The Brewery of St Mars of the Desert
Hello from the Brewery of Saint Mars of the Desert. Our first spring has been fab and we keep seeing new faces in the taproom every week. In addition to our taproom in Attercliffe, you may have seen our beers around town in some of Sheffield’s pubs. Recently we have sent a small amount of beer to Scotland, Leeds, York and Manchester.
We have just premiered our new foeder-aged brown stout “Wudu”. The foeder has recently come to us from Italy via a cooperage in Germany – it’s a 1200 litre former Barolo barrel constructed of oak and it has imparted a good character of its former use in our Wudu (4.3%abv). People have also been enjoying our line up of hoppy and hazy pale ales, the latest of which is named “Bam Bam” (5.3%abv) with Olicana and Azacca hops. We were looking to create a mango-like hoppiness and we think we succeeded.
Upcoming we have a beer that was made in cooperation with local artist Tom Newell and Hop Hideout at Kommune. This orange zest pale ale saw Martha zesting for the better part of two days and is called “Endless Toil” which matches the title of Tom’s upcoming show. Look out for limited release cans with for collectable labels, available in hop hideout and our taproom from June 20th onwards.
Cheers! Dann and Martha
Steel City had a brief hiatus in the spring due to Dave swanning off to all four corners of the globe, but are back in business with the latest ‘megacollab’.
‘Tapped Brew Co started brewing at The Sheffield Tap in 2013, situated in the old first class waiting room in the restored Edwardian dining room. The brewery is on display and customers of The Sheffield Tap can watch the beer being brewed. We are now developing our range of beers which are available throughout the Pivovar pub estate and further afield. We are also working on Tapped Brew Co branding and have rolled out some new pump clip designs and subsequently we’ve being releasing some new beers to coincide with our new look. Our current range is:
Exit 33 Brewing and the Yorkshire Brew company collaborated to brew a special at The Taphouse adjacent to Hull marina to commemorate the maritime link between the two cities.
Golden Axe, 4.2%, is a full-bodied golden ale. Its light sweetness is balanced with a pleasant bitterness from the Columbus hops and an aroma of tropical fruits is derived from the late addition of a blend of New Zealand and American Hops.
We’ve got two returning favourites coming soon too, both making the most of our incredible hop store – the ever popular Dr Morton’s Duck Baffler (4.1%) hopped with Citra, and Double Deception (4.5%), an amped up version of our beloved core beer with absolute oodles of Nelson Sauvin hops.
We’re starting June with Duck Decoy, a popular 4.6% hoppy USA pale. This beer is filled with the mouth-wateringly fresh aromas of pear, orange and passion fruit, however at a low strength it’s a pleasantly light indulgence.
Next on the table we’ve got Sleeping Beauty. This 5.3% honey-sweet IPA is made with enchanting English ‘Beata’ hops. These flowers impart subtle notes of honey, apricots and almonds.
And finally, from our stellar new Foraged & Found range we’ve got No Pain No Gain. For hundreds of years nettles were included as a main ingredient in British beers, so our team has painstakingly 
hand-foraged this seasons fresh nettles to produce an easy drinking spring time pale ale at a lovely 4.0%.
We’re also excited to announce that we are now releasing the next instalment of our Foraged & Found range at the end of this month. We have another 6 amazing and unique sustainable brews coming your way which includes our ever popular Cocoa Noel (we know we know, how can we even think about Christmas yet!). Check out our social media channels for updates on what’s brewing!
Now, roll on summer!
Jessica