The festival promises to be bigger and better than ever with over 450 real ales; over 100 ciders and perries plus a foreign beer bar. Yorkshire, as the capital of brewing in the UK, will be as usual very well represented at the festival.
There will be a superb expanded range of world cuisines and street food available in an enhanced food village within the beer festival enclosure plus Yorkshire’s biggest beer garden for people to relax and drink in hopefully a sunny environment.
Admission (Public/CAMRA members) Wednesday 14th £5.50/£3.00 Thursday 15th £6.50/£4.50 Friday 16th £7.50/£5.50 Saturday 17th £7.50/£5.50
Knavesmire Rd York, YO23 1EX | |
Ended Sat 17 Sep 2016 |
Information is provided to the best of our knowledge, but please check with the festival organiser before attending as the details here may be inaccurate.
This beer list is tentative, please check at the festival for available beers as changes can occur before and during the festival.
Distinctive floral aroma, leading to a predominantly citrus taste, with grapefruit and lemons to the fore. A quenching bitter finish.
Mid-straw coloured beer with aromas of tropical fruit and mangoes. The beer is sweet all the way through, balanced by some bitterness at the finish.
A strong dark ruby ale. Aromas of dark chocolate, coffee and burnt toast with complex roast flavours and a lasting bitter finish.
Brewed using the finest quality Maris Otter malt and English hops. Chestnut in colour having a well rounded, rich flavour.
Aromatic roast malts give a deep red colour and Fuggles hops give a mild level of bitterness and aroma.
A full bodied Victorian style porter with hints of liquorice. The initial bitterness gives way to a smooth, mellow finish.
Golden ale, brewed with an outstanding trio of bold American hops for a full fruity aroma and flavour, with a refreshing citrus finish.
This gluten-free pale ale makes no compromises on flavour, fresh pine aroma gives way to bold tropical fruit flavours with a lingering bitter finish.
Pours clear golden, nose is peach, cheesy, floral, taste is sweet fruit, dry finish.
Cascade is a blonde bursting with the taste of grapefruit, floral and lychees. Very light and easy to drink. Highly hopped with a bitter finish.
Our Porter delivers big on flavours. Typical dark malts give this beer a unique complexity that will get you through when times are hard.
Another great hoppy, citrusy beer from Arbor.
A full bodied very drinkable stout, dry hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Bravo and Simcoe. Mmm.
A slightly weaker version of Yakima Valley, still hoppy and citrusy and with a sharp bitter finish.
A light golden beer hopped with Columbus, Magnum and Nelson Sauvin.
IPA hopped with Centennial and Columbus and dry hopped with Citra.
Brewed as a paradox. We wanted to brew a beer that utilised different mashing mechanisms to create a full bodied, low abv hop bomb.
The Atom twist on a mild : big chunky body, and infused with oak smoked wheat and vanilla, aged on oak. Tons of flavour in a small package.
Bursting with a fragrant floral aroma, brewed using the finest camomile. Quenching the thirst this is an easy sipping and unctuos flavour packed ale.
Coffee porter - a big and rich beast, with a massive nutty, chocolatey and roasty nose and the unmistakeable aroma of a freshly brewed espresso.
Hoppy, hoppy, HOPPY!!! This is an unbelievably hoppy rye IPA with full on spicy rye malt body.
BAD Co. - Brewing & Distilling Company
An effortless session ale loaded with light and refreshing grapefruit tones.
BAD Co. - Brewing & Distilling Company
A full-bodied, thirst quenching Pale Ale that pulls no punches. Dry-hopped for big hits of passionfruit, balanced with a delicate hop aroma.
BAD Co. - Brewing & Distilling Company
Dry-hopped and fruity. Kicks of mango,tangerine, grapefruit and pineapple.
BAD Co. - Brewing & Distilling Company
A fresh and fearless Blonde Ale with twists of citrus fruits and bitter orange.
BAD Co. - Brewing & Distilling Company
Aggressively hopped, robust IPA. The rich and malty baseline is refreshingly balanced with a bold punch of tropical fruit notes.
BAD Co. - Brewing & Distilling Company
Dark and rich modern milk stout with hints of cherries, chocolate, coffee and almonds.
BAD Co. - Brewing & Distilling Company
Strong coffee - infused brown ale. Warm chocolate and whisky notes from the ageing in an Islay cask.
Oranges and lemons sing the bells of St. Clementines and they bring a zesty freshness to our delicious golden ale. Launching at the York Beer Festival!
English pale with refreshing hop bite. Hopped and dry hopped with Summer that gives a hit of apricot and stone fruit. Sunshine in a glass!
Three of the biggest boldest hops crammed into this belter of a beer. Summit, Warrior and Bravo give this beer a totally tropical fruit flavour. flavour
Three of the biggest boldest hops crammed into this belter of a beer. Summit, Warrior and Bravo give this beer a totally tropical fruit flavour.
Dana is a new variety of hop grown in Slovenia and bred from German Hallertau Magnum hops. They bring a lemon & pine flavour and a floral aroma.
A collab with Mashtun and Meow. Salted Limes, a dash of mint, tart citrus sourness come together and party Cuban style. Uber refreshing & whole lot of fun.
Award winning German style wheat beer with notes of banana and clove. Light and refreshing.
All singing, all dancing cheerleader for Team Cascade. This American pale shows off the Cascade variety of hop that spawned the craft beer revolution.
All singing, all dancing cheerleader for Team Cascade. This American pale shows off the Cascade variety of hop that spawned the craft beer revolution.
3rd birthday celebration beer. Crammed with juicy hops, you'll want to drink this beer fresh to maximise the tropical fruit flavour and soft mouthfeel.
Espresso and stout. A bewitching blend of two rich, roasted flavours. We use coffee from York Coffee Emporium to enhance the decadent pleasure.
A classic US West coast style IPA hopped with Columbus, Cascade and Chinook. Big, bold and beautiful with notes of pine, resin and grapefruit.
Hopped with Admiral, East Kent Goldings, Nugget, Summer and Ella, English bitter malt base but capitalises on the floral and fruity flavours of the New World hops.
Hopped with Admiral (UK), Nugget (US), Citra (US), Wakatu (AUS) and Ella (AUS) and added pineapple and grapefruit.
