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.
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from RusBeerShop in Moscow. Pours foggy gold with a small white head. Aroma is floral, pale malt, restrained citrus. Taste is light sweet, floral, pale malt. Light bitter finish. Light bodied. Highly drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2023
at 19:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Honey, biscuit malt, and grass aroma. Hazy golden yellow with large light tan head. Moderately sweet honey, biscuit malt, and mildly bitter grass flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2023
at 00:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Backlog. Tap at 100 piv. Med-thin body, med-high carbonation. Medium sweetness and candyish caramelly sweetness. Medium bitterness and kinda muted citrusy hops character. Oxidized somewhat. Good, simple, but not great.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Feb 2023
at 14:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Appearance: Clear deep bronze colour with a large ivory-coloured head of good retention. Aroma: Caramel, bread, esters, chocolate, floral & herbal hop, faint citrus fruits. Taste: Light sweet, medium bitter. Caramel, bread, esters, chocolate, floral hop of high quality. Mouth feel: Medium body. Creamy. Appropriate carbonation. Summary: Very solid.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2023
at 18:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
400ml on tap at Share House in Moscow. At 5.5% ABV. Pours clear dark red with a medium-sized beige head. Aroma is malt, berries, toffee. Taste is light sweet, toasted malt, berries, toffee, biscuit. Medium bitter finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2022
at 10:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught at Schnitt brewpub. Black, creamy tan foam. Roast, coffee, quite dry, bitter. OK.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2022
at 14:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Creamy tan head on a still black body. Toffee, malt & fruity aroma. Medium bodied, smooth and creamy. Liquorice, malt, toffee, roasted & nutty tastes. Tasty Stout.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2022
at 20:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a reddish amber hue with a large white head. A sweet malty nose. Toast, caramel, bread. Baked bread. Solid. Light yeasty core.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Nov 2022
at 08:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pretty good for the style. A little rust, but mostly just good malt complex. Dark brown pour with good head. Light bitter finish. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Nov 2022
at 02:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Rather thin white head with gold body. Malty and light flower aroma. Malty taste with a slim hop finish
Tried
on 20 Nov 2022
at 00:28