North Riding Brewery

Microbrewery in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2015

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Unit 6, Barkers Lane, Snainton, Scarborough, YO13 9BD, England
Description
We’re a friendly bunch of Yorkshire folk with a passion for all things ale. Since 2015, we’ve been driven by a passion for innovating ales, while sticking to the traditional methods and high quality that you know and love.

The North Riding Brewery is based in the village of Snainton, just outside the seaside town of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Every day we’re blessed with chocolate box views of God’s own county and refreshing sea air. You could say there’s a little taste of Yorkshire in every brew.

Our production process is simple. We currently brew three times a week in our microbrewery, focusing on hop-forward modern ales with the finest ingredients.

Our mission is to delight your taste buds with a little love from Yorkshire. We’ll drink to that.

First brewed during March 2015 using a 10BBL plant. Initially it was based at the Betton Business Park, East Ayton, Scarborough. It is a sister brewery to North Riding Brewpub. In Summer 2019 the brewery relocated to their current location.

The majority of the output now comes from East Ayton but the brewpub also continues to operate, primarily for small batch beers sold at the pub, test brews and the occasional festival special.

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6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Third of a pint on cask at the Queen (Crafthouse).
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light nuts and chocolate. Nice
Tried from Cask at The Queen Crafthouse on 26 Jul 2026 at 17:51

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Fairly dark brown with a huge, loose and quickly dissipating head. Nutty aroma: the pecan is certainly coming through splendidly. Caramel and some chocolate as well. Bittersweet taste qith a surprise (bit not unwelcome) bitter finish. The mouthfeel is a little bit of a let-down. Very watery with minimal lift and no carbonation. Otherwise quite good.
Tried from Cask at Blue Boar on 21 Jul 2026 at 17:56

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Half pint on cask at the craft bar. 5.5%
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. A bit sweet. Very smooth.
Tried from Cask at Craft Bar, Scarborough on 21 Jul 2026 at 13:37

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Third of a pint on cask at the Queen (Crafthouse).
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light tropical fruit bitterness
Tried from Cask at The Queen Crafthouse on 19 Jul 2026 at 17:15

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gravity poured half pint at a beer festival, Pheasant, Wellington on 17th July 2026. Light golden body, almost clean and clear, white roof. Dank fruits and cannabis like aroma and taste, not my thing at all, scored kindly.
Tried from Cask at Pheasant on 17 Jul 2026 at 14:00

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Half pint on cask at the Hallcross.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Sweet biscuit aftertaste.
Tried from Cask at Hallcross on 15 Jul 2026 at 07:54

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Ossett Official Pub Walking Tour Beer#12. Have arrived in Ossett's funky micropub, an ex Rugby player's concern, but with changing ales including this very dark coffee heavy porter full of flavour, there's no concern. It's full of beans in the aforementioned with coffee dominant but very flavoursome at the same time, helped through a very easy smooth texture that agrees with the palate.
Tried from Cask at Prop'ur Baa on 11 Jul 2026 at 18:19

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Third of a pint on cask at the Queen (Crafthouse).
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Nutty chocolate aftertaste
Tried from Cask at The Queen Crafthouse on 05 Jul 2026 at 20:30

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Half pint on cask at the Hallcross.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate and honey. Slight sweetness
Tried from Cask at Hallcross on 01 Jul 2026 at 07:50

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask gravity at the Royston Broadstairs. Black beer thin tan head. Pecan aroma. A little thin in malts. But the pecan ia lovely. I liked the pecan and chocolate mix. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2026 at 11:45