Hopped with Target, Phoenix, East Kent Goldings and Wakatu, this stout coffee, chocolate and toffee characteristics but with a light fruity finish.
Red ale, malty and sweet with a high hop profile and a fruity finish. Brewed for the mayor of Kirklees and the Royal British Legion.
Dark stout brewed using dark malts and infused with vanilla pods. Won Gold in the CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2016.
Golden ale brewed for a descendant of the Hey's brewing family from Bradford.
Brewed with a blend of hops including Challenger and Progress with Fuggles as the main variety, which gives the beer its bite and characteristic nose.
Aromas of hops, orange-fruit and roast coffee maltiness. Bittersweet taste with a dry finish packed with fruity notes and Goldings hops.
This Anglo-American IPA, with hops from both countries giving a floral aroma, initial sweetness and developing fruitiness. A moreish, dry, bitter finish.
Strong, velvety, ruby brown beer. A dry palate with a complex mixture of hops, fruit and roasted malt.
Pale and hoppy combining Centennial, Columbus, Willamette, Cascade and Chinook to give a citrus flavour and bitter finish.
Fiery ginger pale ale brewed using 30kg of fresh root ginger to give a spicy lingering ginger kick.
Full-bodied, easy drinking rich well-balanced stout with hints of coffee and chocolate leading to a bitter finish.
A refreshing IPA, combining a malty crispness with piney, citrus and lemon flavours, brewed with 3 South Island, New Zealand hops.
A full bodied dark Porter hopped with Bramling Cross and Fuggles creating a spicy bitterness and chocolate and nut flavours.
A good session beer with a crisp refreshing finish.
A well rounded Golden Blonde ale with lots of fruity notes. Chinook hops produce a soft lemon & peachy aroma.
Pale, malty and floral with a light hop kick, a cracking session bitter.
Brewed with all American hops for a light hoppy finish.
A dark, hoppy brown ale. This beer has an unexpected hoppy finish due to the addition of Citra hops late in the boil.
Very pale, brilliant blonde beer has citrus and summer fruit aromas making it an extremely refreshing ale.
A dark enriched ‘black and white’ stout balanced by ploughing through roasted malts and flaked oats with a slightly subtle but bitter hop character.
A distinctive fruity pale ale, well balanced with a powerful floral bouquet, full-bodied and a predominantly dry aftertaste.
Mosaic, Green Bullet and Chinook hops in this fruity light beer.
Collaboration with Hopcraft. NZ Pale Ale hopped with Waimea, Green Bullet, Southern Cross and Sticklebract.
Refreshing hop-laden golden ale, infused with a ace of citrus notes - brewed in honour of Coastguard Rescue tams. Vegan friendly.
Oats give a nutty creaminess to the sweet malty backbone, with Topaz and Boadicea hops for a lime, lychee, and herby spice nose.
Chewy chocolate vanilla dream of a porter!
White IPA with NZ Rakau and Waimea hops, US Cascade hops, fresh oranges spices. Also contains quinine, from the addition of cinchona bark for a bitter bite
Mini-IPA with tropical hop flavours and a magical secret - it contains neither barley nor wheat malt! This beer is brewed with the African grain sorghum and is gluten-free (less than 5ppm).
A full-bodied IPA with layers of hoppy goodness. Literally sunshine in a glass.
Collaboration with Half Moon Brewery. A black lager, with berry fruit and pine aromas, from the addition of Centennial, Simcoe and Galena hops.
Smooth modern take on an English bitter with generous amounts of NZ hops.
Session IPA, made with five varieties of new world hops and a six malt combination, this IPA delights with a depth and quality usually associated to its heavyweight peers.
American Pale Ale, an enticing aroma to tantalise and tempt the taste buds, with a beautifully tropical flavour that keeps you craving more.
American Pale Ale, an enticing aroma to tantalise and tempt the taste buds, with a beautifully tropical flavour that keeps you craving more.
A smooth, well-balanced porter with subtly smokey undertones, formed through a rich blend of six different malts.
The New Zealand hops as well as the malts shine through to give a balanced malty beer with big hop flavour.
The New Zealand hops as well as the malts shine through to give a balanced malty beer with big hop flavour.
Festival special brewed with CAMRA. This milk stout has been combined with coconut, cacoa nibs, vanilla & tonka beans.
Boldy hopped paradox. Centennial, Cascade & Chinook hopped black IPA.
Boldy hopped paradox. Centennial, Cascade & Chinook hopped black IPA.
American IPA, big in body & bold in flavour. Generous amounts of American hops set against a sweet, malt backbone.
American IPA, big in body & bold in flavour. Generous amounts of American hops set against a sweet, malt backbone.
Fresh & fruity Thai Pale Ale is infused with mango, lemongrass & kaffir lime leaves. A great summer thirst quencher.
Lager type beer made with a blend of German and American hops.
A beautifully balanced porter ale, brewed from an old traditional recipe dating back to the 1700s, with a full lingering rich flavour.
New world red ale balancing maximum flavour and drinkability. Delicately dry hopped with Enigma and a blend of aromatic, fruity hops.
Brewed with 3 Australian hops. Galaxy giving citrus & passion fruit, Ella anise & floral aromas and Enigma redcurrant and melon.
A very pale hoppy session beer, drinks full for its strength. Refreshing finish with citrus notes in the aftertaste. Brewed with lager malt and American Cascade hops.
A pale aromatic beer, refreshing with a good level of bitterness, citrus undertones and a clean finish. Brewed with lager malt and American Amarillo hops.
A scrumptious rich porter brewed with fresh vanilla pods complimenting the complex dark malts. A Thriller in Vanilla that packs a punch !
Golden ale with a heavy hoppy citrus bias from the outstandingly fruity American Columbus hop. Very refreshing and full of flavour.
Well rounded, ruby red ale with a distinctive, tight creamy head. A good balance of malt, hops and bitterness.
Golden ale exclusively brewed using Fuggle hops, both in the copper and as a late addition to give a distinctive, late copper hop flavour.
Citrus aroma and full hop flavour. The Cascade, Chinook & Fuggles hops deliver initial citrus flavour followed by a satisfying bitter taste.
