Sullivan's Brewing Company
Client Brewer
in
Kilkenny,
County Kilkenny,
Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated Venue: Sullivan's Taproom
Established in 2016
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.
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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Nitro can from Beers of Europe. Pours black with a thick beige head. Aromas of light roast, dusty cocoa powder. Taste is dark fruit and cocoa again. Thin finish.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2023
at 06:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep red color with a malty and earthy aroma. Taste is dry and woody with caramel sweetness underneath and a floral or earthy hop finish.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2023
at 23:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Trackside, Bury. Pours deep black with a tan head. Aroma: roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, molasses, bit of liquorice. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter, towards dry, roasted malts, coffee, light toffee. Light to medium body with fine carbonation. Good one.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2023
at 22:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint can from Flanagan's, 6/28/23. Clear red, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of toffee, cherry. Taste is toffee, earth, cola, pine. Well balanced. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2023
at 00:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can from HomeBrewStuff. Nitro pour, near black, thick creamy beige head. Aroma is roasty malts, chocolate, coffee. Taste features light roasty bitterness, mild sweet notes, chocolate. Dryness as per the style. Nitro delivers a silky, creamy feel.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2023
at 03:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Appearance: Orange golden, slight haze. Big, white head. Aroma: Flowers, light fruits, hops. Taste: Light fruits, smooth hops. Floral. Low bitterness. Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.99 Info: 11/7-2023, BB: 17/5-2023
Tried
on 11 Jul 2023
at 21:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Appearance: foggy gold with a large off-white white frothy head of good retention. Aroma and taste: floral hop, honey, biscuits, earth. Light sweet, medium bitter. Mouth feel: light to medium body, appropriate carbonation. Summary: good.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2023
at 16:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, small bubbly head, clear dark brown with reddish taints, caramel, maltz, wood, metal notes, quite dry with medium burned bitterness. Nice but very simple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2023
at 13:03
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very dark gold with a huge foamy head that lingered. Sweet, malty and fruity with a vegetal note. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2023
at 18:09
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2023
at 12:03