Sullivan's Brewing Company

Client Brewer in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated Venue: Sullivan's Taproom

Established in 2016

Contact
15 John Street Lower, Collegepark, Kilkenny, R95 H2CE, Ireland
Description
Sullivan’s Brewing Company opened for business over three hundred years ago in The Maltings on James’s Street, smack bang in the middle of Kilkenny City. After Sullivan’s Brewery closed for the final time in the early 1900s the tales of the good deeds of this Sullivan Family began to fade into memory.

The Smithwick Family in partnership with direct descendants of the Sullivan Family had a vision to re-open the once-great brewery in the city where it all began. They enlisted the help of Ian Hamilton, one of Ireland’s most eminent contemporary master-brewers. Together they are bringing artisan brewing back to Kilkenny. If people thought that brewing in Kilkenny was dead and buried, they are in for a rude awakening…

Brewed at Dundalk Bay. Some small batch beers brewed in the taproom.

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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

4 cans for style of the month glory. Darker than expected reddish brown pour and smaller beige head. Nose is dark fruits and burnt caramel. Tastes of caramel, red licorice, dates, molasses. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can on 05 Mar 2024 at 03:59


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

Roast and coffee. A hint of caramel. Some musk, coffee. Creamy consistency. Bitter end. Nice stuff. Can.

Tried from Can on 25 Feb 2024 at 04:23



8

Tried on 23 Feb 2024 at 16:10


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Sample from keg at Captain Cooks, Östersund. Surprised to see this in top 50. It did have a lovely nutty and roasted aroma. Good black colour...but the ending was far too grippy.

Tried on 18 Feb 2024 at 09:35


2.8
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 10

Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.

Tried on 11 Feb 2024 at 14:49


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

Pop the nitro top with a big hiss and then pours out a dark black with a large foamy tan head. Aroma is a decent char with an equally nice bitter bakers chocolate. Flavor is thin nitro body but this has an intense roasted and char malt. Almost smoky with the charred malt. This was a well made stout and way more flavorful than Guinness.

Tried on 03 Feb 2024 at 23:41


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

Can from Total Wine in Vacaville, CA. Pours amber tinged gold with a nice foamy white head. Aroma of slightly roasty caramel with citrus/floral hop. Med body or nearly. Flavor is pretty much the aroma. Caramel gets a bit pushy tho. Very lightly bitter.

Tried from Can on 22 Jan 2024 at 01:08


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Total Wine in Vacaville, CA. Pours ruddy tinged, clear dark brown with a decent tan head. Aroma is caramel/roasty/malty with a light touch of Tmavy. Med body for sure. Not dry, but not very sweet. Not very bitter. Hints of dark fruit. Very good flavor.

Tried from Can on 19 Jan 2024 at 02:09


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Winking Lizard Westerville.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2024 at 18:19