Tawny ale, well balanced and triple hopped with a supple middle with a fuller mouth feel , leaving you with a refreshing finish.
Dry hopped with Jester to bring out the best of the hop, fruity but not citrussy, well rounded and deceptively easy to drink.
Pale ale hopped with 4 US hops (Chinook/Crystal/Ahtanum/Cascade).
Golden bitter, English Hopped (Admiral/First Gold/Bramling Cross).
The pale amber craft ale has a fresh, citrus aroma and a tropical fruit taste, whilst unique blend of hops leave a bitter-sweet aftertaste on the tongue.
Robust golden ale, with herbal, spicy notes. There's some orange pith from the Eureka and Jarrylo hops and a lingering freshness that develops into a slightly dry finish.
A delicate and easy drinking blonde with a refreshing citrus kick.
Maris Otter and Munich barley together with Summit and Styrian Golding hops give a full measure of maltiness and superb hoppy flavour.
Speciality malts deliver sweet biscuit flavours which are balanced with floral, blackcurrant and spicy notes from carefully selected new world hops.
Northumbrian heritage malt with touches of German malts to add complexity and sweetness. American hops give citrus notes on a floral backdrop.
No fewer than eleven varieties of barley, rye and wheat are blended together to give a smooth robust porter.
A refreshing, blonde beer made with Challenger, Bramling Cross and Cascade English hops. Smooth, fresh and highly drinkable.
Aromas of lemon and spice, and marmalade flavour. Refreshing, clean and crisp bittering capability, distinctly different to other British hops.
The blended ale is golden amber in colour and has the rich depth of the old ale flavours with a fresh citrus zing.
A dark ruby red ale, with rich fruit/plum flavours reminiscent of a traditional English barley wine. Bramling Cross, UK Cascade and Admiral hops.
Light and refreshing ale, with slight fruitiness. Brewed using Phoenix and Pilgrim hops.
A beautiful caramel amber colour with slight fruitiness, crisp. Brewed using Chinook, Saaz and Cascade hops.
Refreshing, golden beer with a hoppy aroma and crisp palate.
An amber coloured, aromatic beer. Medium hopped with sweetness in evidence and a touch of fruitiness.
Aromas of fruit, malt and roast malt give way to well-balanced friut, malt and hoppiness on the tongue with some sweetness.
This pale lager-like beer is all-German hopped to give excellent balance and rich flavour.
Copper coloured traditional ale brewed using six different malts and English hop varieties giving robust flavours.
Rich, complex and dark porter from an original 1872 recipe, with an old port nose, and coffee and bitter chocolate flavours on the palate.
A very drinkable session pale ale with a light malt base, gentle bitterness and a well rounded hoppy finish.
An easy-drinking full-bodied mahogany ale with sweet caramel notes, balanced bitterness and a crisp rounded hop finish.
A golden-brown classic with British hops perfect for any session.
A beast of an IPA brewed with heavy hitting Waimea and Cascade hops. Grapefruit, citrus notes, mellow.
Golden session ale, using all American hops Mosaic, Simcoe, Cluster and Summit given citrus and pine flavours
Authentic cloudy Belgium style wheat beer with orange & coriander.
Strong, golden “West Coast” style IPA. Heavily hopped for both bitterness and aroma and then dry-hopped.
A complex grist bill of pale and roasted malts results in a rich, robust and aromatic black Imperial Stout. Plenty of hops added to the kettle during the boil provide a bitterness which perfectly balances the malty palate
Golden colured with light honeyed notes and a very delicate background of pine behind a clean traditional hopping.
New Zealand hopped amber pale ale; spice on nose, tropical fruit, lemon, lime, and spice in taste.
A substantial but not overpowering best bitter, deep coloured with flavours of malt biscuit, plum fruit and a pleasant bitterness.
Dark Amber with medium body, slight malty sweetness well balanced with light tannin for that brown ale bite, malt and liquorice on the nose.
The Five Points Brewing Company
A fresh, zesty, aromatic pale ale brewed with malted barley, a little wheat, and Amarillo, Centennial and Citra hops from the West Coast of the USA.
The Five Points Brewing Company
A Porter in the classic London style with our own twist. Aromas of chocolate and coffee with hints of caramel, brewed with British East Kent Goldings hops.
A refreshing, light, hoppy beer with citrus notes.
A powerful IPA loaded with hops from New Zealand with grapefruit and gooseberry notes in a bitter finish.
Refreshing pale ale with five different varieties of hops.
Strong IPA with hints of citrus fruits, spice and blackberries.
This beer belies its low strength and packs loads of flavour. Expect cocoa and dark chocolate with dark, autumn fruits. Matured with organic cocoa nibs.
Naturally hazy wheat beer with bags of wheat malt. Fresh root ginger added during the brew to create lovely aroma and a refreshing, spicy flavour.
Brewed with low colour malt for a lustrous, sparkling body and bags of American hops for big flavours of pine resin, lemon and grapefruit.
A deep golden coloured IPA with a rich and warming body. Uses hops from around the world to create flavours of sweet, juicy fruits and tart citrus.
Our supernatural all-day pale. Big citrus flavours, floral aromas and a not-so-scary ABV.
Our sessionable hop sauce. Huge hits of orange and pineapple will give you the goosebumps.
A hair raising red-rye beer. Heaping flavours of orchard and tropical fruits onto a spiced biscuity malt base. York Beer Festival is well and truly haunted.
A big malt bill makes itself known with a spicy rye edge and full bodied sweetness. Add in the robust hit of US hops, and you’ve got a beer that demands your attention.
Pale session beer dry hopped with Chinook for that extra hop hit!
Pale, light and hoppy summer thirstquencher brewed with Cascade, Mount Hood and Chinook hops and dry hopped with Columbus.
Very dark mild brewed with the addition of chocolate and black malt. Beautiful chocolatey, roasty flavours dominate this classic dark mild.
Golden ale brewed with Columbus and Nelson Sauvin hops and dry hopped with Mosaic, imparting a bold hop character with plenty of fruitiness.
The latest in our single hop range, Mount Hood hops from start to finish to give a refined spicy aroma and a clean bitter taste.
