Steel City Brewing

Client Brewer in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2009

Closed in 2025

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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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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Clear cola pour. Super leggy, lasting, tan head. Looks boss. Nose has coconut and dark chocolate. Ripened vine fruit. Cocoa. Smells good. Taste is super sweet, with vinous bitterness. Drinks smooth and slightly creamy. Fine carbonation. Dry and fruity bitterness to finish. Good gear. Plenty of flavour at the ABV.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2020 at 22:22


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can. Beer Central, Sheffield. Whoever added this, thanks very much. Pours like a hazed IPA. Fine white head. Nose has honey on toast. Some vanilla. Some bready yeast. Not too much else. Taste is a little sweet, and fairly dry. Thin body. Fine carbonation. No finish to speak of. It’s like a glass of water with some trub thrown in.

Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2020 at 21:32


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Dark, cola brown. Barely a head. What there is sticks to the glass. Nose has rum and raisin chocolate. Roast malt. Milky coffee. Taste is super sweet, with a modicum of dark fruit bitterness. Medium body. Low carbonation. Light bitterness to finish.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2020 at 22:02


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Hazed old gold. Barely a head. Nose has leathery oak. Grape skin. Whiff of cardboard. Touch of red wine vinegar. Taste is tart and dry. Flicker of acidity. Soft carbonation. Tart and dry on the finish. Feels well past it’s prime.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2020 at 19:46


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Soft haze on a pale gold. Thick and fairly dense, lasting, white head. Looks good. Nose has sweet white grape. Pretty vibrant, citrusy and flowery hop. Little bit of barrel led funk. Some vanilla. Taste is sharp and quite dry, with some vanilla sweetness on the lips. Light to medium body, feeling fresh and clean. Fine, foamy carbonation. Touch of acidity. Tart finish with a nice snack of hop bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2020 at 18:28


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Clear cola colour. Glossy topped, thin and dense, lasting, beige head. Nose has a whiff of savoury smoke. New leather. Red wine dregs with a tab end chucked in it. Hint of cherry. Hint of marzipan. Taste has a nice balance of tart fruit and slightly smoky, leathery bitterness. Medium body. Fairly dry. Light acidity. Foamy carbonation. Tart and a little bretty in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2020 at 02:54


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5


Cask (gravity) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Steel City Hive Mind ].
ABV: 6.9%. Murky medium orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sharp, wheat, saison yeast, honey. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, honey, saison yeast, phenol, sweet fruit, acetone, yeast - wheat. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200122]
5-3-5-3-10

Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2020 at 14:24


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

14th March 2020
Bright clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and fairly dry, fine carbonation bringing up the rear. Trace of vanilla on the nose. Thin malts bring just a very modest amount of sweetness. Tart fruits, some grape, trace of sherbet lemon, whispers of apple and pineapple. Light dry finish. Good fun. Brut IPA is a brewing fad over too soon for me, liked most that I have had.

Tried on 14 Mar 2020 at 17:34


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Deep mahogany colour. Mostly clear. No head. Nose has red wine dregs. Dark chocolate truffle. Wet leather. Sweaty brett. Booze steeped vine fruit. Prunes. Some earthy notes. Tobacco maybe. Smells great. Taste is sweet and fruity, with an earthy bitterness. Smooth on the palate. Minimal carbonation. Fairly rich, although it belies the 16% by some way. Lingering earthy, vinous bitterness to finish. Great sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2020 at 00:26


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle, online from Hoptimism. Pours clear very dark brown, minimal head. Aroma: chocolate, light tart berries, bourbon barrel. Taste: moderate sweet & light bitter, boozy bourbon barrel with sour berries in behind. Thin to medium body, virtually no carb, super boozy sour berry finish. Not unpleasant but lacks a bit of balance

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2020 at 22:58