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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5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small yet creamy white head. Mild lemonish hoppy aroma. Light bitter and refreshing lemonish hops accent. Dry and bitter to citric finish, dry and light.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2008 at 13:18


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

Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with floral hops. Sweet flavour with malty, caramel and floral hops. Ends mild bitter.

Tried on 13 Sep 2008 at 20:35


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle, 4.2%. Rough citric aroma, some butter. Cloudy yellow colour. Rough, oxidized flavour. Some malt, but mostly cardboard.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2008 at 17:09


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle, 4.2%. Clear yellow colour. Very small white head. The flavour is slightly malty and sweet, hint of liquorice root. Medium bitterness. Watery finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2008 at 12:02


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy brown with large beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate notes. Sweet flavour with roastead malt, chocolate and coffee notes. Rich for a beer of this alcohol level.

Tried on 10 Sep 2008 at 05:06


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at GBBF08. Strange marcipan aroma. Clear golden colour. Small frothy white head. Good fruity flavour. Balanced off by a little rough hoppiness, but there is also a little sweetness.

Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2008 at 09:13


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

Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with discrete hoppy notes. Sweet flavor with fruit, floral hops and caramel. Mild bitter finish.

Tried on 07 Sep 2008 at 06:43


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ the brewery. Cloudy golden with tiny white short lasting head. Sweet fruity aroma with floral hops. Sweet fruity flavor with grassy and floral notes. Finishes bitter.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2008 at 06:36


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

(Cask at GBBF, London, 7 Aug 2008) Reddish amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, nutty nose with notes of dried fruit and coffee. Malty, nutty taste with spicy hints of dried fruit, apricots and a moderate, spicy bitterness in a fairly dry finish. Initial malt sweetness turns drier towards the end. I’m not really a fan of Irish red ales, but this one was quite nice and tasty.

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2008 at 11:30


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

Cask@GBBF2008. Coppery amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is wooden and grassy hops. Flavour is wooden, hoppy and slightly alcoholic. Wooden dryness in the finish.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2008 at 04:54