A fusion of European and American beer styles. A German style cloudy wheat beer, hopped with loads of American hops late in the boil and during fermentation.
Named after the eponymous Ravi. A seriously fruity, hoppy, pale beer with a clean, zesty finish.
A black IPA brewed with biblical quantities of premium American hops and special de-husked German roasted malt.
Strong IPA with a blend of US hops - Citra, Simcoe, Cascade and Chinook. Low bitterness, tons of fruity flavours and aromas balance a solid malt backbone.
A rich, golden, satisfying ale hopped with a blend of English and Slovenian hops for a zesty finish.
Brewed with Columbus and Mt. Hood hops, dry hopped with Chinook. A small amount of crystal malt gives a slightly red colour and a hint of sweetness.
Straw coloured light refreshing session ale brewed with Pilgrim, Northern Brewer and Centennial hops.
Dark, rich malty brown ale with liquorice tones.
Amber coloured best bitter brewed with crystal malt for a depth of flavour and Pilgrim hops for bitterness.
Brewed using real liquorice, this stout has heady aromas of Pontefract Cakes and a depth of flavour from a rich roast malt background.
A rich ruby/brown ale which is packed with dark chocolate and liquorice flavours. Warm, smokey and intriguing.
A bright golden ale with a refreshing hit of grapefruit and a good hoppy finish.
A bright blonde ale with well balanced rich bitterness and a herbal spicy aroma and a hint of blackcurrant to finish.
A dark stout, full bodied with a rich aroma of espresso and treacle.
A golden bitter with a good balance of malty and refreshing citrus notes leading to a mellow tangy finish.
American style, four malt brown ale, given a refreshing edge by Phoenix, First Gold and Cascade hops.
This premium bitter has a distinctly malty character, a hint of nuttiness and enhanced hopping rates recall the good old days of a true Yorkshire Bitter.
A stout with a strong roast malt flavour balance with some hoppiness.
Session pale ale with a variety of fruity and aromatic hops from around the globe. The malt and hop combination creates an interesting flavourful thirst-quenching beer.
Fruity American hopped session ale.
Refreshing hop forward pale ale packed with citrusy American hops and balanced with traditional British malts.
Dark malty ale infused with vanilla.
IPA named after a band from Harrogate.
Toffee, caramel and dark fruit aroma with a light sweet flavour and a hint of dried fruit.
Refreshing, very pale ale, bursting with hop character, brewed with soft Lakeland water, & 3 English hops and the American hop, Citra.
A pale, hoppy and bitter ale: a slight elderflower aroma from Slovenian "Celeia" hops, followed by long bitterness.
Golden Ale with complex fruit flavours from the blending of English hop, First Gold, with the outrageously fruity American hop, Cascade.
Crisp refreshing cask conditioned lager. Very pale, hint of peaches on the nose, flavours of tropical fruit.
New Zealand hops pack a punch in this super pale session ale. Grapefruit, lemons & tropical fruits linger into a dry finish.
A dark and sensual vanilla conditioned ale. Intense chocolate malt and berry flavours. Awards won in 2012, 2013 2014 and 2015.
A nicely balanced pink grapefruit pale ale. Pale gold, big grapefruit aroma, citrus and zesty flavours.
Refreshing hazy blonde summer saison fermented with a unique blend of West Coast and Belgian yeast. Aroma of banana. Refreshing citrus and lemon flavours with a hint of spice.(unfined)
Similar to their 100th brew edition with the hops amended slightly.... still full of Simcoey piney, catty goodness.
Huge payload of hops, of the sought after Citra which deliver a sweet mango fruitiness unlike anything else in the hop world.
Lots of juicy hop characters with a bitter grapefruit, floral finish.
Golden fruit beer with an assortment of fruits including (but not limited to...) blackcurrants, apricots, raspberries and strawberries!
A generously hopped, aromatic yet moreish session pale ale, finely crafted from New Zealand hops.
A powerful blend of citrus hops lead to a lingering tropical fruit finish; perfect for when the sun goes down!
Award-winning dry and crisp New World pale ale. Powerfully hopped to give a strong but mellow floral finish.
A hoppy American amber ale. Complex malt characters of biscuit and honey, finished with a crisp and fruity hop flavour.
Multi-award-winning pale ale packed with American hops. Intensely refreshing and satisfying, with surprising balance and body for such low abv.
Ruby mild. 7 malts give a complex biscuit layers of flavour, with a velvety smooth palate and creamy head. There is a soft bitterness from the hops.
A dark golden-coloured light refreshing summer beer with orange citrus, mango and vanilla flavours leading to a dry finish.
IPA with Amarillo, Chinook, Crystal, Southern Cross and Cascade Hops, this beer packs a zesty punch with aromas of orange rind and citrus peel.
IPA brewed with the addition of honey.
IPA brewed with Azacca, Cascade and Centennial hops.
Deep brown traditional bitter, light tofee and chocolate flavour from the malts, well balanced bitterness, with a floral and fruity finish, a proper session ale.
Full bodied American Pale Ale, straw in colour, using a range of low colour malts including Munich and Wheat, smooth, hoppy and refreshing.
Crisp and refreshing hoppy pale al, well balanced, with a fruity and citrus flavour. Hopped with Cluster and Citra. Dry hopped with Cascade.
Dark amber coloured session bitter. Bullseye is clean tasting and malty. Fairly bitter.
Refreshing golden ale. The hop additions give the beer citrus, fruit and herbal notes from Nugget, Pioneer and Cascade hops.
Black coloured, dark mild. Taste of roast barley with a little malt. Not bitter.
Oatmeal and lemongrass IPA - collaboration with Kirkstall Brewery.
Traditional Yorkshire bitter with a pleasing hop background.
Very pale and spectacularly thirst-quenching. Three different hops give this beer a delightful citrus nose.
Dried fruit and toasty aroma. Chocolate on the palate along with some coffee as the roast malt flavours.
A golden fruity ale. The famous grapefruit hop Chinook gives this beer great citrus flavour with a satisfying, long lasting finish.
A premium dark mild. Crystal and chocolate malts combine to give a full bodied, complex character to this award winning ale.
The ultimate pale ale. Packed full of American hops this beer is bursting with fruity citrus flavours followed by a brilliantly refreshing crisp clean finish.
