Category: Breweries

We are very excited for our 200th brew, which will be available this month. For number 100 we brewed Century IPA (6.6%), a beast of an IPA featuring our biggest hop bill to date, so naturally for number 200 we are going for the imaginatively named Double Century IPA. We’ll be going all out on a 7.2% IPA hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Ekuanot, Centennial and Amarillo in frankly unnecessary quantities. Don’t expect subtlety on this one; just huge amounts of hop flavour. It, along with four more of our beers, will be available at the Steel City Beer and Cider Festival, which we are delighted to be supporting by sponsoring the festival volunteers’ T-Shirts. Other new and returning brews this month include Loa, a 4.1% extra pale ale hopped with Summit, Azacca and Chinook, a return for Callisto, a 4.6% APA which showcases a trio of fruity US hops and the latest single hopped IPA, Citra IPA. The new stout, Salted Caramel Milk Stout, probably doesn’t require a description but is a beer we are very much looking forward to brewing and will also be hitting pubs in October. There will be other new brews out towards the end of the month but I’m not quite organised enough to tell you they will be just yet! We have just taken delivery of a rather large number of hops, though, including a few varieties we haven’t had the chance to use previously (some of them – very unusually for us – from places other than the US, New Zealand or Australia). A return for our popular mango pale, Manna, is also long overdue. Gavin Martin

It’s all gone collaboration crazy this month as we’ve got LOADS of beers coming up that we’ve made with friends from all around the world! First up – earlier this year we brewed an “away” collaboration, a strong Tripel style beer called Trials and Tripelations, with the excellent chaps at Twisted Barrel Ale in Coventry. The barrel aged version of this has just been released by Twisted Barrel, and so we thought it a perfect time to have the guys back for the return leg. Together we’ve concocted a fruited rye ale, Forest Fruit (4.4%) with additions of blackberries, redcurrants, raspberries and chuckleberries. You may have spotted on our social media that we’ve had some Americans in the brewhouse! All the way from North Carolina, Ass Clown’s head brewer and keen foodie Matt has created a maple bacon ice cream stout with us! Don’t Go Bacon My Heart (7.1%) contains 30kg of actual bacon from the lovely folks at Whirlow Hall Farm and beechwood smoked malt in the grist, balanced out with lactose and some lovely chocolatey malts for a slightly bonkers but magnificent flavour combination! And from closer to home – after the success of last year’s “Getting Caught in the Rain” Pina Colada beer (we reckon we started a trend there) with Blue Bee, Josh has made the trek back across Sheffield to brew with us here. Introducing Are There Hops in Hell? – a 7.3% big fat hoppy rye IPA that will be making its debut at Steel City Beer Festival from 19 October. We’re also really excited to announce that Brewdog Sheffield have selected us to partner up with them for Collabfest for the second year in a row, and our lemon curd on toast inspired Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy (5.5%) will be launched at their bar on 20 October, available on general release the following week. And finally, we are of course releasing some beers that we’ve made all by ourselves! Especially for autumn, we’re introducing Pilgrim (5.0%) to the Brewers Emporium range, a spiced ale based on the flavours of pumpkin pie and a real favourite of the whole team here. Look out also for Destiny (4.3%), a light golden beer with Simcoe hops, and Restoration (4.2%), a pale ale loaded with Chinook and Cascade for a citrusy flavour and a lasting bitter finish. Hope to see plenty of you for a pint down at Steel City Beer Festival! Laura

Exit 33 Brewing’s two specials for October are old recipes resurrected. We liked them so much last year we decided to bring them back! One for the Road (4.3%) is a pale ale brewed with a fantastic blend of hops including El Dorado, Amarillo & Azacca, which make for a hoppy full-flavoured session ale. And as the weather turns autumnal we’re also bringing back Carbon Copy (6.0%), our dark Cascadian ale. This beer is complex; made with speciality German malts, it is very dark, with a good malt profile and then the hops hit you! A heady mix of Columbus, Bravo, Simcoe and Zeus. Pete Roberts

