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Hilden Brewing Company was established by Ann and Seamus Scullion in 1981 in the courtyard of Hilden House the former home of the Barbour linen barons. Here the Scullions reintroduced into Ireland the tradition of a local brewery making beers of distinctive character and taste. Hilden is now the oldest independent brewery on the island of Ireland. The brewery is now managed by Seamus and Ann’s son Owen who is a qualified and full time brewer.

Our craft beer takes a little bit longer to brew than others. Selecting the finest ingredients and handcrafting the traditional process demands patience. But 35 years? That’s how long we’ve been making our full flavoured beers, improving and perfecting them year after year. It makes us the oldest independent brewery in Ireland and those who drink our beer agree it’s been time well spent.
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McCash (16382) reviewed
Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co.
9 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Nina’s mini market. Appearance - golden amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - digestive biscuits and light lemon. Taste - more biscuits and citrus. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - nice easy drinking beer.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2017 at 17:37
ianwelby (4915) reviewed
Buck's Head from Hilden Brewing Co.
9 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Slightly lively amber beer, white head. Light, malty caramel aroma. Very mellow for the strength. Fruity hop, quite tangy, a dry bitterness cuts through it and lingers a bit. Nothing special, certainly for the strength. Decent though.
Tried on 04 Mar 2017 at 14:20
visionthing (9787) reviewed
Number Four from Hilden Brewing Co.
9 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at The Sunflower, Belfast. Somewhat hazy deep golden to amber with a rather dense, off-white head. Mild malty and slightly fruity with hints of bitter herbs. Moderate sweet with fairly mild grainy flavours and a medium bitter finish. Feels a bit watery and not very exciting, but fair enough.
Tried from Draft on 11 Feb 2017 at 13:49
Mrf33n3y (7361) ticked
Nut Brown from Hilden Brewing Co.
9 years ago
7/10
Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2016 at 23:40
chrisv10 (24656) reviewed
Twisted Hop from Hilden Brewing Co.
10 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Clear golden/amber with small white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, fruit, grass and hop. Flavour is malt, fruit, hop, caramel, grass, little sweet and a little bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2016 at 06:58
Palme (4404) reviewed
Nut Brown from Hilden Brewing Co.
10 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask @ The Diamond, Londonderry. This is a mild cloudy looking one, brownish golden in color and a small bit lasting cask bubbly head on the top. It smells a little bit soapy, mild caramel, some almonds. Not a bad aroma, just really mild. It's cask flat and it has a thin oily texture in the mouth. Like the taste though! Quite a lot actually. Nutty all the way, bitter soapy. Lots of wood elements, fresh birch that is. Smooth in the taste, quite good and casky! 05.06.2016
Tried from Cask on 05 Jul 2016 at 00:38
Palme (4404) reviewed
Irish Stout from Hilden Brewing Co.
10 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
0.5l bottle @ The Diamond, Londonderry. Actually had to struggle quite a bit to get a decent head on this one, and all I got was a cask-like bubbly beige islandy thing. In the glass it's a more or less black looking one, deep and dark. It smells pretty good. Lots or warming roasted notes, a little licoroce, cold coffee and mild burnt toast. Not bad at all. Tastes much the same. It's quite heavy roasted I'd say, almost a little burnt around the edges. Black toast, cold coffee. A little papery perhaps. Feels fuller in the mouth than the abv should suggest and it's just below average on the carbonation. Nice dark lingering tail. Quite good. 07.06.2016
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2016 at 13:37
Palme (4404) reviewed
Twisted Hop from Hilden Brewing Co.
10 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
0.5l bottle @ The Diamond, Londonderry. Looks quite nice in the glass at least with a cloudy orangey golden body with a tall and really lasting eggshell colored head that's generously lacing down the sides of the glass. Oh, smells really nice also. Sweet and fruity with a nice not too aggressive hop bit. Sweet peach and some pale malts. Nice aroma. It's just about average on the carbonation and it has a thin oily texture in the mouth. Sweetish, not much hop resistance here, and it's really lightdrinkable. A little dryish. Some hop sweetness,and it is in general quite on the sweeter side of the Golden scale. Quite a nice not too complocated one. 07.06.2016
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2016 at 13:05
wheresthepath (3760) reviewed
Molly's Triple from Hilden Brewing Co.
10 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Reading Beer Festival. Hazy light amber. Banana and alcohol from the off. Pretty obviously boozy. Banana does mellow as you drink more and it gets a bit more malty and fruity (ie fruits other than banana). Sweet and in-your-face. Not my kind of beer. Still, it did beat Hop Art Hoppist in the battle of the Belgian brews at the beer fest.
Tried from Cask on 30 Apr 2016 at 11:07
jamestulloch (10072) reviewed
Halt from Hilden Brewing Co.
10 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at Appellation Wines tasting. Clear amber body with a thin white head. Faint lacing. Aroma of marmalade, tangy apricot and bay leaf. Flavour of pine and orange jelly. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Very soft fizz. Smooth and sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2016 at 14:44