Little Critters Brewing Company
Golden session ale ade from the highest quality Maris Otter grain, with whole Motueka and Cascade hops, giving it a refreshing taste.
Little Critters Brewing Company
American rye ale with a dry/toffee/spice element in the malt profile, which is balanced with US Chinook hops to give a delicious twist.
Little Critters Brewing Company
A classic stout brewed with flaked oatmeal, chocolate malt, crystal malt and roasted barley and a dose of whole hops, finished off with honey.
Little Critters Brewing Company
English IPA brewed with English malt, a dose of Vienna for dryness and wheat for body. A spicy taste and a smooth but lightly bitter finish.
Little Critters Brewing Company
Citrus IPA made with the best quality American C hops, with lime leaves and fresh citrus peel added during fermentation.
Treacle coloured, brewed with chocolate, crystal & black Norfolk malts giving hints of liquorice & coffee followed by a dry hoppy finish.
The flavour is well-balanced, with a delicate hop aroma and subtle malt and hop flavours on the palate.
A light and juicy pale with Chinook for tropical berry & pine. A denial that summer is over...
Pale ale with plenty of US hops to give the beer a floral/grassy aroma and lip smacking citrus flavours.
A full bodied, decadently smooth coffee beer. 7 different malts combine with 7 different coffees added at 3 different points during the brew.
A traditional German style Gose, flavoured with fruit, Sea Buckthorn and Sea Salt. Tart, lightly sour, fruity and refreshing with a defined saltiness.
Designed to showcase some of the newer hop varieties. Pale malt, a little wheat, a little crystal malt and then six different hops!
Collaboration with Gigantic Brewery. Deep, malty, slightly coconutty and spicy, subtle cherry fruitiness, Sherry finish, Bourbon and Rye Whiskey notes.
A pale golden ale with a hop aroma that hints of lychees. Medium bitterness with lots of fruit flavours and a short clean finish.
A very pale beer with a good aroma of grapefruit and tart citrus hops, a good bitter taste with hints of lime and tropical fruits with a good bitter finish.
A new beer using Orbit hops in the fermenter to give a lovely hop aroma.
A very pale beer with a good aroma of grapefruit and tart citrus hops, a good bitter taste with hints of lime and tropical fruits with a good bitter finish.
Very light in colour. Brewed with Cascade and First Gold hops to give refreshing hoppy and complex grapefruit flavours.
A fine example of a North East brown ale. It is a good balance of ripe grain and spicy hops, with a long bittersweet finish.
Brewed with a hint of Demerara sugar to create a strong and warming beer, dark ruby in colour, smooth, sweet, with a hint of liquorice.
Pale yellow-straw in colour, brewed with a healthy amount of American Chinook hops. Citrus, grapefruit aroma. Crisp with a clean refreshing bitterness.
Very dark ruby porter, brewed with Maris Otter, Crystal and Black malt. Liquorice notes, delicately hopped with a smooth dry finish.
A true IPA. Two types of malt, and hops from four continents go into this powerful brew.
Lovely cereal flavours give way to a clean, dry finish. As good by the fire pit as by the fireplace.
Purely enjoyable to drink, not a curiosity beverage to tick off. No unicorn hair, solar dust or celebrity nail clippings.
A refreshing blond ale with a fruity springtime flavour and a touch of citrus, flowers and ruch peppery spice on the aroma.
Rich amber coloured ale brewed using the first cut of our very own farmers Maris Otter malted barley that gives an exceptional sweet biscuit malt taste.
Named after a track on New Order's most recent album Music Complete. A refreshing and clean tasting golden ale with hints of citrus fruit and lychee.
American style Pale Ale, malt is a mixture Golden Promise, dark crystal malt & Vienna malt. Northern Brewer and Cascade hops.
A classic hoppy English pale ale, made predominantly with Golden Promise malt and hopped with Goldings and Fuggles.
This is the perfect session beer. It is balanced and it is easy to drink pint after pint. The best quality English pale malt combines with European and American hops giving a light citrus, floral and herbal aroma.
Dry hopped Pale Ale. Drinkability is key, body and colour are light. The blend of American hops give this beer a citrus and pine aroma, whilst tropical and stone fruit also put in a hoppy appearance.
Brewed in collaboration with Outlaws Yacht Club this pale ale is infused with a combination of of tropical fruit alongside a dry hopping of fruity new world hops to accentuate the tropical flavours. Slightly hazy with a BIG juicy aroma.
A classic American IPA. Aroma and flavour dominate - Pine, Citrus, from U.S hops, whilst new varieties add tropical fruit.
A true European Pale Ale produced with the best hops and malt available from the UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia.
Using the UK Cascade hops which produce the same unique citrus qualities as the US hops but slightly less intense.
Mosaic hops are full of blueberry and citrus flavours and seriously pack a powerful punch.This is one juicy banger of a pale ale.
Dark mild with a twist. Raisins are soaked in rum for 7 days prior to brewday and then added right at the end of the boil.
Session, hoppy dark ale with a fruity aftertaste. (unfined)
Uses a blend of lager, Munich and wheat malts and generous quantities of American Citra hops. Delivers a fruity initial taste and a lasting citrus bitterness. Unfined.
Our take on the classic British pale ale. Crisp bitterness over a full, golden body provided by malted barley. A blend of British & American hop varieties gives a quenching pine & orange character.
A light blonde session IPA, Simcoe and Centennial hops dominate, contributing a big tangerine aroma and long, thirst-quenching citrus pith flavour.
Ground coffee beans blended into the brew, full of bitterness and hazelnut hints, rich dark chocolate and milk sugar to balance this full bodied dark ale.
This is brewed with British pale malts and five hop varieties. Sweet malt forefront, solid bitterness and citrus with tropical, grapefruit and dry hopping.
Brewed in collaboration with Opeth, Communion is a 5.1 Pale Ale hopped with European and U.S. varieties.
Pine and tropical fruit flavours, with hints of toasted malt mix and big layers of US hop character.
A pale barley malt, with wheat and Bohemian hops makes this a refreshing fruity beer with a sweet finish.
Delicious, slightly sweet porter with roasted chocolate flavours and a pleasant hop aroma.
