Kelham Island Brewery

Commissioner in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Fat Cat (Kelham Island)

Established in 1990

Contact
Unit 1A, 2 Kelham Square, Sheffield, S3 8SD, England
Description
Kelham Island Brewery was built in 1990 in the Beer Garden of the Fat Cat in Alma Street. The first brew was in September, making Kelham Island Brewery the first new independent brewery in Sheffield in almost 100 years. Using equipment purchased from the recently closed Oxford Brewery this allowed for full mash brewing of around 10 brewers barrels every week. As demand increased the decision was taken to move to new premises and a purpose built brewery was constructed a short distance from the original brewhouse. The original brewhouse was converted to a visitors centre and in March 1999 the new brewery opened with a five fold increase in capacity to 50 brewers barrels.

In Spring 2022 the brewery was on the verge of being closed. But Sheffield’s oldest independent brewery, has been saved from closure by a group from Sheffield.

The brewery’s rescue is a collaboration between Tramlines co-founder and Sheffield venue owner James O’Hara, his brother and financial analyst Tom O’Hara, Simon Webster and Jim Harrison of renowned Thornbridge Brewery, Peter Donohoe, founder of Sheffield based creative studio Peter and Paul and Ben Rymer marketing manager from beer festival organisers, We Are Beer.

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6

Malty, sweet, grainy

Tried from Cask on 10 Nov 2023 at 17:36


8

Magus, mõru, kuiv, puuviljane, Viisakas.

Tried from Cask on 10 Nov 2023 at 17:33


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Kitty's, Helsinki. Poured light golden in color, small white head. Floral and citrusy with a a small bite, dryness in finish. Drinkable for sure, went down quckly.

Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2023 at 07:14


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Cask. Handpump. Steel City Beer Festival. Clear bronze. Suds of white. Easy best beer I had here. Marzipan and orange peel. Sweet nutty malt. Lovely hoppage overall on a well conditioned easy drinking big hitter.

Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2023 at 21:29


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

Panda at home, thanks to Graham/Grumbo, 17/10/23. Moderately hazed orange with a decent just off white cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is orange zest, grass, light pine, mellow tropical fruit esters. Taste comprises citric tinged straw, melon, spike of grapefruit, light pine needle, papaya. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with balanced light juice laden hop bitterness. Tidy enough pale.

Tried on 17 Oct 2023 at 17:36


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Hops, Crewe (4/10/23). This is the version produced by Thornbridge, but I have also drunk the original Kelham Island version, though I don’t seem to have rated it. Pours a golden yellow with as mall white head and good lacing. The aroma has malts and citrus plus some hoppy hints. In the mouth it is sweet with floral hops, oranges, grains and low carbonation. Later on some sharpness creeps in too. This is entirely reasonable – nice and refreshing.

Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2023 at 22:16


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

16/9/2023. Can at the Vojens GP beer share. From Beer Central, Sheffield. Pours almost clear golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma is rich, tropical, grassy, slightly piney and soapy. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness and body. Slightly oily, average carbonation. Drying finish. Enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 17 Sep 2023 at 12:01


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On cask at Greystones - Slightly hazy yellow body, white top. Biscuity nose, slightly bittersweet citrus taste. Nice sessionable ale.

Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2023 at 19:41


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Rocky white head on an unclear pale golden coloured body. Malt, grain & fruity aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with with a sharp dry back. Bitter citrus, lemon, cereal & floral tastes with a hoppy finish. Nice drinker. --- Beer merged from original tick of Pale Rider (2024 -) on 20 Mar 2024 at 21:15 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Bottle from TBC clyb from the brewery. Bitter citrus, lemon, grainy, pine & grapefruit tastes. Nice & clean - Good one.

Tried on 21 Jun 2023 at 21:20


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

Cask, half pint. @Colmore, Birmingham (UK). 18/02/2023 [#5.988 Global - #750 England - #1 Kelham Island Brewery (My English brewery #245)] Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma: pale malts, citric hops and grains. Taste: grassy with some pale malts back. Sweet grainy mouthfeel. Next one please!

Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2023 at 10:39