Although the summer holidays have only just ended, we feel like autumn is well and truly here, and we’ve brewed some fantastic beers that this month that will help get you stoked for the season. Firstly we introduce our George & The Dragon. This South Pacific hopped ale is fiery red colour and full of vibrantly juicy hop-resin flavours from Rakau hops, which leave a full and fruity bitter aftertaste.  With a comfortable 4.2% ABV it’s a great choice for a brisk autumnal evening. Next we’ve got Duck Decoy, a spectacular beer filled with the mouth-wateringly fresh aromas of pear, orange and passion fruit. This is a 4.2% beer making it a pleasantly light indulgence. Finally for our Brewers Choice range we have Claire’s High Koality.  Designed by our brewery founder, this is what Claire has coined a ‘dangerous IPA’.  Fruity, refreshing, and devilishly strong.  She adores the slightly apricot flavours the ‘Summer’ hop from Australia brings, and has used them to infuse this 5% IPA with lashings of seasonally fruity notes. Also, don’t forget to visit our amazing micropub Portland House if you are out and about on Ecclesall Road.  They are now serving light lunches as well as some amazing handmade milkshakes and hardshakes (yup, that’s milkshakes with booze!). Hope to see you there! Jess Low

We’ve just brewed our first Triple IPA, Streets in the Sky (11.1%), in collaboration with Mike at Landlocked Brewery. With heaps of Citra, Falconers Flight and Cascade hops, it’ll be available from mid-August in our usual bottle shops and pubs. Dave of Steel City came along to play and we brewed our latest Lactic & Citric Acid Sour with lime and lemon juice – Acid Reign (6.6%). To celebrate 150 years of Sheffield Wednesday we have brewed 150 PALE (5.0%), a pale ale ‘exclusively’ for New Barrack Tavern which made its debut on 12 August. Our latest saison, Lemon & Black Pepper Saison (approx. 6%), is being brewed right now and should be available early September. August has been a busy month, with several ‘Meet the Brewers’ and ‘Tap Takeovers’ in Leicester, Manchester, Red Squirrel in Chesham,  Derby Beer Con festival and, last but not least, we headed up north to the Hanging Bat in Edinburgh.

‘Summit’ special There’s something a little unusual about Stancill’s latest beer offering, which showcases the powerful US-produced Summit hops within the new special. Taking its name for the hop variety featured in the new beer, Summit (4.5%) is a pale ale which explores many of the different flavour characteristics associated with the relatively new hop variety. The idea for a beer being produced exclusively using Summit hops was developed by Stancill’s head brewer Dean Pleasant who wanted to explore the unusual tangerine and citrus flavours associated with Summit hops. First produced in 2003, Summit is a relatively new dwarf hop variety and, according to Dean, one which can pack a powerful punch! Dean said: “Summit hops are typically used in IPAs and pale ales because of the strong flavours it develops. Beers produced using Summit hops can have a relatively unusual taste, depending on the quantities of the hops used.” “They typically have noticeable pine characteristics within their aroma, whilst some brewers who have used large quantities of the hops have reported their beers have tasted of onions and garlic, meaning that it’s definitely a hop variety which needs to be treated with a certain degree of respect! Our Summit beer relies entirely on the summit hops for its flavourings from this relatively new hop variety.” Employee of the month receives special beery treat! She joined Stancill Brewery less than two months ago, but new Business Development Manager Lucy Machin has already found herself immortalised in the mash tun after helping the brewery to achieve a record-breaking month in terms of new business orders. Lucy’s efforts impressed the brewery bosses so much that when planning their latest special beer, Stancill decided to reward her efforts by naming it in in her honour. The new special brew, simply called Lucy, is a classic English pale ale with a twist and uses three varieties of English hops to create a refreshing, easy drinking brew which can be enjoyed all year round. Fuggle hops give this brew a delicate, floral aroma, while Styrian and First Gold hops provide a balanced taste with plenty of flavour. Lucy said: “I’ve worked in jobs where employees receive treats for their efforts, but never in my wildest dreams had I imagined that there would be a beer available to drink in Sheffield which has been named after me!” Thomas Gill, Managing Director of Stancill Brewery said: “In recent months we’ve used our special brews as a way of thanking the efforts of our staff. Last month apprentice brewer Jonathan decided to name our special after his son, and we wanted to use our September special to reflect the sheer hard work and dedication Lucy has invested in her new role with the brewery.” Lucy and Summit are both available in selected pubs throughout South Yorkshire including Stancill’s brewery taps The Horse and Jockey, Wadsley, the Norfolk Arms, Grenoside and the recently re-opened Albion on London Road and CAMRA members receive a 20% discount on all Stancill real ales sold within the pubs.