Russet coloured, full malty quaffing ale with a smooth mellow character.
This lager coloured ale is full bodied, slightly sweet on the palate. A generous late addition of Mount Hood hops result in a delicate fruity hop aroma.
A pale and very refreshing Summer IPA. Low on bitterness, but packed full of citrus and tropical fruit aromas from a blend of Northern and Southern Hemisphere hops. Dry hopped with Citra and Waimea.
The addition of black treacle to this rich and robust stout gives intense depth and roasted malts impart a coffee flavour.
Speciality brew originally brewed in colaboration with beer writer Melissa Cole. Infused with all things Thai.
It spent a while in development but this is our version of a full bodied hop bursting American Red, it just keeps delivering.
Brewed with Mandarina Bavaria, Mosaic and Motueka hops.
Nutty brown colour with a mellow bitterness, followed by a spicy blackcurrant aftertaste.
Nutty brown colour, mellow bitterness, followed by a spicy blackcurrant aftertaste.
Bright sparkling blonde with great aroma and smooth refreshing aftertaste.
A classic saison style brewed with English hops to give an element of sherbet lemon in the aftertaste.
A DIPA hopped with Columbus, Simcoe, Amarillo and Citra, dry hopped with Equinox, EXP431 and Citra.
Golden ale, sweet to the palate with a great hoppy aftertaste.
Pale, hoppy ale made from low colour Maris Otter malt. A combination of 3 high alpha American hops produces an intensely aromatic & resinous finish.
Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealand give a unique "White Winey" aroma. Bitterness is high, but balanced by a nice residual malty sweetness.
A refreshing grapefruit IPA. Pale, Cara and wheat malts give a robust malty base. Hopped exclusively with Citra, and with loads of real grapefruits added.
Pale session ale, single hopped with Simcoe.
Powerful IPA with Junga, Marynka and Sybilla hops.
Pale brown/golden English hopped ale - fruit with moderate levels of bitterness.
Dark ale made with five dark malts and hopped with legendary US hops for a smooth rounded finish.
Fruity pale ale hopped with Galaxy and Mosaic.
Scottish 80/- style malty best bitter.
Red Rye IPA finished with generous amounts of NZ hops.
Cascade hops, the father of modern American varieties. Their spice and citrus is balanced by a full malt character for huge drinkability.
Oatmeal stout. Deceptively sweet before with a dry, satisfying finish. Full bodied, complex and warming.
An unfiltered, unfined 4.5% lager with a classic noble hop aroma and dry finish. Keller is light in colour and carbonation, but not flavour.
Easy-drinking, well-hopped pale ale, brewed with a blend of US and NZ hops, producing an orange, citrus fruit aroma and a refreshing level of bitterness.
Brewed with a blend of Mosaic, Centennial and Rakau hops, juicy, tropical fruit flavours come to the fore in this dry-hopped, sessionable pale ale.
Light and easy-drinking, it’s a beer that showcases the floral and citrus fruit aromas of the Cascade hop, soft Yorkshire water and Golden Promise pale malt.
A sessionable pale ale that delivers the big-hitting hoppiness of an IPA. Heavily hopped with varieties from New Zealand & the USA, it’s been dry-hopped for good measure.
Clean and well-balanced with a moderate level of bitterness, subtle biscuity maltiness allows aromas and flavours of tangerine, pine needle and citrus fruit to come to the fore.
Big and bold American Pale Ale, brewed using Citra and Chinook hops from the USA to create tropical and passion fruit aromas and a lasting, bitter finish.
West Coast amber ale fermented with a lager yeast. Caramel maltiness harmonises with fruity hop characteristics to create a medium level of bitterness and a smooth finish.
Brewed using six different varieties of hops to create intense floral and fruit aromas, backed up by a balanced level of bitterness, layered on top of a blend of three malts.
Brewed with 100% Citra hops that create aromas of mango, apricot, grapefruit & mandarin orange, along with a lasting, juicy, tropical fruit bitterness.
Brewed with the addition of fresh pineapple and grapefruit (zest & juice), Roots. Rock. Reggae. is an India Pale Ale that packs a fruity punch.
Black kiln dried malts create a dark bitter-sweet and smooth beer. Chocolate, coffee and caramel flavours are complented by a vanilla twist.
Flaxen blonde ale. Balanced hoppy bitterness and a crisp fruity finish.
Full bodied bitter with fruit and hops complementing the aftertaste.
American west coast pale ale with a slightly sweet and hoppy finish. Notes of gooseberry, citrus and tropical fruit.
Amber coloured, lightly kilned malt flavour, fruity, citrus and bitter.
Well hopped, bittersweet, complex fruit gives a memorable aftertaste.
Nutty, rich ruby ale, stronger than usual for a mild. Multi award winning beer.
A deeply rich and satisfying premium stout with complex balanced flavours and a warm subtle chocolate finish.
A classic English pale bitter, with light malt base and spicy fruitiness from the Challenger, Bramling Cross and Cascade hops.
Refreshing blonde ale, delicately infused with the flavour of raspberries.
A straw coloured light ale with soft malt flavours, delicately hopped with Czech and German hop varities.
Citra Pale is a single hopped pale ale showcasing the mango and rich tropical fruit flavours of the Citra hop balanced against a sweet malt base enhanced with Munich malt.
A light, refreshing pale with a blend of classic American and Continental hops.
10th anniversary celebration beer brewed with a unique blend of ten different hops to make a very special zesty beer.
An American style pale ale with the good bitterness, piney, resinous aromas and the citrus and grapefruit flavours of the Cascade and Centennial hop.
A deep red malty ale with firm bitterness & citrus notes from blended Australian, American and New Zealand hops.
Light amber ale single hopped with Styrian Cardinal, Vienna malt for body, balanced with citrus and gooseberry notes.
A black IPA with smooth roast malt character and big American hop presence.
Pale session beer American hopped giving subtle citrus flavours and a hoppy aroma.
Golden pale beer brewed using Citra hops. Refreshing and light giving citrus aromas.
Golden pale ale brewed using Cascade, Center and Citra hops.
Dark and rich porter. Big malty flavours along with chocolate, caramel notes and a subtle hop kick.
