Sullivan's Brewing Company

Client Brewer in Kilkenny, County 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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught, half pint. @Big Grill Festival 2019, Dublin (Ireland). 17/08/2019. Copper colour with a big off-white head. Aroma is intense caramellized malts, toffee and soft red fruits. Taste is malty, caramel, soft red fruits and toffee. Finish is medium malty. Next one please!
Tried on 19 Aug 2019 at 11:52

5/10
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2019 at 19:57

6/10
Tried from Draft on 21 Apr 2019 at 19:56

7/10
Tried from Draft on 22 Mar 2019 at 15:04

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Draft @ Buffalo Brewfest. Clear golden. Biscuit, bready, light citric, subdued bitterness. Average.
Tried from Draft on 13 Aug 2018 at 18:25

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft @ Buffalo Brewfest. Brown-reddish. Caramel, bit of toffee, toasted malts.
Tried from Draft on 13 Aug 2018 at 18:22

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle purchased from The Wine Centre. Pours a very deep red to almost black. Almost no head on this, aroma of fruitcake, cherry, some toasted notes there too. Taste is very bitter, unusual for a barleywine. Unpleasant metallic note in the aftertaste. Poor attempt.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2018 at 16:42

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Keg at Brickwork, Derry. Clear mahogany colour, mid sized head. Caramelly nose with hints of DMS. Mid sweet with light body and clean mouthfeel. Crystal malt and caramel. Low bitterness.
Tried on 27 Mar 2018 at 18:17

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Herber, angenehm milder und trocken hopfiger Antrunk. Steigend bitter, sehr süffig, rund. Langer würziger Nachhall. Gelungen. 10/9/10/9//10
Tried on 12 Dec 2017 at 11:53

6.5/10
Lovely red, with some nice spice and lasting bitter edge
Tried from Draft on 07 Oct 2017 at 18:30