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  • We’re now employee owned!

    We’re now employee owned!

    Introducing Sheffield Beerworks EOT Ltd

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Ethna Wild, Sales

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  • Christmas Gift Guide

    Christmas Gift Guide

    We’re feeling festive here at Abbeydale Brewery!

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  • Old Ale 2024

    Old Ale 2024

    Ale as old as time…

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  • On site shop now open!

    On site shop now open!

    Pop down to say hello and fill your fridge!

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  • Gluten free beers

    Gluten free beers

    Our GF range - more information on our processes

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  • Last Rites

    Last Rites

    It’s back, lovingly brewed to the original recipe

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  • Meet The Team

    Meet The Team

    Fin MacDonald, The Rising Sun

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  • Advent Calendars!

    Advent Calendars!

    Tis (nearly) the season - pre-order now!

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  • Brewer of the Year 2024

    Brewer of the Year 2024

    Congratulations Jim!

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Toby Grattidge, Operations Director

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  • Nelson Pale

    Nelson Pale

    In collaboration with Utopian Brewing

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  • The Rising Sun

    The Rising Sun

    The history of our wonderful pub

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  • Brewers Choice Awards 2024

    Brewers Choice Awards 2024

    We’ve made the shortlist – twice!

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  • Pilgrim & Pals – PRE-ORDER NOW!

    Pilgrim & Pals – PRE-ORDER NOW!

    We’ve got a trio of Pumpkin Spiced beers on the way this year!

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    James Murphy, Designer

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  • Swifty: Fonio Edition

    Swifty: Fonio Edition

    Our 2024 Charity Beer!

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Garry Raynes, GM of the Rising Sun

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  • How do you look after cask beer?

    How do you look after cask beer?

    An opinion piece all about our beloved cask ale from our Ops Director Toby

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  • Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

    Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

    Continuing our charity partnership for 2024!

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Robin Baker, Export Manager

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  • See Britain By Ale

    See Britain By Ale

    Our cask focused Travel Poster Series

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  • Blood Orange Sour

    Blood Orange Sour

    Slake your thirst with our latest mixed ferm release...

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  • Mayday Project

    Mayday Project

    A national collaboration to help raise awareness of Men’s Mental Health

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  • Bretted Best Bitter

    Bretted Best Bitter

    A new collaboration from the Funk Dungeon

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Christie McIntosh, Quality Manager

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  • We made a mild!

    We made a mild!

    And no, it’s not an April Fool’s!

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  • Fly P.A.

    Fly P.A.

    We're buzzing about our latest collaboration!

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  • Our Aquanaut has surfaced!

    Our Aquanaut has surfaced!

    A new series focused around new and exciting experimental hop products

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  • Cloud Peak is back!

    Cloud Peak is back!

    Getting ready for Sheffield Beer Week

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  • Hop Smash

    Hop Smash

    It's BACK!

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Laura Rangeley, Marketing & Communications Manager

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  • Dry January – we’ve got you covered!

    Dry January – we’ve got you covered!

    Our Sparkling Hop Water is the perfect choice for a mindful month

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  • So long, 2023… and hello 2024!

    So long, 2023… and hello 2024!

    A round up of our year in beer

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  • Award Winning Beers

    Award Winning Beers

    New accolades for Heresy and Black Mass!

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Jim Rangeley, Lead Brewer of the Funk Dungeon

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  • New Funk Dungeon beers!

    New Funk Dungeon beers!

    Two special 750ml bottle releases from our mixed fermentation project

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  • Casks for Christmas!

    Casks for Christmas!

    We’re here to help you get ahead on your party planning

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  • Mixing up our Sparkling Hop Water

    Mixing up our Sparkling Hop Water

    Our new soft drink can be a great addition to a cocktail!

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Edd Entwistle, Online Sales Manager

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  • Old Ale

    Old Ale

    A very special limited release

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  • Incognito Heathen

    Incognito Heathen

    The latest variation of our American Pale Ale

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Ash Sutton, brewteam

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  • Hop Water: Mosaic

    Hop Water: Mosaic

    The next iteration of our Sparkling Hop Water is out now!

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  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    Mick Williams, sales rep

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  • COLLABAGEDDON 2023

    COLLABAGEDDON 2023

    We’re Collabageddoning!!

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  • Pilgrim

    Pilgrim

    It’s nearly Spooky Season!

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  • Oktoberfest: Beer & Bites

    Oktoberfest: Beer & Bites

    Our Festbier is back!

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  • Sparkling Hop Water

    Sparkling Hop Water

    0% alcohol, 100% refreshing.

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  • Wanderer – Transatlantic IPA

    Wanderer – Transatlantic IPA

    An experimental hop packed collaboration!

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  • Swifty

    Swifty

    Our charity beer for 2023

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  • Beer and BBQ

    Beer and BBQ

    Celebrate National BBQ Week with some delicious beer and food pairings!

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  • Funk Dungeon… in bottles!

    Funk Dungeon… in bottles!

    The next evolution of our barrel ageing project

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  • Prague Craft Beer Festival

    Prague Craft Beer Festival

    A whirlwind weekend in the Czech Republic

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  • Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

    Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

    Introducing our 2023 charity partners!

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  • UK Hop Heathen

    UK Hop Heathen

    The next twist in our Heathen series uses stunning UK grown Harlequin® hops!

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  • Doctor Morton’s Snake Oil

    Doctor Morton’s Snake Oil

    The ORIGINAL Doctor Morton's beer is back!