Dark red brown colour. Aroma and flavour of sweet malt, dark malt, dark honey.
Collaboration with Danish brewer, Anders Kissmeyer, a salty sour beer, supremely refreshing and surprisingly drinkable.
Classic Irish dry stout, rich in coffee-roast malts with a lingering hoppy orange aftertaste.
Premium Bitter with a malty body tickled by spicy rye,honeysuckle aroma and tangy orangy bitterness.
Rich malty red body with just a hint of toast & chocolate, tangy resinous citrus and a pleasing bitter finis.h
Hopped 5 times with Antipodean Galaxy, Summer and Wai-iti to adorn this fullstrength,copiously malty but well-balanced pale ale.
Refreshing, delicately fruity beer, it carries with it a little bit of sweetness and just a hint of the promise of summer.
Packed with hops, this IPA is balanced with the finest English Malt to make this a mouth-watering session ale.
Classic robust porter, black and creamy, with a heady mix of rich caramel and coffee.
An easy drinking pale ale with an aroma which carries through to the finish from a combination of Fuggles, Goldings and Styrian Bobek hops.
A pale ale dry-hopped with Chinook.
A fabulously robust straw coloured pale ale hopped with Czech Saaz and American Cascade.
Brewed with English Pilgrim and NZ Green Bullet & Pacific Jade hops, for a well-rounded beer with a good bitter finish.
Just the one hop, but a lot of it! Added at 4 stages for complexity of flavour. Citrus notes and a good lingering bitterness.
A Rich dark ruby stout, brewed with chocolate malt and Admiral & Northern Brewer hops for a smooth, flavoursome pint.
Witbier brewed with Belgian yeast, spicy with a mellow sweetness.
An experimental blueberry Berliner Weisse with mint, lime and orange.
Fresh Summit, Comet, Summer, Amarillo and Citra shine here in a summer special.
Pale ale with grapefruit and citrusy notes with a light bitter finish, brewed with Centennial and Cascade hops.
A traditional dry stout brewed with roasted barley and balanced with chocolate malt for slight sweetness.
The coloured malts make this a stunning amber ale with a slight sweetness and highly drinkable.
A light malt base with delicate hops. Generous amounts of wheat malt provide velvet smoothness. The finish is crisp and dry with a slight sweetness.
Brewed using the finest ingredients. Bourbon, cocoa and oats give this dark beer a rich, full-bodied, chocolatey bitterness.
Chock full with six big, bold American whole-leaf hops for an intense flavour of tropical and citrus fruits with a slight pepperiness and dry finish.
Steel City/Lost Industry/Landlocked
Three way collaboration Transatlantic Pale Ale with Chinook, Mt Hood, Kazbek, Mosaic and a mystery hop that is probably Galaxy...
Golden in colour with a light bitter finish. Traditional ale hops are used to produce a timeless smooth pale ale.
Best bitter packed full of flavour offering the perfect balance between bitter and sweet.
Premium pale blonde aromatic with a refreshing finish delivered by American Cascade aroma hops.
Malty, nutty, slightly piney and spicey on the nose with medium bitter finish. Hops: Columbus and Styrian Celeia.
Flowery spicy notes combined with citrus and a hint of grapefruit with rich bitterness compensated by a pleasant maltiness.
Heavily late hopped and cold fermented to give it an extra crispness. Dry hopped with Mosaic and Citra after fermentation.
Single hopped Chinook pale which has also been dry hopped.
English blonde ale, hopped with Endeavour hops and a bitter finish.
American Pale Ale, generously hopped with Colombus, Cascade and Chinook and dry hopped with all 3.
White gold in colour with aromas of light bitter lemon, a hint of herbs and a subtle spiciness. A great refreshing beer.
A fantastic tropical fruit aroma, givesway to guava and ripe citrus with a beautiful bitter and sweet balance.
Well hopped pale ale brewed with the team from Indy Man Beer Con and dedicated to Simon Johnson; The Reluctant Scooper.
Sesion ale brewed with English and American hops to give lovely floral, citrus and honey like tones.
An easy drinking beer with a sting in its tail. A blend of English and American hops.
Bittersweet and tasty, with hints of blackcurrant layered through soft, dark flavours of roasted malt.
The last of the true Pennine light milds, this amber coloured beer makes a refreshing session ale.
Multi award winning, full drinking pale ale with a complex and hoppy aroma.
A dark, strong beer, wholesome and satisfying, this mellow beer has body and depth, leaving a pleasant fruity afterglow.
American style session beer brewed using Mosaic hops giving the big tropical hits of flavours and aromas typically found in an IPA.
Our Brit PA is wholly hopped using British hops giving an earthy, woody flavour that makes for perfect bittering.
Brewed with American hops to give an edge to this traditional British style, providing a bit of flavoursome relief from boring brown stuff.
Dark strong and well rounded. The richness of this rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops.
Brewed to raise awareness of prostate cancer, this golden ale has a hint of malt, balanced with spice and fruit notes then dry hopped in cask to give extra depth of flavour.
Brewed exclusively by Treboom for the Swan on Bishopthorpe Road this moreish ale has refreshing lemon/citrus flavours.
Golden ale brewed with a touch of pale chocolate and dark Crystal to accentuate the malt flavour balancing the generous addition of Pioneer, Willamette and Progress hops.
A really pale ale (RPA) with a fresh citrussy grapefruit taste from Junga, Willamette and Styrian Goldings hops.
Copper coloured, robust fruity flavours from American Cascade hops.
Generously flavoured with American hops and brewed with rye malt, this ruby beer has hints of pepper and citrus leading to sightly dry finish.
A hoppy strong pale ale brewed using only British grown hops. Deep golden in colour with spice and blackcurrant notes from Northdown,Pioneer and Bramling Cross hops
Brewed with bog myrtle in support of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Refreshing with floral/ginger flavours.
A strong dark porter with flavours of coffee and liquorice. Made from a blend of 5 different malts balanced with Northdown and Willamette hops
Very drinkable golden session ale, with a good dose of British hops for a crisp and refreshing finish.
Using only one type of malt, and a single variety of hops, this light ale has slightly dry bitterness with hints of vanilla.
Full flavoured IPA using Pacific North West hops.
