Category: Breweries

Here’s what we’ve got coming up this month… and hopefully, you’ll be able to come and try them at Abbeydale Beerworks, our new taproom on Abbeydale Road! At the time of writing work is well underway and we hope to be open by early May, but please do check before you make the journey. This is a really exciting time for us and we can’t wait to welcome you! Anyway, here’s what we will have available for pubs across the city and beyond…

Hop on the Penistone Line (4.0%) will be a collaboration with Woodland Brewing – where we’ll be welcoming back Ash, who has recently started working there after almost 5 years with Team Abbeydale! Citra, Riwaka and Nectaron hops combine in this tantalisingly tropical pale ale with notes of juicy peach and aromatic passionfruit.

From our Restoration series of classic styles we’ll have a 4.1% Yorkshire Bitter, well-balanced and easy drinking with a delicately floral flavour set alongside hints of pine, followed up with a pleasing bitterness in the finish.

There’s some kind of international sports ball tournament on the horizon so a new Willamette hopped pale ale, Dr Morton’s Verified Ale Recipient (4.1%), is here to ease the misery of constant kicking. It’s a game of two halves, no wait, that’s a pint.

And Cardon Cactus (3.9%) is new to our series with artwork inspired by vintage botanical prints. As this one features a giant Mexican cactus, we just had to go with a hop from the Neomexicanus subspecies! This tasty pale ale showcases Sabro, joined by spicy, grapefruity Chinook.

Finally there’s a couple of delicious stouts on the way too – the latest in our Salvation series will be a smooth, sweet and fruity 4.8% Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Stout. And as part of our 30^th anniversary year we’ve got the first imperial stout in a while due for release too, Lost Souls will be a big, bold and boozy 11.0% classic impy. Complex and carefully crafted, full bodied and warming with luscious vanilla bringing a hint of extravagance to the drinking experience. 

Due to popular demand, Dark Mild is BACK! A classic 4.0% true to style mild, Expect smooth, balanced malt sweetness, a touch of roast character and hints of coffee. The ultimate classic British hop, Fuggles, provides a gentle bitterness.

New to the imaginarium of Dr Morton we find Mental Polish (4.3%), hopped with Galaxy and Idaho 7 for a vivid and vibrant fruity character, notably tropical and soft citrus flavours.

And we’re incredibly excited to announce the relaunch of Matins (3.6%) – one of the original trio of Abbeydale pales, back for a limited time only with a new home in our Legacy Series to help us celebrate our 30^th anniversary! Brewery founder Pat Morton began making Matins back in 1996. With its sessionable ABV and easily quaffable flavour it was heralded as his ‘breakfast beer’! Crisp, fresh and clean – pleasantly grassy with a delicious noble hop character.

From the Brewers Emporium we have a new Wanderer, a 6.2% Hazy IPA. Hopped with oodles of Krush, backed up by Citra and Idaho 7, it sings of mango, guava and a cornucopia of citrus. We’ve also got the welcome return of Treehouse, a 4.5% West Coast Pale Ale – bold and punchy with Amarillo, Simcoe and Cascade hops.

Finally, keep your eyes peeled for news of the opening of Abbeydale Beerworks – our very own taproom, coming soon to 298 Abbeydale Road, just round the corner from the brewery! Our hope is for it to be a destination for beer lovers to find our latest brews and small batch specials, as well as a venue for hosting exclusive tasting events. It’s something we’ve waited a long time for, and we hope you’re all as excited as we are!

To keep up to date with all the latest developments, you can find Abbeydale Beerworks on Facebook and Instagram, where we’ll be sharing our journey every step of the way! 

We’re getting a bit excited that brighter days and lighter nights might just be on the way, so we’re welcoming the new season with Springtime! A 4.1% light and tropical pale ale single hopped with Vista. Sweet, fruity notes of tangerine, cantaloupe melon and orchard pear couple with an aromatic hint of green tea.

Continuing the theme, a new addition to our natural print inspired series is Daffodil (3.9%). A deliciously fruity pale ale, with the lusciously juicy combination of Sabro and Amarillo hops. Expect flavours of clementine and pink grapefruit with a light dusting of toasted coconut.

Our Travel Poster series of collaborations with breweries that hold cask ale in just as high a regard as ourselves has seen us team up with the incredible Elusive Brewing! At the time of writing, the recipe for Escape to Reading is still a surprise, but suffice to say for now that we can’t wait for this brewday.

And last but by no means least – in celebration of our 30^th anniversary, we’ve brought back Vespers for the first time since 2015! A 4.2% classic English Porter, back from the archives with reimagined artwork as part of our Legacy Series. Full of rich roast coffee and dark fruit notes, just the ticket for as dusk starts to fall…

Abbeydale Brewery has recently announced the launch of Reverence – their first low alcohol offering. A 0.5% pale ale, the beer is designed to be low in alcohol, but full of flavour, without sacrifice.

Loosely inspired by Heathen, Abbeydale Brewery’s popular American Pale Ale, Reverence is hopped using Mosaic for refreshing tropical flavours and notes of zesty grapefruit. As with their other beers, Reverence is gluten free.

This news comes as the brewery – the oldest in Sheffield and the current holders of the title of Employer of the Year from industry body SIBA – begin to celebrate their 30th anniversary year. With the “no and low” category showing huge growth, Abbeydale Brewery believe it has become more important than ever to invest and innovate to ensure they’re offering something to all their customers. Having introduced Sparkling Hop Water as an alcohol free option in 2024, the release of Reverence expands upon this and fills an identified gap within their extensive range.

Brewer and Quality Manager Christie McIntosh, who also sits on the board as Abbeydale’s Employee Representative, says “the release of Reverence is the culmination of many months of hard work, extensive research, and meticulous lab analysis, coupled with being able to take advantage of an array of technological advancements in the wider field. Our ethos is to make sure we’re offering the same experience to all those choosing to drink our products, and we believe that the final result is something that looks like beer, tastes like beer, is brewed like any other beer… and simply is a proper beer, for beer lovers, but with just a tiny fraction of the booze.”

Reverence is available in 440 ml cans directly from Abbeydale Brewery and via independent retailers.

First up, we’ve got a new collaboration for you! Brewed with the excellent folk at Ticking Clock Brew Co., It’s Always Sunny in Shireoaks will be a 4.2% pale ale using Dolcita, a new hop whose name means “little sweetie”! Promising notes of tropical pineapple and juicy peach, our production director John was lucky enough to sample beers brewed using Dolcita on his trip to the Yakima Hop Harvest last October and so we’re all really excited to try it.

Antelabbit (4.1%) makes a return within our “Mythical Creatures” series! This was the beer that launched this series back in May 2024 so we’re pleased to see it return. A tasty and refreshing pale ale, hopped with Galaxy and Centennial for tropical flavours backed up by a robust, piney finish. 

New to our natural print inspired series, we have Magnolia (3.9%), an elegant pale ale brewed using UK grown Jester and Harlequin hops, lending notes of zesty marmalade and ripe grapefruit. And if you prefer a dark beer to a pale ale we’ve got you covered too, as Steadfast Stout (4.8%) returns to our Salvation series – a classic, no-nonsense, stouty kind of stout and a great winter warmer.