Neepsend Brewery won awards at three beer festivals during 2016 – Sheffield, Stockport and Chesterfield Market. They celebrated their 100th gyle brew back in December which was Century IPA, a 6.6% ABV beer brewed with a combination of Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo and Centennial hops.
The final brew of 2016 for
Exit 33 Brewing was a new batch of Triple Hop, using Chinook, Eldorado and Simcoe whole leaf hops.
Bradfield Brewery are sponsoring the shirts at Stocksbridge Rugby Club.
North Union Brewing are selling their kit ahead of impending redevelopment of the area they are located. It is understood family commitments are being given priority before relaunching the brewery in the future. If you are interested in buying a brewery you can direct message on Twitter, @NorthUnionBrew.
Hopjacker‘s latest new beer is their modern interpretation of a Biére de Garde. It has a strength of 7.4% and a lovely spicy, earthy flavour from the Abbaye yeast, sweet maltiness and subtle bitterness. It is dry hopped with Comet, Mosaic and Vic Secret for citrus and tropical flavour and aroma.
Beers recently available from
Intrepid Brewery alongside their regular Blonde and Porter has been a Breakfast IPA brewed with coffee from Buxton Roastery, a single Hop Pale Ale brewed with Galaxy hops, an American Pale Ale and a Dunkle.
You can now order sweets that claim to pick you up when suffering from a hangover!
Thornbridge Brewery have teamed up with Simpkins of Sheffield, who have been manufacturing confectionary since 1921, to produce Thornbridge branded hangover sweets containing Glucose, Ginseng extracts and fruits of the forest flavours.
Drone Valley Brewery have collaborated with Clifton Park WI to brew a Cherry Belles Porter, this 5.8% ABV beer debuted at the Barrack in Apperknowle mid January.
Emmanuales new series of specials for 2017 are being brewed under the banner of ‘The Gospale according to’ with the first being Saint Centennial, a single hop, dry hopped IPA.
Mitchells Hop House have established their core range of beers – Madness (IPA, 5%), Independent (Blonde, 4%), Marilyn (Golden, 4.3%), Dennis (Pale Ale, 4.5%) and Butchers Beer & Beef (Bitter, 4%). Looking ahead there are plans to invite cuckoo brewers to the Hop House for collaboration brews.
Sheffield Brewery Company are again to produce a series of specials for 2017, this year the theme is ‘finely polished beers’. Actually the series was launched in December 2016 with Brunswick Black, followed by ‘Razor Paste’, a 5.6% IPA ready for the new year.
Tapped Brewco had a SMASH (Single Malt, Single Hop) beer on the bar at the Sheffield Tap as part of their TRYanuary campaign in the new year.
Black Gold
It may be a certain Irish drink which dominates the Stout sector, but Stancill Brewery’s hearty stout recipes have proved to be a surprise hit with Sheffield’s beer drinkers: so much so that a new variation of the black stuff is back in production!
Black Gold is a new 5% variation on its Movember Stout special. Featuring a hearty combination of roasting malts and brewed with traditional fuggle hops, the result is a full bodied rich stout which balances nutty and caramel notes with bitterness and a hint of coffee.
According to Managing Director Thomas Gill, the decision to create the new stout was driven by public demand: “At this time of year we usually turn our attentions to creating lighter beers to coincide with the longer nights and warmer spring weather, but such has been the popularity of our stout that we decided to re-visit the recipe and bring it back earlier than we had originally anticipated.
“Black Gold shares many of the characteristics of our popular Movember stout, but we’ve adjusted the recipe slightly to give the stout a richer combination of flavours and bitterness. We began production back in February and if it continues to remain as popular as our previous stouts then it’s highly likely that we’ll continue to produce stouts throughout the year on a semi-permanent basis.”
Stancill’s latest batch of stout will see more than 6,500 pints produced and will be available in selected pubs from the beginning of March.
American Pale: Stancill’s first dry-hopped beer
In stark contrast to the creation of Stancill’s new stout, American Pale is the brewery’s first venture into producing a dry hopped brew. The result is a powerfully hopped beer which features a trio of all-American hop varieties.
Brewed using Summit and Simcoe hops, additional cascade hopes are loaded into hessian bags and added to the fermenting tanks to create a powerfully hopped beer from first sip to last.
