Swift - RBESG Tasting. Hand bottle courtesy of Gazza. Hazy pale gold beer, little white head. Light frothy palate. Nice pale malt. Tiny bit of tangy citrus. Nicely joined up. Semi dry finish.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Blanes Half IPA from Steel City Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
7th August 2011
Dean Swift - RBESG Tasting. Hand bottle courtesy of Gazza. Hazy pale gold beer, no head. Low carbonation. Fresh bitter grapefruit, very fresh. Lacks condition because of the hand bottling - would really like to try this freshly dispensed.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Sorachi Ace IPA from Steel City Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at fins ... golden amber ... thin white lacing ... soft peachy fruity hop ... odd sweet but light drying edge hop... dried peel fruits ... just a little wierded out by this one.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Shadowplay from Steel City Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Handbottled from Gazza @ ChrisOs.Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, crispy green hops. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long to average duration, roasted, dark roasted, coffee, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110806]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at RBESG 2011 Grand Tasting at The Dean Swift, London. Pours a cloudy, pale yellow with a foamy, white head. Doughy malt nose, some lemon. Nice flavor, some grassy hops, light sweetness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Nice bitterness lingers in the finish, along with crispy malts. Highly drinkable beer.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Blanes Half IPA from Steel City Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at RBESG 2011 Grand Tasting at The Dean Swift, London. Pours clearish yellow with a small, white head. Tangy lemon citrus hop aroma. Light sweet flavor, more tangy citrus, light grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mild sweet finish, more grass, light dirt and pithy citrus. Very decent.