Lough Gill Brewery

Microbrewery in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland 🇮🇪

Established in 2016

Contact
Unit 1, Cleveragh Business Park, The Back Ave, Cleveragh, Sligo, Ireland
Description
Founded in 2016 by James Ward, Lough Gill Brewing Company aims to restore the lost tradition of brewing to Sligo town, a small town that once hosted 5 breweries. The idea stemmed from an ever-growing passion for brewing delicious beer and a unique opportunity of various skill sets and business synergy.

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 25/03/2025.
Pitch black with a good sized khaki cap from the off that eventually thins to a swirl and edgework.
Nose is peated malts, dark chocolate, light spice, herb, bonfire, molasses, burnt honeycomb.
Taste comprises chocolate, dark malts, Laphroaig cask, lightly burnt wood, molasses, spice, peated bite, medicinal twang.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a spike of alcohol.
Solid peated imperial stout ... well balanced and the peat is kept in check ... sips easy for 14%!
Tried on 25 Mar 2025 at 21:20

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
The Bishops Arms Göteborg Plaza
AR: dark, red wine alcoholic, puuuu
AP: thick dark brown, no head
F: dark, red wine alcoholic,
Tried from Draft at The Bishops Arms Plaza (Västra Hamngatan, Göteborg) on 22 Mar 2025 at 10:22

7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Can shared at home with the crew. Nem keszitettem jegyzeteket, csak pontoztam a sort.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:52

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Jet black with a very short head. Aroma of dark berries flavour is fruit wine, warm berries, smooth malt, all things beautiful.
Tried from Draft at UnderDog on 17 Mar 2025 at 00:00

8.5/10
Tried on 14 Mar 2025 at 19:25

4.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Can shared with the chefs, Advent Box nr 17. Mar ott gyanus volt, amikor bontas utan a can futni kezdett szep komotosan, majd ezutan elobukkant a legtukrosebb NE, amit hosszu ideje lattam. Komlokarakter teljesen elveszett, elvezhetetlensegig romlott. Vmi tortenetett meg a canben, szensavas is volt mint az allat
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2025 at 09:02

5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 8 Overall 4
On tap at The Scrapyard. Seemed extremely old and oxidized, hops are long gone, in fact not much is in there at all. Huuuge meh
Tried from Draft on 10 Mar 2025 at 08:59

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Deep black with a short tan head. Aroma of whiskey wood. Flavour is sweet whiskey malts, warm fruits, hints of yeast. Warming fruit finish.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 00:00

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 25/02/2025.
Bit of a gusher.
Lighter shade of black with a fast collapsing tan head.
Nose is chocolate shavings, dark malts, brown sugar melt, light coconut, booze tunes.
Taste comprises milk chocolate, light booze tunes, toffee fudge, brown sugar melt, molasses, light spice, mellow barrel edge.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol.
Decent enough sipper if somewhat lacking complexity.
Tried on 25 Feb 2025 at 23:20

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 25/02/2025.
Black with a fast escaping khaki head.
Nose is dark malts, molasses, light spice, dried fruit esters, mellow sherry strains, toasted brown sugars.
Taste comprises light roast, figs, spice, treacle toffee, mellow barrel, raisins, molasses.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a mellow rasp of alcohol.
Okay BA sipper if not the most expressive.
Tried on 25 Feb 2025 at 21:48