Chantry Brewery pays homage to Wild West Chantry Brewery is planning to offer a true taste of the Wild West with its new Native American inspired September special. Snoqualmie (5.2%) is a powerfully hopped pale which brings together seven different US hop varieties. It takes its name from the Snoqualmie tribe which has approximately 600 members who live in Washington State, an area also used for hop growing. The idea for the unusually themed ale was developed by head brewer Mick Warburton after a recent pow-wow with a US-based brewer. After spending time researching the different hop varieties produced in the US, he began experimenting with the idea of creating a brew using hops which take their names from Native American tribes. The resulting brew includes Willamette, Cascade and Chinook hop varieties. Subtle fruit and floral flavours are complimented by a strong hoppy bitterness resulting in a complex brew which is packed with taste. Mick said: “This beer is without doubt one of the most unusual ones I’ve produced. It’s one which has been in the planning stages for a number of months and when using such a high number of different hop varieties it was important to balance the flavours to create the unique taste.” “Making a beer with lots of hop varieties takes a lot of preparation, as it can be easy for one variety to dominate another, but I’m really pleased with the end result and we decided to complete our North American adventure by commissioning special artwork for the pump clip.” Snoqualmie will be available from the beginning of September in selected pubs for a limited period. New canned beer range launched Chantry Brewery is releasing a number of beers from its core range in cans. At present, the brewery’s award-winning Iron & Steel bitter (4.0%), New York Pale (3.9%), Steelos (4.1%) and Mighty Millers (5.5%) are available in the new format. The beers are available from all Chantry pubs and can also be ordered via the brewery website: www.chantrybrewery.co.uk. In addition to providing its beers in the new cans, the brewery also sells a selection of its beers including the powerful Special Reserve (6.3%) in mini kegs which can also be purchased from its brewery taps.

Steel City are still bereft of a home, but Dave has been busy with away collaborations! After a trial launch at the Rutland in May, the Black Metal collaboration Kvassphemy (6.0%) is now on general release. Possibly the world’s first imperial black kvass! A bretted version will be available later in the year. The latest collab at Imperial is Who Ate All The Pies? (4.5%), a banoffee stout. Chocolate malt was supplemented with cacao nibs, caramel and banana pulp, and as the cacao nibs came with a free bag of white chocolate buttons they went in as well (OK, most of them did, Dave and Dale may have eaten a few. OK, a lot). The banana flavour was further enhanced by use of a Bavarian weissbier yeast. Another Imperial collab should be available by the time you read this, and before long Dave will be off to Scarborough to brew another collab at North Riding. Dave Unpronouncable

The Sheffield Brewers Collective again provided the bar at the Folk Forest in Endcliffe Park as part of Tramlines festival. Open for eight hours on each day of the weekend, there were beers from Exit 33 Brewing, Neepsend Brewery, Blue Bee Brewery and Sheffield Brew Co, all served by the brewers themselves. In just sixteen hours we sold 3600 pints of locally brewed beer and 500 pints of traditional ciders. That’s four pints every minute! For September, we have brought back Stateside Pale (5.0%), an old favourite beer of ours. A simple recipe using extra-pale malt, hopped generously with big American hops Columbus, Zeus, Bravo and Simcoe before being dry-hopped in fermentation with Amarillo. Pete Roberts

And so Autumn is steadily creeping on us already… luckily we have plenty of beers coming up to help you make the transition that bit easier! The fifth Voyager and Salvation are joining our ever-growing Brewer’s Emporium roster. The next Voyager IPA (6.0%) is a big-hitting American-inspired hopbomb packed with Simcoe and Mosaic, whilst our upcoming Salvation will be a coffee and doughnut stout! Our new bright beer tank is due to arrive any day too, so we plan to be able to offer more of these delicious limited edition brews in cans in future. Watch this space! We will be brightening up bars with Illumination, a 4.8% hoppy golden ale with a full-bodied bitterness and a powerful bouquet. A popular Doctor Morton’s creation is making a comeback in the form of Djinn Jar Beer (4.2%), brewed with fresh root ginger for a spicy kick. And finally, we have another beer from the archives but with overhauled artwork thanks to the very talented Luke Bailey – the New Zealand hopped Damnation (4.5%), a classic pale bitter with deliciously fruity overtones. In brew news, we’re SO excited to be welcoming some friends we made in North Carolina last year, as Ass Clown Brewing cross the pond to create something absolutely outrageous! Our lips are sealed for now on the recipe, but trust us when we say you’ll be squealing with joy (that may or may not be a clue)! Look out for more details coming in October’s Beer Matters and of course keep those eyes on our social media for lots of brewday behind-the-scenes action on September 14th. Cheers! Laura Rangeley