Timothy Taylor's

Commercial Brewery in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 18 Venues

Established in 1858

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Knowle Spring Brewery, Queen's Rd, Keighley, BD21 1AW, England
Description
In 1858 Timothy Taylor began brewing beer in Cook Lane in the West Riding town of Keighley. He clearly struck upon a successful formula for in 1863 he set up and built a larger brewery at Knowle Spring, where the company has remained ever since.

The superb spring water that wells up from deep under the Pennines is still used today to produce the country's best traditional cask ales.

The brewery remains in the Taylor family and is now the last independent brewery of its type left in West Yorkshire. This independence enables Taylors to survive as one of the few brewers still brewing true cask ales in the same way it has always done."Taylor's Taste" is achieved by using only the finest natural ingredients, taking pride in the brewing process and allowing full time for the ales to ferment and mature, thereby creating a unique family of beers.

We have come a long way since 1858. Our beers have won many awards and worldwide acclaim. This is seen within our product range.

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6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Cross Keys, Handsworth, Sheffield. Hazy, golden colour. Thin, sticky, white head. Very biscuity. Slightly floral. Taste is sweet, initially, then a little, spicy dry. Leads to a dry, quite grassy, bitter finish. Ok, but for me, a bit too sweet.
Tried from Cask on 15 Jun 2014 at 08:10

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Works, Sowerby Bridge. Golden with a thick creamy head. Bitter in character with a medium bitterness. It has a light floral sweetness in its nose.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2014 at 08:58

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Kingsdown Wine Vaults, Bristol, 31/5/2014. Golden in colour, with a tight, white, head. Aroma of hay, leafy hops, hedgerow fruits and sweet malts. Flavour was very sweet, like Landlord can sometimes be, with cereal malts, some more fruits and a decent, bitter finish. Looks good, but nothing special to drink.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2014 at 23:06

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at KØ14. Lagery aroma. Clear dark copper colour. Small frothy white head. The flavour has a dry hoppy note, a little chalk. Soy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2014 at 10:58

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from SuperValu, Longford [300514]
Golden amber, clear, big frothy white head, good lacing
Aroma of quite pungent spicy hops, soft citrus, soft sweet pale malts
Taste of bitter spicy hops, bit peppery, marmalade malts, soft yeast, dab of citrus zest, cereal, caramel malts, quite complex
Palate - soft carb, medium body, bitter sweet marmalade malts, strong spicy hop that tingles throughout the mouth. Finish of lingering bitter spicy hops, earthy, zest, cereal, pleasant linger.
Overall - Surprised that the bottled version is lower than the cask, usually it’s the other way around. Had a bottle of this years ago before I was rating and wasn’t that impressed. This was very good and had that characteristic pungent spicy hop on the palate. I’ll certainly be picking this up again when I’m next in SuperValu
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2014 at 08:29

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Flaske 0,5l fra Kilpishalli. Koseøl i heimen. Gyldenbrun. Høyt tett skum som varer lenge. Litt lacing. God - litt søt - fruktaroma. Aprikos. Smaken det samme med innslag av mandler. Litt tørr ettersmak.
Tried on 23 May 2014 at 01:50

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Golden beer with a strong white head. The aroma is lightly hopped with toffee'ness. The flavour is bitter and toffee with a long finish. Overall a nice bitter. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2014 at 16:33

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pint at the Turks Head, Heinghton, Lincoln. Poured a clear amber colour with a thick off-white. Aroma has a slight sweet citrus, with faintly of hops. Tasted again of citrus, orange and with a mild bitter finish. Light body. A smooth eefreshing drink.
Tried on 25 Apr 2014 at 07:56

7/10
Tried from Cask at The Mitre on 21 Apr 2014 at 15:30

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Appearance- very clear, amber, orangey, small foamy white head. Aroma- juicy fruit hints, malty yeast, toffee, hint of bread. Taste- smooth, malts, bit of lingering bitterness, medium to full mouthfeel, hint of lemony citrus, caramel and toffee, bit of toasted bread. Really nice bitter.
Tried on 20 Apr 2014 at 07:18