Timothy Taylor's

Commercial Brewery in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 15 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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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

(Cask at Dog & Duck, Soho, London 23 Apr 2006) Amber colour, not much head. Nose is malty and fruity with grapefruit and oranges. Taste is initially malty, with fruitiness that builds into a nice hoppy, citrussy, dry, long finish. Beautiful, well balanced with a nice hop character.

Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2006 at 14:52


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask, Jan Primus, Utrecht. Tap, Bow Bar Edinburgh. Malty aroma, lots of berries. Slightly sour, quite sweet taste, bit malty. Fairly bitter. Nice.

Tried from Cask on 07 Apr 2006 at 10:43


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

Golden amber with orange hues, and a thick receading off white head with lacings. Classy herbal British hops aroma, a bit peppery. In mouth, crisp biscuity malt, dry, with good hops bitterness, sustained and enjoyable! Reminds me of the St-Ambroise pale ale. Bought about a year ago, in London (Waitrose) forgotten in my reserves....this beer keeps well. Actually BB date is Jan 2006, so confirmed!

Tried on 08 Mar 2006 at 18:42


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

(bottle) Orange-amber coloured hue with a mid-sized off-white foamy head. Buttery floral and herbal hoppy aroma with grape-fruits and English marmalade. Very dry and bitter hoppy taste, combined with fine fruity notes (grape-fruits) and a balanced maltiness (butterscotch) in the background, aromatic and lasting dry, bitter and herbal hoppy finish. This one is really a pleasure. Thanks to pivnizub for the bottle !

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2005 at 16:03


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

50cl bottle from Morrisons. Orange beer with thin white head. Earthy hops, some lemon rind. Yeasty in mouth with more earthy hops, dusty lemon. Nice in mouth, good earthy hop finish. Prefer it on draught with a sparkler in Yorkshire

Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2005 at 16:14


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled. Copper coloured, nice foamy white head. Aroma mainly citrus fruits and hops. Flavour is like a standard bitter, fruity hoppy. Aftertaste is kind of dry and fruitish hoppy.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2005 at 15:31


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle: Amber coloured, thin but firm and extremely long lasting off-white foam; big herbal hoppiness and many citric notes in the nose; strong hoppy and fruity taste; very long lasting, dry aromatic hoppy finish with some tart fruity notes; well balanced, well hopped, well, well, well..........

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2005 at 00:50


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

[Cask at Windsor Castle, Kensington, London] An orange beer with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, and a good hoppy end. The mouthfeel is slightly sticky.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2005 at 18:34


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

[Cask at The Castle, London] A hazy orange beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma is faint - with some hints of carpet. The flavor is sweet with notes of apples, malt, caramel, and a little barnyard. The end is dry and slightly bitter.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2005 at 15:37


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Bottle 50 cl) Amber coloured, slightly hazy with a pretty, creamy off-white head. Distinct hoppy nose. Malty body with notes of caramel and nuts. Very hoppy finish. 060805

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2005 at 07:05