Timothy Taylor's

Commercial Brewery in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 16 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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5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours a clear golden amber colour, bubbly white head, with caramel and very faint hop aroma. Flowery, hoppy taste with light malt, and lingering dry metallic bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2012 at 10:12

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
On gravity at the Volunteer, Bristol. Dark brown with a touch of red and tight, off-white head. Sweet, caramel aroma with a touch of fruit. Flavour was very sweet, with a syrupy edge and gently bitter finish. Aside from the caramel, there wasn’t much to this beer. Disappointing.
Tried on 23 Oct 2012 at 12:54

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours deep amber into an English pint. Pancake head with good retention recedes leaving scant trailing sheets. Sweet caramel and dough aromas. Soft with toasted nuts and caramel upfront turning to a dry, earthy, bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2012 at 15:09

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at the Harvester, Solihull. Clear golden brown pour, thin frothy head and broken lacing. A classic English bitter that isn’t quite so bitter! Big malty flavour with a smooth bitter taste which only just reaches the palate. It has an almost creamy feel to it, which probably explains it’s popularity. It’s been the king of English bitters for a while now and shows no sign of losing it’s crown.
Tried from Cask on 17 Oct 2012 at 15:50

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Slightly clouded golden colour, a pale ale but extremely mild in character.
Tried on 17 Oct 2012 at 14:22

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. aroma is malt, caramel, hop, butterscotsch. flavour is malt, caramel, hop, butterscotsch. Medium body. Ordinary beer.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2012 at 00:38

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle - dull and unspectacular. A bit over rated for mine.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2012 at 17:20

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Half liter bottle from Nikki’s Liquors, Providence. New county! Pours a medium amber color with a very slight haze. Large fizzy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of caramel and toasted malts with mild floral hops and a bit of butter. The taste is sweet caramel malts, butter, marzipan, floral hops. Medium bodied, very faint lingering bitterness. Solid.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2012 at 23:43

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Pours a dark amber with frothy white grassy hop aroma small amount of malt coming through. Small amount of hops in flavour with a bitter edge. Solid English bitter.
Tried on 25 Sep 2012 at 12:43

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ De Vlaamsche Reus, Wageningen. Clear dark orange color, small off-white to beige head. Smell malts and a bit buttery. Taste malts, lightly butter, bitter. Low to medium body, low to medium carbo. Easy to drink.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2012 at 12:29