Est. 2018 · Sheffield
Independent craft brewery making real beer for real people. We brew in small batches, use locally sourced malt wherever possible, and we never compromise on flavour. We're based in Sheffield and proud of it.
On Tap Today
Brewed fresh in Sheffield. Rotating seasonal selection.
American Pale
4.8%
ABV
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Tasting Notes
Tropical citrus and pine resin on the nose, refreshingly bitter finish with soft stone fruit undertones. Our best-selling pale since day one.
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English Porter
5.6%
ABV
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Tasting Notes
Rich roasted malt, dark chocolate bitterness, subtle vanilla on the finish. Sheffield's favourite winter warmer — dark enough to make you feel warm before you've even taken a sip.
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Czech Pilsner Style
4.2%
ABV
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Tasting Notes
Clean, crisp, and refreshing. Light floral hops with a smooth malt backbone — the session lager that converted half our porter drinkers. Perfect from the first sip to the last.
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Hefeweizen
4.5%
ABV
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Tasting Notes
Classic banana and clove esters from our Bavarian yeast strain. Hazy golden pour, smooth and naturally cloudy. Brewed in the traditional Hefeweizen style — no shortcuts, no filtration.
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West Coast IPA
6.2%
ABV
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Punch of grapefruit, mango, and resinous pine. Big hops, dry and assertive, with a clean bitter finish. Our most divisive beer — you either love it completely or you don't order a second. No fence-sitters.
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Belgian Saison
3.8%
ABV
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Tasting Notes
Spicy farmhouse character, light and effervescent, with notes of white pepper, lemon zest, and fresh hay. Our lowest ABV beer and arguably our most complex. Proof that restraint and flavour are not opposites.
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The Taproom
Set in a converted Victorian forge in the heart of Sheffield, our taproom is everything a great local should be — honest, welcoming, and smelling faintly of something excellent in the tank. Pull up a stool at the long bar, grab a flight of four to explore the range, or settle into one of the alcoves with a pint and some good company.
We've got no Wi-Fi password, no background music playlist managed by an algorithm, and no menu that changes every three months to chase trends. We've got six taps, six great beers, and all the time in the world to talk about them.
Opening Hours
Our Story
"We wanted to make the kind of beer we actually wanted to drink."
Forge & Grain was started in 2018 by two friends — a former steelworker and a homebrewer — who shared a belief that Sheffield deserved great local beer. The city had always made things with its hands. We thought beer should be on that list.
Armed with a 5-barrel system, a converted forge unit in S3, and an obsessive attention to process, they brewed their first batch of Ironside Pale Ale on a freezing January morning. Two hundred batches later, the commitment to small-batch quality remains unchanged. The 5-barrel system is still the same one.
We don't brew to maximise volume. We brew to maximise flavour. Every recipe is developed in-house, every ingredient is chosen with reason, and every beer that leaves this building has been tasted by the team and declared ready. We're slow by design.
The Process
Step One
We source our malt from Yorkshire maltsters. Locally grown barley, kilned to the profile each recipe demands. The foundation of every great pint starts here — long before the kettle is hot.
Step Two
Our 5-barrel copper kettle has brewed every single batch since January 2018. Same equipment, same care, same approach. We hit our gravity numbers or we don't package the beer. No exceptions.
Step Three
Patient fermentation at precise temperatures in our temperature-controlled fermentation vessels. We never rush the process. Every beer conditions for exactly as long as it needs — no shortcuts, no forced carbonation in tank.
Coming Up
15
FEB 2025
45-minute guided tour of the full brewery floor — fermentation vessels, copper kettle, conditioning tanks — followed by a guided tasting of all six beers currently on tap. Hosted by our head brewer. Limited to 12 people per session for a genuinely personal experience.
7
MAR 2025
Six Forge & Grain beers matched with six artisan Yorkshire cheeses sourced from Courtyard Dairy. Hosted by our head brewer and a cheesemonger, with tasting notes and pairing logic explained for each match. One of our most popular recurring events — sells out fast.
12
APR 2025
We hand over four of our six taps to other independent Northern craft breweries for a single Saturday evening. Free to enter, no booking required. A chance to try something new, discover breweries you might not know, and join a room full of people who take beer as seriously as we do.
The Shop
£32
Two cans of each of our six core beers — the ideal introduction to the full Forge & Grain range. Arrives in a branded gift-ready box. Delivery included on orders over £30.
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£14
Our core pint glass with the Forge & Grain logo etched near the base. Dishwasher safe, nucleated for a better head. Available in classic pint and conical shapes.
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£45
Heavyweight charcoal hoodie with amber embroidered logo on the chest. 350gsm cotton blend. Sizes S–3XL. The hoodie we wear ourselves.
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Address
12 Forge Street
Sheffield S3 8LR
Getting Here
Please note: we are a cashless venue. Card or contactless only at the bar.
12 Forge Street
Sheffield S3 8LR