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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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Mr_Pink_152 (18280) reviewed
Massey Red Ale from Hillstown Brewery
9 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried in bottle. Slightly hazy reddish copper colour with a white head. Aroma is fruity berries. Taste is dry. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2017 at 11:08
Benzai (25102) reviewed
The Squealing Pig from Hillstown Brewery
9 years ago
3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle shared by Beersiveknown @ tasting at his place. Huge thanks Steve! Clear light amber (ish) color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, buttery, diacetyl and moldy musty crap. Not good at all.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2017 at 16:52
Benzai (25102) reviewed
The Drunken Donkey Lager from Hillstown Brewery
9 years ago
2.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle shared by Beersiveknown @ tasting at his place. Huge thanks Steve! Clear orange golden color, small white to off-white head. Smell and taste malts, butter, butter, butter and diacetyl. Dear lord. Horrible.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2017 at 16:45
Fergus (32001) reviewed
The Goats Butt Wheat Beer from Hillstown Brewery
9 years ago
4.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle at home in Northern Ireland picked up from Crumlin Tesco. A hazed pale golden coloured pour with a a fine white fizz. Aroma is tangy wheat, apple, straw, little stale malts. Palate is is tangy sour, mild infection, fizzy carbonation. Flavour is composed of tangy sour, green apple. Wheat, cider. Pretty shitty.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2017 at 11:48
Fergus (32001) reviewed
The Horny Bull from Hillstown Brewery
9 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at home in Northern Ireland, picked up from Crumlin Tesco. A jet black coloured pour with a a dark tan head, loose. Aroma is robust dark roast rustic, tangy plum, dark choc. Flavour is composed of dark choc, plum pudding, woody raspberry. Palate is medium bodied, oily, moderate carbonation. Pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2017 at 17:00
wheresthepath (3760) reviewed
The Horny Bull from Hillstown Brewery
9 years ago
4.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle from the brewer’s own stand at the Good Food Show at Birmingham NEC. Black with a thin beige head. Dominated by vegetable notes. Chicory in particular. Little grassy and roasty notes sneak around the edges but the chicory is killing this. Like camp coffee but with more of the camp and less of the coffee. Something wrong with this bottle maybe, but as it’s fresh and direct from the brewery I’m happy to rate it as I find it. Which is not very good.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2016 at 15:58
wheresthepath (3760) reviewed
Massey Red Ale from Hillstown Brewery
9 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from the brewer’s own stand at the Good Food Show at Birmingham NEC. A hazy amber-red brew with a sweet caramel and toast flavour. Ok, but as is often the case with this style it felt a bit-um- saggy is the word that springs to mind. Just needs a little extra something to make it stand out a bit more.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2016 at 15:33
stravale (3279) reviewed
The Spitting Llama from Hillstown Brewery
10 years ago
4.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle from Tesco, Enniskillen [160516]
Orange amber, hazy, thin white head
Aroma of tangy fruits, odd ashtray note
Taste of very tangy fruits, sweet, soft yeast, sugars, tangy orange and apricot, yeast esters
Palate - Soft carb, medium to full body, very tangy palate, claggy, very sweet. Finish is very sweet, tangy fruits
Overall - Too sweet and tangy, odd nose, not for me. Couldn’t drink much of this stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2016 at 11:36
stravale (3279) reviewed
The Horny Bull from Hillstown Brewery
10 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Tesco, Enniskillen [150516] 3/8/8/4/17 4.0
Pitch black, dark tan head dissipates
Aroma of dark chocolate, rich dark malts, soft mellow roast, soft cereal, chocolate cereal, touch of dark fruits
Taste of rich dark quite sweet malts, dark chocolate, very mellow, no aocolhol, lots of chocolate, rich dark malts, hint of liquorice, just great
Palate - Very soft carb, medium body, soft sweet, smooth. Finish of soft dark malts, sweet dark chocolate
Overall - Great beer, yummy soft dark malts, taste close to some of the strong sweet Scottish stouts. Top NI beer I’ve tried so far.

Take #2
Bottle from Tesco, Enniskillen [200816] 3/6/6/3/13 3.0
Not as good this bottle...much more dark fruits in the nose, vinous, some oxidation. Taste has some sour dark fruits in there, dark chocolate has gone, mainly dark fruits, vinous. On the turn, still drinkable, but not as good. Shame it doesn’t seem to be consistent as tip top is a really good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2016 at 11:22
stravale (3279) reviewed
The Goats Butt Wheat Beer from Hillstown Brewery
10 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Tesco, Enniskillen [120516]
Golden, hazy, no head just a thin rim
Aroma of soft tangy fruits, slightly spicy
Taste of tangy fruits, soft wheat, some spicy yeast, light yeast esters, slight orange
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, tangy, smooth, light sweet, soft spicy. Finish of lingering tangy fruits
Overall - Fruity tangy wheat beer
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2016 at 11:04