Brewed with small amount of smoked malt, with chocolate and pale chocolate malts, roasted barley and crystal malts for a rich and warming flavour.
Hoppy American ale with lasting bitterness and a citrus kick.
Transcends styles, mega hoppy and bitter but also roasty from dark malts, it’s true to a stout style. The bold dark flavours are softened with molasses and honey.
Light copper session beer with delicious fruity malt flavours, mouth watering hop aromas and a moreish bitter dry finish.
Smooth and well structured, brimming with roasted chocolate taste and aroma from four different malts.
Straw-hued pale ale with light biscuit and citrus in both the aroma and taste.
A robust, formidable English-style IPA that blends honeyed malt and citrusy hops in a perfect package.
Hopped with Cascade, Centennial and Summit, light copper coloured with a mild fruity aroma.
Yorkshire malt gives the beer its golden colour with fine Admiral and Bramling Cross hops adding a hop bitterness to the taste.
This 3-malt stout, brewed with the addition of roasted barley and flaked oats, uses British East Kent Goldings and Fuggle hops.
Brewed with NZ Pacific Jade and Waimea hops, this English IPA has citrus on the nose and a citrus taste with a hint of pepper.
The use of pale barley gives a deliciously smooth maltiness which is then lifted slightly with the spiciness of Goldings hops.
Originally produced for the Whitby Goth Weekend. Full of liquorice with hints of chocolate and coffee.
Hoppy IPA with notes of passion fruit and grapefruit. The generous use of New World hops makes this a bright and refreshing IPA.
Kaffir Lime Leaf Pale Ale, rammed to the teeth with Sorachi & Cascade Hops with a huge hit of lime.
Starting with mango’s and honeydew melon on the nose and leading into a rich mouthfeel with an explosion of pink grapefruit and white grape.
It’s a brave new world, but not the world you thought it would be. Heavily hopped red ales rule with a sinister citrusy iron fist and obliterate anyone’s tastebuds who dare to stand in their way.
This Hobo inducing Imperial Stout is made using 8 different malts, 2 European hops and the silky smoothness of Bourbon Whisky. Slightly roasty, slightly sweet, this deceptively smooth assault on the senses will have you coming back for more.
This truly is a hop ridden monstrosity. Pale and crystal malts combined with a triple dose of hops at the late and dry hopping stages will cause you to have a party in your mouth and everyone’s invited.
Flavoursome and smooth, this American Pale Ale is made light but malty with Cascade & Chinook hops.
Rich & dark where the malts do the talking with restrained hopping at session strength.
Traditional malty best bitter, brewed with four British hops.
US-style IPA with strong floral and sweet fruit hoppy notes.
A golden pale ale, triple hopped to give a fruity bitterness.
Wold grown barley, wheat and Cara malt hopped with Goldings and Styrian hops give the beer its soft, fruity flavour with a hint of spice.
A complex rich dark porter with malty base. A gluten-free beer with overtones of bitter orange and hints of coffee and chocolate.
A rich velvety porter, with massive flavours of molasses, liquorice and a hint of smoke with a fruity nose. First Gold and Cascade hops.
Light gold coloured beer with dominant hop flavours and pale malt character. Crisp & refreshing session ale brewed with Challenger and Celeia hops.
Brewed exclusively with pale malt for a light colour and creamy texture. Citra hops give the beer a light bitterness, with hints of tropical fruit and citrus on the aftertaste.
A rich amber coloured beer. Malted rye adds some subtle spicy notes and a refreshing dryness to the aftertaste. Goldings hops fill out the high spicy notes.
Brewe with Australian hops, Ella and Topa,z for a tropical fruity flavour along with some earthy spicy tones.
Brewed with UK grown Challenger hops and a dash of crystal malt, refreshing taste, where fruit and hops dominate the flavour and aroma with a clean, bitter finish.
A stout with rich roasted malt and added oats for an extra creamy finish. British WGV hops add herbal, earthy notes with a hint of autumn fruit on the aftertaste.
Very pale in colour, NZ Dr.Rudi hops give good citrus bitterness. The Thai flavour trio of root ginger, lemongrass and lime are infused into the brew.
Pacific pale ale. Four of the best NZ hops give a host of tropical fruit notes against a background of citrus and pine from dry hopping with Motueka.
Super hopfest of a beer. Pale and Cara malts combine to give a crisp malt back bone and a pale gold hue. A mega blend of 4 big flavoured American hops imparts a strong fruity citrus flavour with resinous overtones and a lingering refreshing bitterness.
Deviously infusing the award winning, Centurion’s Ghost Ale with the infamous and scary Ghost Pepper, Mostly Ghostly could give you a bit of a shock!
Smooth roasted malt palate. Challenger, Fuggles and Bramling Cross hops give it a subtle bitterness with autumn fruit flavours that linger on the aftertaste.
Relatively dark in colour, Traitors’ Gate is brewed in the style of a traditional old ale. Expect a complex malt palate with marmalade like hints of fruit from the hops.
20th anniversary IPA with a good citrus taste, hints of grapefruit, mango, and lemon.
Easy drinking session bitter single hopped with Mosaic to provide a mango, tangerine and peach finish.
Based upon an 1750 London porter recipe, with 7 malted barleys, wheat, oats and a blend of hops to provide rich, coffee and chocolate character.
West Coast USA styled IPA, enhanced with Mosaic, Willamette and Magnum hops for a unique flavour.
Double IPA made with citrus flavoured hops for a lingering grapefruit finish.
Dark in colour with deliciously fruity Rhubarb flavours complete with a crisp aroma and refreshing tartness aftertaste.
A refreshing blonde ale with a floral aroma & subtle citrus flavours.
A delightfully smooth drinking ale with a dark malty sweetness & hints of chocolate.
A superb IPA with a well balanced malty sweetness & crisp hop finish.
A well balanced golden best bitter with initial malty taste & fruity hop finish.
Throughout the year we brew this golden ale in which we use the same malt each month but a different hop from around the world each month.
Traditional stout brewed using 4 malts & first gold hops creating a smooth & enjoyable pint described as ‘heaven in a glass’.
Lager malts blended with lovely citrus hops to create our unique hearty lager.
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