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
+44 2892660800
info@hildenbrewery.co.uk
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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KimLundJohansen

5.2
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Silver Ale from Hilden Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet aroma with fruity notes and hints of flowers. Sweet flavor with fruit and floral hops. Discrete bitter finish.

Tried on 08 Aug 2008 at 18:02

KimLundJohansen

6.4
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Halt from Hilden Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cloudy amber with medium off white head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel notes. Flavor likewise with a hoppy end.

Tried on 08 Aug 2008 at 18:01

KimLundJohansen

6.5
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Ale from Hilden Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear amber with medium off white creamy head. Sweet fruity aroma with hoppy notes. Sweet flavor with hops,pine and caramel notes. Ends solid bitter.

Tried on 22 Jul 2008 at 01:35

mjs

5.8
mjs (11994) reviewed Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Cask at Bridge House, Belfast, on 2008-06-29) Pale golden. Clear. Medium-sized white dense head. Some fruity hops in nose. Full and dry palate with little carbonation. Hops, yeast, malts and porridge in taste. Weak.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2008 at 13:06

Anders37

5.1
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Silver Ale from Hilden Brewing Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ GBBF 2007. Pours a clear pale golden color with a small white head. Fruity malty hoppy aroma with some hints of citrus. Sweet malty fruity hoppy flavor with some hints of citrus. Malty and slightly fruity finish. Seems i got a sample of the better cask aswell.

Tried from Cask on 03 Oct 2007 at 08:30

Beertalk

5
Beertalk (16424) reviewed Headless Dog from Hilden Brewing Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Yellow with a white head. Fruity aroma, some apple and some mango. Dry and fruity flavour.

Tried on 28 Sep 2007 at 13:49

Svesse

6.2
Svesse (15730) reviewed Silver Ale from Hilden Brewing Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Cask at GBBF, London, 9 Aug 2007) Golden yellow colour with brief white head. Fruity nose with dusty hops and hints of citrus. Fruity taste with mellow notes of citrus, apricots and dusty hops in the finish. Drinkable but hardly exciting (seems I had a better cask than most at the festival).

Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2007 at 15:34

Svesse

6.2
Svesse (15730) reviewed Molly Malone from Hilden Brewing Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Cask at GBBF, London, 9 Aug 2007) Black colour with ruby notes, frothy pale brown head. Malty nose with notes of dark fruit, prunes and some citrussy hops. A hint sourish. Malty taste with chocolate, nuts, prunes and raisins. Fairly dry, citrussy (or sourish?) finish. A bit boring for a porter.

Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2007 at 16:06

fonefan

4
fonefan (84534) reviewed Molly Malone from Hilden Brewing Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear dark brown color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate malty, raosted, burnt, sour. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light bitter with a short duration. Body is light, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. Out off balance.

Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2007 at 03:49

fonefan

3
fonefan (84534) reviewed Silver Ale from Hilden Brewing Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2

Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Yellow color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate malty, sour, skunked ... bad ... Flavor is light sweet and acidic with a short duration. Body is light, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. :o(

Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2007 at 03:41

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