Temper is a new brewing company just started up, however neither the brewery location nor the brewer behind it is new to the game.
Chris Wigg is the man behind Temper who has previously worked for breweries including Little Critters and Buxton and is now leasing the brewery underneath the Dronfield Arms that was originally set up as Hopjacker but since mothballed.
The first three beers launched at the Dronfield Arms (also look out for them at the Joiners Arms in Bakewell and Beer House at Hunters Bar) on the 16 December including on cask their Resolve, a 4% pale ale while on the keg taps were a couple of slightly stronger options: Prism, a 5% pale ale and Rivers, a 6.3% IPA.
Bradfield Brewery’s six month Barrel Aged Kerry stout has now been released! For this limited edition of Kerry, the original Kerry stout has been aged in Jack Daniels and Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Speyside Whisky barrels. Blending after six months of aging has created an 8% ABV imperial stout with flavours of oak, vanilla bourbon and spicy whisky, backed up by roast coffee and chocolate with a warming finish. There are 1,000 individually numbered bottles available from the brewery shop, hand bottled and wax sealed by brewers Sam, Kieran and Bruce.
South Yorkshire’s answer to the Coca Cola truck has been to kick off the countdown to Christmas – yes, the Bradfield Brewery dray vans have been delivering Belgian Blue, their seasonal fruit flavoured pale ale, to pubs and shops and it is now available!
That said it is no longer the only show in town for if you head down to Perch, Dead Parrot Brewery‘s taproom you can try their Norwegian Blue, a naturally hazy 4.7% ABV pale ale brewed with Citra, Simcoe hops and blueberries.
Stancill Brewery celebrated bonfire night by bringing back Treason, their spiced Yorkshire parkin porter. Treason brings all those comforting toasty, roasty flavours thanks to it’s nine-malt blend, with added ginger for that signature spark of warmth.
A recent brew at Neepsend heading for cask is Nago, a 4.3% pale ale brewed with Mosaic, Simcoe, Bravo and Azacca hops bringing lots of tropical fruit character.
Triple Point have been growing hops in their beer garden and these have now been put in a one off beer! Flora was launched in cask at their bar on 18 November.
Well, it’s that time of year once more – and we can’t quite believe our 25th anniversary year is coming to a close already! It’s been another wild ride and we can’t thank you all enough for your support. Here’s to the next 25!
Onto what we’ll be releasing for the various upcoming festivities… perfectly pintable Doctor Morton’s Rude Elf (4.1%) and a cheeky Mosaic and Summit hopped Reveller (3.9%) are both making a comeback to take us firmly into the party season. Joining them on the pale ale front are Prophecy (4.5%) and Centennial single hopped Resolution (4.2%). All of these will be released in cask only, so look out for them popping up on bars soon!
We’ve also got a couple of brand new beers being released in keg and can as well as cask – look out for Wilderness (5.2%), a gorgeous soft and juicy New England style pale ale loaded with Amarillo, Enigma and Nelson Sauvin, and Wanderer which this time takes the form of a 6.5% Aussie IPA with Galaxy and Vic Secret hops.
The new year will bring the first of a new series which we’re really excited about – our Restoration series will see modern interpretations of classic and historical beer styles, the first of which will be a light, bright and drinkable 2.8% Table Beer, low in ABV but packed with character from Vic Secret and Enigma hops. If there are any styles you’d like to see us try our own contemporary twist on, do let us know – we can’t wait to see where this range will take us!
Plus as is now customary, the new year will see the return of the ever-popular Citra hopped Doctor Morton’s Duck Baffler (4.1%).
Finally if you’re wanting to get some easy Christmas shopping done, I just can’t resist giving a little shout out to the lovely new merch we’ve got recently, including Deception t-shirts and cosy zip up hoodies – all available on our online shop!
Wishing you all a very merry festive season, and a joyful start to 2022!
Fuggle Bunny has announced the brewery has been sold as brewer Dave approaches his retirement, although their Chapter One bar in Worksop will continue under the same management. The new owner is Matt, who has been working there for the last six years and he and is wife Laura are now running the brewery with business as usual in both the brewery and tap room, located between Halfway and Killamarsh.
