Northern Monk Brew Co.

Microbrewery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues
Associated Webshop: Northern Monk Webshop

Established in 2013

Contact
Marshalls Mill, The Old Flax Store, Marshall St, Leeds, LS11 9YJ, England
Subsidiaries
Northern Monk Brew Co. owns 1 brewery/brand:
Description
Our beer is brewed across two sites. The first is our original brewery at the Old Flax Store, this is where we began our journey in 2014, and is home to our LDS tap room. We expanded into our second much larger brewery, Sydenham Road, in April 2017. Between both sites we can brew up to 18 beers at a time.

The Old Flax Store is a Grade II listed building located in Holbeck, the spiritual heart of the industrial revolution. In 2014 we turned this derelict mill into a brewery, tap room and events space. This building is home to our first brewery, which takes up the ground floor of the building. Our second brewing site is also located in Holbeck, half a mile away at Sydenham Road, where 8 x 100HL conical FVs enable our total capacity at this site to reach 24,000HL.

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml can. Pours almost black with a thin tan head. Aroma dominated by maple, with vanilla and chocolate, bourbon hints. Taste too is completely dominated by maple, there's also dark chocolate, vanilla, and some bourbon, warming boozy finish, and pretty sweet overall. Medium bodied.
Very nice even if the maple is a bit overbearing.
Tried from Can from RAD Beer on 08 Mar 2026 at 22:47

4.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 3.5 Texture 3 Overall 4
Can at home and a beer that is so hip I'm surprised it can see over it's own pelvis. To quote Zaphod Beeblebrox. Good pour and an assault of hops on the nose. And on the tongue! They took off the inside of my mouth and this was too much. Not enjoyed at all.
Tried from Can from Tesco Supermarket (Various locations) on 08 Mar 2026 at 18:06

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 4
Süffiger, moderat hopfiger Beginn. Geringe Süße, der Hopfen nimmt etwas ab, schwache Zitrusnoten. Wenig herb, kurzer Abgang, enttäuschend. 9/7/6/7//6
Tried from Draft at Tipsy Monk Bier Bar (formerly Delirium Café Köln) on 07 Mar 2026 at 17:04

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
0.44l can. Aroma of mango, passion fruit, biscuit, flowers and faint durian. Pours hazy dark straw color with large soapy white head, nice lacing and sparkling appearance. Taste starts juicy citrusy and ripe tropical fruity, following is yoghurty and bready, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is average bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Definitely not permanent…
Tried from Can at :PROJEKT Beershop & Bar on 07 Mar 2026 at 15:55

4.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4.5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Süß alkoholischer Beginn nach Kirschen (künstlich), Kakao, etwas Vanille. Leichte Röstnoten, sehr trocken, disharmonisch. 12/5/6/6//6
Tried from Draft at Craftbeer Corner Coeln on 07 Mar 2026 at 14:21

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Intensiv fruchtig-hopfiger Geruch. Im Antrunk weniger intensiv als der Geruch einem weiß machen möchte, angesichts der 5% aber immernoch gut. Milde Herbe, mit der Zeit wässrig im Hintergrund, die fruchtigen Hopfennoten verschwinden ganz. Nette Erfrischung. 9/9/9/6//7
Tried from Draft at Craftbeer Corner Coeln on 07 Mar 2026 at 14:17

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
440ml can from Benny’s place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a murky medium amber colour with a short-lived frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is malty, light toffee caramel. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a fresh, smooth, nutty, light apple, light toffee caramel, light hop bitter palate. A fine example of the style.
Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2026 at 18:55

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
440ml can from Benny’s place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured almost black in colour with a short-lived, frothy green head! The aroma is roasty, mint. The flavour is moderate to light sweet, with a smootn, rich, roasty, cool mint, creamy coconut, smooth, light herbal, fresh minty palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation. I really enjoyed this but I understand why other might not.
Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2026 at 17:49

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
440ml can at Benny’s place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a light hazy yellow golden colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is light herbal, light citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a smooth, somewhat light, slightly watery, melon, light herbal, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2026 at 16:52

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
440ml can at Benny’s place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is grainy, piney. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a fresh, smooth, grassy, piney, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2026 at 15:07