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  • Black Mass: National Champion!

    Black Mass: National Champion!

    We've been voted the best beer in the country!

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  • Locksley Gin Co-Lab

    Locksley Gin Co-Lab

    We made a Heathen inspired gin!

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  • Cloud Peak

    Cloud Peak

    A special collaboration beer for Sheffield Beer Week

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  • Sheffield Beer Week 2023

    Sheffield Beer Week 2023

    Coming soon!

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  • Sheffield Rocks!

    Sheffield Rocks!

    Celebrating our hometown's heritage

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  • Abbeydale Origins: Deception

    Abbeydale Origins: Deception

    The New Zealand inspired star of our core range

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  • Goodbye, 2022

    Goodbye, 2022

    And bring on 2023!

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  • A trio of reasons to celebrate

    A trio of reasons to celebrate

    We're award-winners, three times over!

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  • Christmas Gift Guide

    Christmas Gift Guide

    We're feeling festive here at Abbeydale Brewery!

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  • Fresh Hop Heathen: the Cryo edition!

    Fresh Hop Heathen: the Cryo edition!

    Back for 2022 with an exciting new twist

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  • Deliverance – Sabro, Talus & HBC 472

    Deliverance – Sabro, Talus & HBC 472

    It's BACK!

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  • Our new brew kettle

    Our new brew kettle

    Introducing the newest addition to Team Abbeydale!

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  • From Heathen to Cryo Heathen

    From Heathen to Cryo Heathen

    Our popular 25th anniversary release is BACK!

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  • Black Mass: Black IPA!

    Black Mass: Black IPA!

    Same beer, stronger identity, now also available IN KEG!

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  • Ryes Again

    Ryes Again

    Funk Dungeon: Chapter 12

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  • Feel the Pull of Gravity

    Feel the Pull of Gravity

    Our latest Funk Dungeon release is here!

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  • Our charity of the year

    Our charity of the year

    We're thrilled to be working with Roundabout throughout 2022!

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  • Pub of the Year

    Pub of the Year

    The Rising Sun has won the Sheffield CAMRA 2022 award!

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  • A business trip to Italy!

    A business trip to Italy!

    Our Robin heads overseas to chat all things Abbeydale!

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  • Gothic Country

    Gothic Country

    It's a Funk Dungeon release day!

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  • Obsession – Simcoe IPA

    Obsession – Simcoe IPA

    Our new single hopped series

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  • Hopback CF247

    Hopback CF247

    Our newest pale ale special, using an exciting experimental hop!

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  • Voyager: There & Back Again

    Voyager: There & Back Again

    We've brewed our first ever Triple IPA!

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  • Sheffield Beer Week 2022

    Sheffield Beer Week 2022

    Here's what we've got going on from 7th-13th March to celebrate!

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  • Fresh Hop Heathen

    Fresh Hop Heathen

    A very exciting twist on our classic American Pale Ale!

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  • Reflections on 2021

    Reflections on 2021

    Looking back at our 25th anniversary year!

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  • Black Mass

    Black Mass

    Abbeydale Origins: The dark lord of our core range turns 25!

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  • Sheffield Red – The Artwork

    Sheffield Red – The Artwork

    Our latest can design takes inspiration from our local history - what connections can you spot?

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  • Funk Fest 2021 – the line up so far

    Funk Fest 2021 – the line up so far

    Here's what's in the pipeline for our mixed venue mixed fermentation celebration!

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  • Abbeydale Origins: Daily Bread

    Abbeydale Origins: Daily Bread

    The story behind our traditional best bitter

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  • Sheffield Red

    Sheffield Red

    An insight into the brewing processes behind our next Funk Dungeon release!

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  • Funk Fest 2021

    Funk Fest 2021

    Mixed venue. Mixed media. Mixed fermentation.

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  • Abbeydale Origins: Absolution

    Abbeydale Origins: Absolution

    Exactly 25 years to the day since that very first cask was delivered!

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  • Blind Devotion

    Blind Devotion

    The next release from our Funk Dungeon project'

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  • Dreadnoughts Upriver to Peaceful Power

    Dreadnoughts Upriver to Peaceful Power

    The next in our Hidden Treasures series

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  • Abbeydale Origins: Moonshine

    Abbeydale Origins: Moonshine

    We revisit the story of our flagship brew in honour of its 25th birthday!

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  • Celebration – Mimosa QIPA

    Celebration – Mimosa QIPA

    The next of our special 25th anniversary releases!

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  • A Short History of Sunfest

    A Short History of Sunfest

    Looking back at beer festivals gone by!

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  • Indie Beer Shop Day

    Indie Beer Shop Day

    We're very excited to announce our latest collaboration!

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  • Abbeydale Brewery – what came before…

    Abbeydale Brewery – what came before…

    A history of our history, as told by our founder Pat

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  • Explorer’s Sweets from Cobbled Streets

    Explorer’s Sweets from Cobbled Streets

    The next in our Hidden Treasures of Sheffield series'

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  • Duty Manager required

    Duty Manager required

    The Rising Sun is recruiting!

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  • About Us

    A true Sheffield institution founded in 1996 and employee owned since 2024, Abbeydale Brewery blends heritage and tradition with creativity and innovation, showcasing these values across an unparalleled range of beers.

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  • Contact Us

    Abbeydale Brewery Ltd
    Unit 8, Aizlewood Road
    Sheffield
    S8 0YX
    Telephone: 0114 281 2712
    Email: [email protected]

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