Heaney Farmhouse Brewing

Microbrewery in Bellaghy, Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Established in 2016

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The Wood, Bellaghy, Northern Ireland
Description
The family farm in Bellaghy, County Derry, that was previously home to the late poet Seamus Heaney and inspired him endlessly, is now also home to an on-site microbrewery. Heaney Brewery was set up by Malcolm McCay and his wife Suzanne, who is a niece of Seamus, in early 2019.

Heaney initially launched four beers on the market in 2016 using facilities at Boundary Brewing.

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Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2024 at 17:09


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

Can online from Beer 52. Pours hazy orange with white foam. Aroma: sweet malt, orange marmalade, lime, gooseberry, melon. Taste: towards medium sweet with lighter bitterness, stone fruits, gooseberry, lime, white grape hints. Medium body with soft carbonation

Tried from Can on 21 Apr 2024 at 22:16


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Beer52 brewed/canned by Full circle. It pours darkest brown to black with a decent brown head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, chocolate bourbons and some toasted pine. The taste is dry, bitter, dark roasted malt, coffee grounds, dark chocolate, charred pine, burnt toast, touch of spice and tannin with a drying, roasty finish. Medium body and moderate fluffy carbonation. Robust and satisfying. Good stuff.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2024 at 13:23


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

[33cl can from Beer52.] A cloudy pale amber pour with a loose white head; lemony aroma; sweet tropical fruit taste with a thin body; and a touch of citrus to finish. Unexciting.

Tried from Can on 16 Mar 2024 at 18:55


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

[33cl can from Beer52, brewed and canned by Full Circle.] A glossy black pour with a fast fading beige head; malty aroma with a little smoke; rather thin in the mouth with an immediate bitterness and a coffee taste; then a fruity coffee finish. Unusual.

Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2024 at 19:09



7.5

Tried on 27 Jan 2024 at 19:00


Not the worst red Ale I've had

Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2023 at 12:55


5

Very fizzy, sweet, sticky, citrus jammy

Tried from Can on 04 Nov 2023 at 22:11


5

Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2023 at 21:38