Metalman Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Waterford,
County Waterford,
Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated Venue: Phil Grimes Pub
Established in 2011
Closed in 2022
Contact
Description
Metalman Brewing was born in 2011 when two beer enthusiasts decided they’d had enough of the outlandishly limited selection of beer available in Ireland, and decided to do something about it.
They started by contract brewing at a small brewery in Tipperary while building a brewery in Waterford city with a 6.5HL brewhouse. Draught Metalman started popping up in all sorts of places, and various brewery upgrades followed. At the end of 2014, they installed the first canning line at an Irish microbrewery, and cans of Metalman Pale Ale hit the shelves in January 2015. A brewhouse upgrade to 24HL followed later that year, as did various seasonal and limited edition releases.
Making beer is bloody hard work, but dammit it’s a lot of fun!
They started by contract brewing at a small brewery in Tipperary while building a brewery in Waterford city with a 6.5HL brewhouse. Draught Metalman started popping up in all sorts of places, and various brewery upgrades followed. At the end of 2014, they installed the first canning line at an Irish microbrewery, and cans of Metalman Pale Ale hit the shelves in January 2015. A brewhouse upgrade to 24HL followed later that year, as did various seasonal and limited edition releases.
Making beer is bloody hard work, but dammit it’s a lot of fun!
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can at home, 29/01/17. Lightly hazed golden amber with a decent off white head. Nose is caramel, biscuit, light spice, orange peel, straw, grains. Taste comprises caramel, vanilla, straw, biscuit, toasted bread, light citric peel, sweet malts, orange. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a sprinkle of earthy hop bitterness. A very run of the mill IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2017
at 12:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
330ml can. Milky, orangey colden colour with small, frothy, fading, white head. Tart-ish and sweet-ish raspberry aroma, cautious hints of chili. Taste is mildly tart, fruity, notes of raspberry, a minimally metallic touch in the finish, slowly accumulating peppery spiciness due to the adjunct chili; light, narrow, quite watery. Nice mixture, needs some more flesh on the bones.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2016
at 13:05
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml can. Clear, orangey golden colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Bready, grainy and grassy hoppy aroma with a metallic touch, hints of white bread. Taste is minimally sweet pale malty, a touch of white bread, strong grassy and minimally floral hoppy overtones of moderate bitterness with a metallic touch. OK.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2016
at 12:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml can. Darkest brown colour with average to huge, thick, creamy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Smoky and chocolately, dark malty aroma, hints of dark chocolate and chipotle, green pepper. Taste is minimally smoky, dark malty, hints of barbecue sauce, asphalt, a touch of dark chocolate, minimally mineral and ashy overtones close to the finish, accumulating chili spiciness in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Dec 2016
at 15:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Can from Martins. Cider colour with no real head. Aroma is tart fruit. Flavour of dry tart fruit, spice, a little chilli. Bread on the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2016
at 18:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can picked up at Dranken Geers, Oostakker, Nr Gent, Belgie. Consumed at home (on a Friday, unbelievable!) Friday 25th November 2016 Pours hazy gold with a sticky off white head. A fairly safe, dare I say pedestrian APA, a touch of boiled sweet, fruity and there is a light streaky citrus edge. Ok . A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov11 3.0
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2016
at 12:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can picked up at Dranken Geers, Oostakker, Nr Gent, Belgie. Consumed at home unusually having a beer or a Monday night but hey it is Loz’s birthday, Monday 14th November 2016 Pours murky mid brown with a sticky off white head. A little bit perfumey, plenty of maltiness, fruity with a good citrussy bite. Like this. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.5
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2016
at 15:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can at chrisOs... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft herbal toffee fruit nose... Dry bitter fruit.. Soft hay.. Light grassy toffee fruit
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2016
at 14:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at chrisOs... No chameleon... Pale yellow... Thick white head... Soft sweet herbal fruit nose... Soft salty lemon.. Light zezty fruits.. Light yeastyness... Soft floral fruit
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2016
at 15:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Yellowy golden beer with a strong head. The aroma is yeasty, dry and gently citric. The flavour is orangy, yeasty and lemony. Overall a nice wheat beer style beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Can
on 14 Sep 2016
at 17:05