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:
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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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Black with a thick head. Rich chocolate sauce, dark malts, roasted coffee, molasses, dark fruits. Full bodied. Finish has some sweetness but not overly so. Ends with bold malt notes. Big and rich though a it does feel a bit pedestrian after a while. Still, it’s a very nice impy.
Tried from Can on 27 Apr 2026 at 18:30

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
440 ml can, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Murky pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Aroma of pineapple and papaya, hints of broth and dust. Smooth oaty and juicy moutheel. Flavour of citrus and tropical fruits. Low bitterness. Nice to drink.
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 27 Apr 2026 at 15:34

6.5/10
Can. Citrusy, but quite gentle all the way, except the alcohol is more noticeable than I'd prefer. Orange zest and a touch of grapefruit. Pleasant maltyness. Decent, nothing special going on. 646413 260427
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Kristiansand, Lillemarkens on 27 Apr 2026 at 14:53

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
440ml can from Morrisons. Amazing value! Poured a clear dark brown, almost black colour with a big, lasting, frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty, chocolate. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter, light sweet, with a rich, smooth, roasty, light chocolate, dry, spicy coffee, light boozy, liquorice bitter palate. Full bodied with soft carbonation after the initial fizz.
Tried from Can from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 25 Apr 2026 at 23:39


6.5/10
Tried from Cask at Head Of Steam Manchester on 25 Apr 2026 at 12:03

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, cream, caramel, taste is similar, like most northern monk these days its very artificial. 8/6/6/6/6
Tried on 24 Apr 2026 at 07:20

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Clear orange with a gushing white head. Malty, some pine, with citrus fruits underneath. Not a lot of complexity. Medium bodied. Feels a bit muted overall. Decent grocery store WCIPA.
Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2026 at 17:04

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can shared at Free Beer. Cloudy very pale yellow. Zesty, oats, kiwi, pineapple, dank grassy hops, rough green leaves, lime leaves. Solid sweet, light bitter and sour. Over medium bodied.
Tried from Can from Free Beer Co. Duinoord on 23 Apr 2026 at 16:29

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 21/04/2026.
Murky orange topped with a white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is grapefruit, pine resin, mandarin, papaya, mango splash.
Taste comprises orange pith, pine resin, grapefruit, raw pineapple, lychee.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy well rounded DIPA.
Tried on 21 Apr 2026 at 17:21