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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tderoeck
tderoeck (23911) reviewed
Maltings Irish Ale from Sullivan's Brewing Company
10 months ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
18/X/25 - 50cl bottle @ BBGG Fall ‘25 (home), BB: n/a, ink has been smudged, lot nr starts with L24 so I’m going to assume it’s a 2024 bottle (2025-1046) Thanks to minutemat for sharing the bottle!

Clear red brown beer, small creamy off-white irregular head, a little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, hay, cow fodder, rural, barnyard. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, pretty hoppy, grains, hay, cow fodder, some caramel, more hops, ok, not great. Aftertaste: very malty, dry, bitter, grains, not too bad but this doesn’t excite me very much.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2025 at 20:25
Bierridder
Bierridder (4509) ticked
Maltings Irish Ale from Sullivan's Brewing Company
10 months ago
7.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2025 at 10:53
Sebletitje
Sebletitje (16173) reviewed
Maltings Irish Ale from Sullivan's Brewing Company
10 months ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bouteille 50cl à Belgian Summer Beer Gathering, merci Matt.
BB?
Cuivrée, col épais crémeux blanc-cassé.
Arôme sur un bouquet malté, fin caramel, léger grillé en retrait avec un caractère classique de houblons nobles anglais en support. Reste centrée sur une délicate note grillée-toastée.
Palais sur un effervescence assez faiblarde le tout passe presque pour un côté ‘nitro’ – onctuosité pas déplaisante. Malt pâle, houblons anglais avec une amertume latente offrant qcq nuances terreuses et herbacées.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2025 at 08:41
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minutemat
minutemat (16768) reviewed
Pilsner Boii of Bohemia from Sullivan's Brewing Company
10 months ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
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500ml bottle from Noz. Pours a clear gold, large frothy white head. Quite a malty flavour profile, doesn't especially jump out as a lager malt profile, brisk bitterness, good drinkability. Ok.
Tried from Bottle from Noz Hazebrouck on 08 Oct 2025 at 08:22
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lore
lore (8289) reviewed
Black Marble Stout from Sullivan's Brewing Company
10 months ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
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beautiful appearance of almost black colour and large, creamy beige head; aroma od over-roasted coffee, burnt woody, some (over-)roasted nutty, dark chocolate and slight vanilla notes; taste has similar notes to the aroma; quite good one
Tried from Can from Drinks of the World on 28 Sep 2025 at 21:19
Sigmund
Sigmund (14957) reviewed
Maltings Irish Ale from Sullivan's Brewing Company
10 months ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
440 ml can, as Sullivan's Maltings Irish Ale, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.0%. Dark cola to mahogany colour, moderate off-white to beige head. Aroma of brown malts, hints of prunes and red wine. Distinctly malty flavour, not too sweet, notes of dark bread, hints of burnt breadcrumbs and prunes. Very moderate but noticeable bittering hops in the finish. .
Tried from Can on 26 Sep 2025 at 21:28
NilsAS
NilsAS (12375) reviewed
Maltings Irish Ale from Sullivan's Brewing Company
10 months ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
Utseende: Mørk brun, nesten sort.
Lukt: Malt, frukter.
Smak: Malt, frukter, krydder.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-5-6=6.1, Can@440ml, ABV@5%, Når@2025.09.26.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP Klepp, Nydt@hjemme.
Navn: Maltings Irish Ale
Stil: AmBER / RED ALE - IRISH
Bryggeri: Sullivan's Brewing Company
Tried from Vinmonopolet Klepp on 26 Sep 2025 at 17:42
Iznogud
Iznogud (15382) reviewed
Black Marble Stout from Sullivan's Brewing Company
10 months ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
On tap at Ambasada. Black with creamy beige head. Chocolate, coffee, some roastiness, sweet, somewhat watery, vague bitterness in finish.
Tried from Draft from Ambasada. on 25 Sep 2025 at 22:00
rumore
rumore (5802) reviewed
Irish Gold from Sullivan's Brewing Company
11 months ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tap at Barbeerian, Zagreb, Croatia. Pours amber, fairly transparent, with fine whitish foam. Aroma is malty, caramel. Body is slightly above average, a little sticky, with limited carbonation. Taste is medium sweet, with just a little bit of toasty bitterness. Final is average.
Tried from Draft at Barbeerian on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:36
patrick767
patrick767 (7321) reviewed
Maltings Irish Ale from Sullivan's Brewing Company
11 months ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pours amber with a big light beige head. Smells of toasted caramel malt. The malty flavor is all about the caramel and to me it’s toastier than most examples of this style. Some mild herbal hops provides balance. This works well and is malty but not overly sweet.
Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - Lima Rd on 29 Aug 2025 at 05:00