Pale Ale

Kirkstall Brewery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Golden / Blonde Ale Regular

Score

6.49

ABV: 4.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 41

Our first brew and one that was born out of our quest for uncompromising quality. A wonderfully golden session ale with fresh malt and hop aroma, leading to a satisfying bitter finish. Maris Otter dominates the malt bill, backed by heaps of Cascade and Centennial hops.

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smallwat3r (4866) ticked Pale Ale from Kirkstall Brewery 4 months ago

Fruity, bready, quaffable

Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2025 at 18:52

6.1

rumore (5447) reviewed Pale Ale from Kirkstall Brewery 4 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hand pumped at Malto, Riccione, Italy. Pours a loaded brilliant gold, transparent, with very fine white foam. Aroma is earthy, a little malty. Body is average, with no carbonation. Taste is balanced by a nice earthy bitterness. Final is average.

Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2025 at 16:27

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Pale Ale from Kirkstall Brewery 7 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Old rating - A pint from the cask at the Friends of Ham, Leeds. Pours amber with a white head. Decent pale ale, with a slightly hoppy dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 26 Jun 2025 at 07:54

8.3

omhper (44752) reviewed Pale Ale from Kirkstall Brewery 10 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Clear golden. Generous citrus aroma. Dryish with light body and crisp mouthfeel. Crisp and sparkling. Spicy and citrusy. Mid bitter finish. Very refreshing. In magic shape.

Tried from Cask at Akkurat on 15 Apr 2025 at 14:47

6.1

ITFCfan (3577) reviewed Pale Ale from Kirkstall Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Cheers! Pours with quite a large white head. Slightly fizzy. Aroma of citrus, herbs, grass and citrus. Quite a lot of carbonation. Slightly bitter and quite bitter. Still drinkable.

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 11:05

reidyboy (3578) reviewed Pale Ale from Kirkstall Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

[June 2022] Clear pale gold with a creamy white head and a hoppy and slightly lemony aroma. Light bodied with some floral hops, a little bit fruity and some light biscuit malt

Tried on 16 Nov 2023 at 10:16

6.2

simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Pale Ale from Kirkstall Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Foamy white head on an unclear golden coloured body. Sweet stone fruit aroma. Medium bodied, smooth & creamy with a sticky back. Sweet, stone fruit, bubble gum & citrussy tastes. Nice one.

Tried on 23 Sep 2023 at 16:08

6.6

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Pale Ale from Kirkstall Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF '22 day 4, 05/08/22. Pale golden blonde with a white cap. Nose is grassy, pale malts, lemon rind, tangerine. Taste comprises melon, grass, orange zest, light breads. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spiked with mellow hop bitterness. Tidy enough cask pale.

Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2022 at 16:24

Marduk (26467) ticked Pale Ale from Kirkstall Brewery 3 years ago

Grainy, mild hops, husky, dusty

Tried from Cask on 25 Feb 2022 at 21:07

6.6

Grumbo (24387) reviewed Pale Ale from Kirkstall Brewery 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

30/7/2021. Cask at the Redoubt Beer Festival, Harwich. Pours clear dark gold with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of hops, grass, citrus, malt, straw. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Slightly watery, average carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 31 Jul 2021 at 14:45