Not content with adding dry hops to the fermenting tanks, additional quantities of hops are added to each individual cask, allowing the beer to continue absorbing the hoppy flavour as it travels from the brewery to your local.
Dean Pleasant, head brewer at Stancill Brewery said: “The sacks act a little bit like a giant tea bag when added to the fermentation tanks, allowing the flavours of the hops to infuse with the beer. This helps to create a stronger hoppy taste as well as helping to give the beer a strong hoppy aroma.
“Traditionally dry hopping was used as a way of helping to preserve beer for longer periods of time and was commonly used in traditional IPA’s as a way of extending the life of the beer. When hops are added to beer after the fermentation takes place this helps to give a fresh hop aroma which blends with the brew to create a powerfully flavoured hoppy beer.” 
So instead for gyle 400 we brewed something quite different: Land of the Long White Cloud 3.5% the lowest abv Beer we’ve brewed for a long time. This New Zealand hopped session pale is packed with Motueka, Rakau and Waimea hops which impart citrus, lime and pine like flavours. Although low in alcohol this beer won’t be short in flavour.
On top of that, March will see Chinook Red 4.7% hitting the bars of Sheffield. This red beer has a biscuity malt base along with punchy grapefruit hop flavours from the American Chinook hops.
This month’s single hopped IPA is Waimea IPA 5.0% showcasing the New Zealand hop Waimea which is said to have tangerine, citrus and pine characteristics; expect a bitter finish from this high alpha hop. 
Here at The Sheffield Brewery Company, we are proud to present our range of Finely Polished Beers. Drawing design inspiration and names directly from the original polishes as made by Joseph Pickering & Sons, made here in rustic building where the brewery now resides, our first two Finely Polished Beers have gone down a treat. Razor Paste (5.6% Razor Sharp IPA), crammed full of Mosaic and Citra, and Brightshine (4.0% Crisp Golden Ale) have been greatly received by consumers and landlords alike. March sees the release of American IPA, Knife Powder. Combining a variety of malts with all American hops (Simcoe, Chinook, Athanum and Willamette), Knife Powder is intensely hoppy and immensely drinkable.
March also sees the return of Peddler Night Market, meaning that we’ll be throwing our doors on Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th March for beer, banter and good times. Live music will be provided by fiddle, guitar and mandolin trio ‘The Peddlers’ (Friday night only). Make the most of the opportunity to sample our beers fresh from the source, check out our fantastic venue, and eat some great food whilst you’re at it.
We are delighted to announce we now have an off-license, meaning you can purchase beer directly from the brewery. Whether you’re looking for a gift, a pin/cask for a party, or just something for yourself, we have a beer for you! Pins/Casks are available to pre-order. Contact us at 
Generation X 4.2% – A pale session ale big in citrus & tropical fruit notes. Hopped generously with Azzaca, Bravo & Mosaic hops. Definitely a beer for the latchkey kids of the 70’s (or anyone born before or after to be fair!)
*Can be drunk without adult supervision! 
A belated happy new year to you all, and a great big welcome to our new look core range artwork! Rest assured that the beer behind the pumpclip is exactly the same brew that we all know and love, but with a fresher appearance that looks more at home on a 2017 bar.
As usual, we’ve got new beers galore for you this month!
Heathen was our fastest-growing beer of 2016, and this year will see us create a new range with the same look (artwork created by the wonderful James D Murphy), but which will be available in both cask and keg.
First up, we’ll have Salvation stout – coconut edition (5.5%), packed full of Sorachi Ace hops and 50kg of coconut toasted by our own fair hands.
Coming later in February we will be releasing the first iteration of our new Voyager IPA, and the inaugural Reaper cereal beer, which will initially take the form of a Hopfenweisse. We’re really looking forward to use this range to explore new ingredients and expand our outlook on exciting beer styles. Look out for other limited edition beers in this series later in the year too.
Our Animal Vengeance series is back with a… erm… vengeance, too.
Lion Tamer (4.3%) will roar across the tastebuds with citrus and pine flavours from the Cascade and Chinook hops. Doctor Morton’s Cattle Prod is an old favourite making a return: a classic 4.1% pale ale with notes of refreshing orange and melon.
Finally, our next Beerhead is a little Excuser (3.6%), promising to be a light session IPA brimming with fresh fruity twists and an uplifting floral aroma.
Cheers! 
