Hilden Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Lisburn, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1981

Contact
Hilden House, Grand Street Hilden, Lisburn, BT27 4TY, Northern Ireland
Description
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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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Amber with a thin white head; aroma of orange marmalade; smooth and mellow in the mouth with some orange fruit - like a good vintage marmalade; then developing a leafy bitterness with traces of mint and coriander. An excellent IPA, I really enjoyed this, pleasantly different to the assertive American style.

Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2016 at 10:28


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

Cask at the white lady. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of grassy hops, faint pine Taste is astringent bitter, thin finish. Lacks body.

Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2016 at 05:12


4.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Hazed golden color with a creamy white layer on top. Lovely lacing. Some butterscotch, citric and fruity. Medium body and a soft carbonation. Tad sweet and a fine bitterness. Partly destroyed by the butterscotch.
[On tap at Bittles Bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland]

Tried from Draft on 05 Oct 2015 at 03:42


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle just called Hilden Headless Dog. Amber with a very thin head. Well-balanced with a very light fruitiness in its hop and asome light malts too.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2015 at 13:45


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Flaska inköpt i Dublin, tack snälla frun! Doftar bröd och smörkakor, typiskt brittiskt. Blommig och lite karamellig smak. Tja vad skall jag säga, tusen nyanser av brittisk pale ale. They look the same and taste the same....

Tried on 04 Aug 2015 at 12:03


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Flaska inköpt av frun i Dublin. Ljust bärnstensfärgad vätska med fingertjockt skum. Bröd och karamellkola i doften. Lätta toner av mjuk fruktkaka i smaken och en ganska påtaglig och blommig beska. Påminner definitivt mer om en engelsk bitter i både smak och färg.

Tried on 02 Aug 2015 at 09:15


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Many thanks to Beersiveknown for this bottle! The beer starts fresh and floral. Deep viscous, slightly sweetish with not too much floralness in the sweetish malt. Easy to drink though, moderate bitter in the aftertaste with hints of grain. Nice long but a bit sweetish aftertaste with floral hints.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2015 at 16:53


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

500ml bottle. Clear golden amber color with white head. Aroma is caramel malty, grainy, grassy. Sweet and light bitter taste. Light thin body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2015 at 08:25


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol, March 2015. Deep amber in colour, with a decent, off-white, head. A hint of spice, some earthy, malty sweetness, hedgerow fruit and a slightly bitter finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2015 at 14:36


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Pale ale muy ligera, dorada brillante y con muy escasa espuma. Aroma ligeramente lupulada. Muy bebible, poco cuerpo, pero agradable con un toque final lupulado.

Tried on 08 Jun 2015 at 15:29