In a post on the brewery’s Facebook page Wendy and Dave said ‘a huge thank you to all our customers many who have become firm friends over the past 7 years. Your support through good and bad has been immense and we would have not come this far without all of you. So from the bottom of our hearts thank you to one and all who has hopped on board our adventure.’
The Sheffield Brewery Company has taken the difficult decision to suspend brewing until further notice. It is expected to be for around a year while they look at options to change the brewery, its tap and the beer brands.
In the meantime the tap room bar is being leased out to new management and has relaunched as Alder Bar.
The bar will be open Wednesday to Sunday (2pm-11pm Wed/Thur, 12pm-12am- Fri/Sat and 12-9pm Sunday) with a quiz night on Wednesdays. There will also be events involving live music, DJs and food traders from time to time.
We are gearing up for a busy pre-Christmas in the taproom! Smodfest, our weekend-long lager celebration, was a roaring success, and we had a fun summer brewing collaborations with Deya and welcoming our new brewing apprentice Scarlet onto the team.
In the meantime, it’s winter on Mars so our thoughts in the brewery are turning to richer, darker beers. Expect some creative Flanders-inspired beers and some big stouts to celebrate the cold. Plus we are continuing our fruity series of tart oak-fermented beers and radlers. I’m sure we’ll squeeze in a hoppy beer here and there too!
Grizzly Grains have brewed their Tilt Hammer again, it is 4.9% and smooth, full bodied stout and should be hitting bars about the time of publication.
Eyam Brewery have brewed a new beer in their White Label series, White Gold Fruity Pale as a result of a mistaken delivery of El Dorado and Blanc by their hop merchants. This 4.6% beer is a modern pale with grapefruit/tropical fruit aroma and flavour with a gentle bitterness.
Little Critters have brewed a new 10% imperial chocolate caramel stout which involved two mash tuns full of grain! It is called Mallard Reaction.
A recent special from Chantry was Mods & Rockers, a pale bitter.
With a reassuring sense of normality, Bradfield‘s seasonal beers have been appearing including Jack O Lantern for Halloween, Yorkshire Farmer for harvest time and looking ahead Belgian Blue for Christmas.
A whole host of beers from Dead Parrot were on the bar at Perch, their new tap room, for Steel City On Tour. These included Aardvark Biscuit which is a traditional brown bitter, Aardvark Brown Ale, PenAleTy Charge Notice pale ale, Pitch a 4.5% stout and Tart a Citra hopped raspberry blond among others.
Well we’re certainly ramping things up ready for the festive season so have loads of beers due out this month!
Firstly, you may remember that back in August we released Cryo Heathen, an amped-up, 5.0% version of our yummy Mosaic hopped American Pale Ale, as a special one-off for our 25th birthday… well, it ran out so quickly and we’ve had so many requests that we just had to make it again! It’ll be available on cask, keg and can alongside another variation – Fresh Hop Heathen! This one will be the same ABV as “regular” Heathen (4.1%) and sees us be amongst the very first in the UK to have access to fresh hops from America, frozen immediately after harvest to preserve all the gorgeous delicate nuances found within these amazing little plants. And just to round off the trinity of Heathen news, we’re happy to say that this is now a vegan friendly beer, across all dispense formats. So even more of us can now enjoy a pint!
As for non-Heathen related beers, we’ve rebrewed Salvation Sea Salt & Caramel Stout for a delicious 5.0% rich and creamy winter warmer. Damnation also makes a return – a 4.5% classic golden ale, with Columbus and Pacific Jade hops for a bold spicy character with notes of citrus to balance. The next in our Hopback series is due out mid-November too, at the time of writing the recipe is to be confirmed but expect a lovely light pale ale showcasing something delicious from our extensive hop store!
Doctor Morton’s Cold Store Jukebox is a brand new beer being released this month, this one will come with a QR code to take you to our brewery team’s current playlist of choice! (Assuming of course good old Doctor Morton can figure out the technology…!)
And after all that I think we’ll be ready for some Hibernation – our seasonal 4.2% dry hopped pale ale, with Centennial and Simcoe.
