Tool Makers Brewery

Microbrewery in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: The Forest

Established in 2012

Contact
6-8 Botsford Street, Sheffield, S3 9PF, England
Description
Olie and Marion started Toolmakers Brewery in the old Varney tool making factory adjacent to Rutland Road and the Forest pub (see advert) early in 2013.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 5/8/2014. Golden with a thin, white, head. Stone fruits, some crisp malts and a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2014 at 22:59

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 5/8/2014. Near black with a slight, off-white head. A stout dominated by roasted malts, with some sweetness in the background, liquorice and a dryish finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2014 at 22:56

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Ealing beer festival 2014. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes roasty, malty, caramel.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2014 at 06:27

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Halifax Beer Festival. Chestnut-red with a thin head. Has a bushy berry sweetness in both its aroma and taste.
Tried on 17 May 2014 at 05:06

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Halifax Beer Festival. Gold with a bubbly head. Has a high hoppy-sweet nose with some floral notes. Ends with a light fruity bitterness.
Tried on 17 May 2014 at 05:04

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask gravity @ Craft100. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty caramel and chocolate aroma. Roasted malty caramel and chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel and chocolate finish.
Tried from Cask on 18 Apr 2014 at 11:21

6.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at CBC, Clerkenwell on 28th February 2014. Crystal clear gold with loose white foam. Lightly hoppy aroma. Leafy and citric hoppiness in-mouth with spices and a lime cordial note. Finish is citric with leafiness; lightly bitter rear-mouth note late. Light yet clingy mouthfeel and a fair amount of body.
Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2014 at 10:46

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at CBC, Clerkenwell on 28th February 2014. Gold with off-white disappearing foam and spot lacing. Hoppy and slightly cheesy aromas. Grassy and grapefruity hops in-mouth; citric finish. Light mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2014 at 10:37

8.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC, Clerkenwell on 28th February 2014. Virtually black with pale brown, shallow loose foam. Roast malt aroma. Delicious mouthful of roast malts, coffee and bitter chocolate. Roast finish with citric touch and spices. Zingy mouthfeel and medium body. Superb.
Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2014 at 11:44

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Craft Clerko, 14/03/14. Chestnut brown with a well appointed tan covering that retains well. Nose is toffee, biscuit malt, dark berry fruits, an inoffensive nose if a little thin. Taste comprises bitter fruits, toffee, light smoke, nutty twinge. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, subtle bitterness in a drying close. Decent enough bitter.
Tried from Cask on 18 Mar 2014 at 06:23