Kirkstall Brewery

Microbrewery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2011

Contact
100 Kirkstall Road, Leeds, LS3 1HJ, England
Subsidiaries
Kirkstall Brewery owns 1 brewery/brand:
Description
Kirkstall Brewery was inspired by the rich brewing history of Kirkstall village, which later formed part of the city of Leeds. The brewing company boasts a rich history spanning from the 12th century, where the Cistercian monks founded Kirkstall Abbey and began the area’s brewing legacy. The original Kirkstall Brewery was founded in 1871 and was in operation till 1983 when it was closed by its last owners, Whitbread. The buildings have been well preserved and are now home to students of Leeds Metropolitan University. The new Kirkstall Brewery is located on the Leeds Liverpool canal, in the shadow of the original brewery, reviving the tradition of brewing in Kirkstall and the inspiration to once again make the name famous for great beer.

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6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Jet black with a full stout head. Aroma of licorice roast malts. Flavour is dry stout, creamy roadt malt, dry burnt base. Draught at The City Leeds
Tried from Draft on 12 Aug 2026 at 23:00

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask. The Tetley, Leeds. Served in a plastic beaker for fuck sake. This place is fucking abominable. Beer was shite. Thin malty bollocks. Not having it.
Tried from Cask at The Tetley on 08 Aug 2026 at 20:46

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap. The Tetley, Leeds. Wow it’s fucking grim in here! Anyway. Clear gold. Decent white head. Sweet and caramelised aroma and taste. Not a clean lager. Has a headache inducing vibe. The fact it’s not cold enough doesn’t help. Nope.
Tried at The Tetley on 08 Aug 2026 at 17:28

7/10
Juicy and slight tropical fruity sweet.
Tried from Can from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 07 Aug 2026 at 20:56

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Dark amber coloured beer, quite transparent. Gets about one finger of head, good enough retention and some lacing. Not too much intensity in the aroma: jam like orange notes and maybe stone fruit notes on a delicate caramel malts base, maybe with just a hint of nuttiness. Taste also shows some dry floral hoppiness and maybe just a hint of earthiness. Ok in terms of intensity, okayish in terms of definition. There's a bit of dry bitter counterpart, but the beer still leans towards sweetness, perhaps a bit too much. Light body, definitely feels like just 3.5%, very light carbonation too; feels very smooth as mandatory with just the slightest bit of softness. A pretty classic version of the style, very much ok but fell short of seriously good to me.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2026 at 18:36

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 6
A coppery beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has fruitness, but it's slightly over riped, red berries. Taste has fruitness, beadyness, some honey and strawberries. Medium bodied. Pretty nice.
Tried from Can from Alko (Turku Kupittaa) on 07 Aug 2026 at 10:07

7/10
Tried from Can on 06 Aug 2026 at 19:12

6.5/10
Light bodies and fruity mango.
Tried from Can from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 05 Aug 2026 at 21:03

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 5 Overall 7
(Cask at The Pocket, Islington, London, 16 July 2026) Golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, tropical fruit and pineapple. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, peaches, pineapple, tropcial fruit, crackers and a balanced citric/herbal bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Highly drinkable. Hoppy and refreshing. Nice one.
Tried from Cask at The Pocket (Howling Hops) on 31 Jul 2026 at 21:29

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
hazy orange, small white head.
flavor is resiny, pine and grapefruity hoppy, dank hops, end is hoppy bitter. tastes very much like a traditional US ipa with loads of hops and a solid dose of dank hoppy bitterness.
impressive flavor considering the relatively low abv.
Better than my score. esp. considering it is old school, not some hazy suger sweet fruity thing.
crisp. very drinkable if you dig bitter beer.
Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2026 at 15:20