We have been super busy at Loxley Brewery over the last few months, brewing beer for various pubs, bars and bottle shops and also for MIND Sheffield. We teamed up with True North Brew Co to create 2 charity beers, for the Sheffield Half Pint Marathon. So many amazing reports and the people want more! Our brew pub The Raven Inn is one of the many venues taking part in the marathon. Our Citroen H van is finally back on the road after Covid, we have been to a wedding, Art in the Gardens and next week we have a stall at Penistone Show. We are gearing up for Christmas too, so watch this space.
September saw Thornbridge bring back a couple of their old beers as well as introduce some new specials. Hopton is a 4.3% English Pale Ale, light in colour and brewed using all British ingredients. A bountiful addition of East Kent Goldings hops brings a robust bitterness and a gentle citrus aroma, accompanied by just a touch of malty sweetness. Sequoia is a 4.5% American Amber Ale pours dark amber and exudes a beautiful citrus and pine aroma. Expect a smooth body with hints of roasted hazelnut and toffee malt flavours. Onto the new ones now, in can, Hay Bale is a collaboration with Lakes Brew Co, a 6.5% ABV lager with a tremendous punch of flavours from the hops. Whiskers on Kittens is a 5.3% Chocolate Dunkel Weisse, brewed with Phil Sisson, from Simple Things Fermentations featuring a tantalising amount of chocolate. The base is rich and complex, with a roastiness coming from the traditional malt bill. Characters of ripe banana, raisin, and coffee all present and the chocolate works as a fantastic finishing touch.
Abbeydale have launched a new beer in their Deliverance series, a 100 minute Double IPA weighing in at 8.5% ABV. If you like your beers with a good thwack of bitterness, this one’s for you! With Simcoe, Amarillo and Citra hops added throughout the boil, and at dry hop stage.
Bradfield Brewery are back as title sponsors for the new season at Sheffield Steeldogs ice hockey team.
Allsops beer has made a comeback! This was one of the first ever Burton on Trent brewed IPAs back in the year 1823. Ownership of the brand had ended up with Carlsberg whilst ownership of the red hand trademark was with Brewdog. Both businesses were supportive when Jamie Allsop looked to buy them back and two Allsop beers are now available in bottle and on cask, currently brewed in Sheffield at Dead Parrot Brewery and the beer has been on the bar at Perch, their new tap room.
Emmanuales have made some upgrades to their little brew kit and their next brew on it at the time of writing is to be a hazy IPA.
Little Critters have a new recruit to the brew team, Chris who has background with Buxton and Salt breweries. New beers recently produced include Great Danish, a 7.4% maple & pecan pastry stout; and Big Hoppa brewed in collaboration with Bad Co, a 6.8% New England IPA.
Lost Industry recently hosted a brewery bar at the Derby Beer Convention.
New from Stancill Brewery is Bavaria, a 4.5% golden bitter brewed with the Mandarina Bavaria hop variety from Germany which gives the beer a little bit of a sweet manderin and tangerine character to balance the bitterness.
You may recall the collaborations between Steel City Brewing, Lost Industry and Emperors producing some crazy beers themed with Star Wars puns with the last outing being “Stout Wars” and some talk at the time of further beers and barrel ageing. Well, the next installment, that was brewed back in March, is about ready to launch and the “Sour Wars” series along with some barrel aged stouts will be making their premiere at the Crow Inn on Saturday 16 October.
The First Trilogy – 13.7% Imperial Black Sour
Episode I – The Cranachan Menace Aged in Highland whisky barrel with raspberries and honey
Episode II – Attack of the Stones Aged in Bordeaux red wine barrel with cherries
Episode III – Orange of the Sith Hurricane-inspired sour aged in Caribbean rum barrel with orange, lemon, lime and passionfruit
Also featuring
Steel City – But… Why Is The Rum Gone? (cask) 5.4% – Rum barrel aged stout with Crow Blend coffee. Megacollab with Ridgeside, Neepsend, Beer Ink, Lost Industry, Silver Brewhouse and Imperial
Steel City + Emperor’s + Lost Industry – Stout Wars: Rogue IV (cask) 12.0% – Imperial stout with coffee, vanilla and almond
Steel City + Emperor’s + Lost Industry – Stout Wars: Rogue VI (keg) 10.6% – Blended wine barrel aged sour stout with raisins
Reptilian + Steel City – Reptile Steel (keg) 6.3% – Sour IPA with pineapple
