Bullhouse Brew Co.
Microbrewery
in
Belfast,
County Antrim,
Northern Ireland
Associated Venue: Bullhouse East
Established in 2016
Contact
23 Balmoral Road, Belfast, BT23 5AG, Northern Ireland
Description
Bullhouse was initially founded back in 2016 to bring to market styles of beer not commonly available in Northern Ireland. To that end, the first beers we brewed were an Imperial Stout and a Comber Potato Saison.
We work to the following four values which determine the beers we brew, our responsibility to our local community and to the local environment.
- Transparency
- Curiosity
- Community
- Creativity
With environmental sustainability at our core, we pride ourselves on using local suppliers where possible for our raw materials. All our base malts are grown on the island of Ireland. Unfortunately we don't have the climate to grow hops in Belfast, but we contract the freshest hops from around the world to ensure our hoppy beers are as flavourful as possible.
We naturally carbonate our beers using the CO2 produced during fermentation and have eliminated tank to tank transfers, further reducing our environmental impact.
We work to the following four values which determine the beers we brew, our responsibility to our local community and to the local environment.
- Transparency
- Curiosity
- Community
- Creativity
With environmental sustainability at our core, we pride ourselves on using local suppliers where possible for our raw materials. All our base malts are grown on the island of Ireland. Unfortunately we don't have the climate to grow hops in Belfast, but we contract the freshest hops from around the world to ensure our hoppy beers are as flavourful as possible.
We naturally carbonate our beers using the CO2 produced during fermentation and have eliminated tank to tank transfers, further reducing our environmental impact.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at the Great British Beer Festival 2019 - London. Pours unclear gold with a fluffy, white head. Good citrus fruit character, moderate pithy dryness, nice balance, modest rindy bitterness. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Balanced finish. Sound.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2020
at 21:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can at home. Pours an opaque light purple/hint of orange with a thin off white head. Nose is fruity, more grape and red berry than darker fruit as the label would suggest. Flavour is mostly plum and black grape, not getting the sour cherry bite at all, some slight bit of fruity hops. Soft carbonation, nice thirst quencher.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Dec 2020
at 11:58
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Some chocolate and licorice. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate. Nice.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2020
at 15:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from the Vineyard, Belfast. Appearance - unexpectedly lively on opening. Don't think it was shook up. Cloudy yellow, with an edge of orange. Huge white head. Nose - orange and melon. Light sherbet edge to it. Taste - orange, melon, underlying dirty yeast thing. Palate - light bodied creamy texture. Dry, but slightly sherbet yeasty thing going on, which I'm not sure was intended by the brewer. Overall - not sure this would encourage to stay at home for a second one.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2020
at 16:35
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the tap house notts. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste have sweet tropical fruit. Smooth body.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Aug 2020
at 07:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
440 ml can at home. Pours a darker amber than most NEIPAs, this is copper colored. Nose is more West Coast IPA than NEIPA, notes of citrus, solid malt backbone. Flavour is also more of a West Coast IPA, citrus hops, some resin, sweet and bready malt.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2020
at 17:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
440ml can as part of a delivery from KWM Wines, drunk at home. Light gold, hazy with a sizeable white head. Modest aroma of lime with light and spicy vegetal notes. Some bttersweet taste with a chalky sourness near the finish. More lime, gooseberry and some boiled sweet in the aftertaste. Just okay and not all that memorable.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2020
at 23:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from the Vineyard, Belfast. Appearance - pale yellow, light haze. Fluffy white head. Nose - unexpected stewed rhubarb and quince. Taste - red apple and apple jelly. Bitter resin and pith at the end. Palate - jammy sweetness then bitterness. Medium bodied. Overall - interesting but a weird sweetness at the start of the palate.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2020
at 22:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl can from Beer52. Thick white head. Very hazy golden pour. Nice bitterness. Easy drinking
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jul 2020
at 18:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can @ Sommerhus, Bønnerup Strand. Pours clear light golden with a white head. Aroma of light malt, light sourness, light tart fruity hops, grapes, citrus, light lemon. Flavor is light sour, little bitter, light malt, tart fruit, grapes, citrus. Medium body, average carbonation, dry and light sour finish. 050720
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2020
at 17:45