Hillstown Brewery

Microbrewery in Randalstown, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Established in 2013

Contact
128 Glebe Road, Randalstown, BT41 3DT, Northern Ireland
Description
Our Irish craft beer brewery has come along way since its inception in 2013. Our handcrafted beers have gone from strength to strength, recently rebranded but with the same great taste. We believe our collaboration beer has struck something special and the feedback is awesome.

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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating - A 500ml bottle from Holme Grown garden centre in Grouville, Jersey. Pours a hazy dark amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, banana, hints of spice & wheat malt. Good carbonation. Fruity wheat malt mildly bitter finish. Very good wheat ale.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2025 at 14:48


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

Old rating - A 500ml bottle from Homegrowne garden centre in Jersey. Pours a black colour with a slightly beige foamy head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, coffee, liquorice & hints of spice. Medium body. Medium bitter finish. Well-made stout.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2025 at 06:08


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

Old rating - A 500ml bottle from Homegrowne here in Jersey. Pours a amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, toffee & hints of spice. Enjoyable triple made in Northern Ireland

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2025 at 20:57


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

Old rating - A 500ml bottle from Holme Growne garden centre in Jersey. Poured at home, It's amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, fruits, pine & flora. Mild hoppy bitter finish. Passable.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2025 at 07:38


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

Old rating - A 500ml bottle found at Home Grown in Jersey. Pours a dark red with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of red berries, chestnut, caramel & malt. Medium body. Dry malty bitter finish. Enjoyable Irish Ale.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2025 at 12:51


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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating - 500ml bottle from Homegrown in Jersey. Pours a dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, earth, biscuit, hay & malt. Medium body. Dry medium bitter finish. Very enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2025 at 21:14


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

Old rating from 2018 - 500ml bottle. Pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of corn, butter, earth, citrus & grain. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 11:15


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Tried on 29 Jul 2023 at 10:21


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

10/12/2022. Bottle shared with ITFCDan. From Wildgoose Fine Foods, Ipswich. Pours almost clear pale orange amber with a small frothy white head. Aroma is grainy, citrus, straw, orange, caramel, touch of herb. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slightly oily, average carbonation. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2022 at 13:32


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

1/10/2022. Bottle shared at the Torun GP beer share. From Wildgoose Fine Foods, Ipswich. Pours clear dark amber gold with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of malt, citrus, light tropical fruits, caramel, bready notes. Medium sweetness and light to moderate bitterness. Light tartness. Moderate body, oily, average carbonation. Decent fruity pale.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2022 at 22:15