About
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.
Part of the group
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at the Blue Bell, York. Pours clear pale golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, flora, grass, bread & malt. Medium body. Dry light bitter finish. Quite enjoyable
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2025
at 22:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
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Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Cheers! Aroma of pine, grass and citrus. Not a lot of citrus on the taste. Quite watery, quite herby but not really a lot to it. Very drinkable though.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 11:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Cheers! Pours with quite a large white head. Slightly fizzy. Aroma of citrus, herbs, grass and citrus. Quite a lot of carbonation. Slightly bitter and quite bitter. Still drinkable.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 11:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
9th beer of the St Albans bus replacement crawl. Aroma of tropical fruit, grapefruit, coconut, passionfruit, orange and pineapple. Taste follows through nicely. Good body and long finish.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 09:34
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can at home in Hackney - picked up via the brewery’s webshop. Pours clear gold with a frothy, white topping. Light sweet flavour with notes of pale biscuits, tangerine rind, a few pine needles, mellow bitterness. Light bodied with average carbonation. Well balanced finish, lean pale malts, a little grassy bitterness, inklings of tangerine rind, biscuits, straw. Super drinkable. Can’t really fault it.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2025
at 00:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Fuller-bodied stout with light but influential enough caramel notes in both aroma and taste. Supermarket bought. Caramel smoothness.
Tried
from Can
from
Asda Supermarket (Various locations)
on 09 Jan 2025
at 23:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from the brewery webshop. Pours clear, pale yellow with a creamy, pure white head. Light sweet flavour with notes of biscuity malts, pale grains, mild bitter hay. Light bodied with average carbonation. Clean finish, pretty dry, not too sweet, a little bitter hay and grass, dried pale grains. Fine overall.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jan 2025
at 22:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
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Cask at Greyfriar, Reading. Aroma has charcoal and coffee, alongside toffee. Opaque cola brown. Foamy beige head soon retreats to the rim.finish. Initial coffee and sour berries, followed by porridge and malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent.
Tried
at
The Greyfriar
on 03 Jan 2025
at 22:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer52. Light clouded gold with small white top. Nice juicy grapefruit aroma. Taste has a citric zestiness and a juicy grapefruit flavour, touch of pale malt and moderate bittering hops. Light, refreshing and tasty. Simple but one of the best flavoured pales I've had over the last year.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Can from LCB. My 100th in this style. Pours black with small beige to tanned head, minor retention. Aroma of coffee, marzipan, chocolate, some roast. Taste really does have a decent tiramisu flavour although it makes me wish I had the real thing more than anything. I think in part that's because the body is quite light for the style. Roasty coffee finish. Not that rich and it grew on me.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08