Lab In The Garage

Microbrewery in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2024

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5 Kilner Way, Hightown, Castleford, WF10 5FX, England
Description
Here at Lab, we do things slightly different. We have a 200L kit, brewing small batch beer for all. Whether it’s a traditional northern bitter, a hearty Oatmeal Stout, or a contemporary and modern take on the West Coast IPA, we have something for everyone.

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

Half pint on cask at the Marketplace Alehouse.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost back pour. Light chocolate

Tried from Cask at Marketplace Alehouse & Deli on 28 Sep 2025 at 17:25


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

Panda thanks to Grumbo: Poured a unclear golden with a white head. Aroma grainy, light citrus, fruity. Taste is grainy, sweet, fruity.

Tried on 08 Aug 2025 at 23:05


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a hazy gold with no head whatsoever. The aroma is both sweet and hoppy with lashings of golden syrup. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy but also slightly watery texture. Flavour has grains and honey with some floral hops and traces of grapefruit leading to a slightly dry finish. This is decent though not very exciting.

Tried from Cask at Smithfield on 24 Jul 2025 at 12:00


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

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2025 at 10:44


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Handpull cask at the Abbey, Bulwell. Mid-gold, doesn't quite clear. Small white head. White grape, naked malt, some citrus in the aroma. Taste is sweet and juicy but doesn't have that hop bite. A little unexciting. Light chalky body with soft carbonation. Always good to welcome a new brewery into the fold but I'm not feeling this.

Tried from Cask on 12 Jul 2025 at 13:53


5.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 01/06/2025.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with a just off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is grass, straw, herb, dull fruit esters.
Taste comprises stewed fruits, twiggy, bitter, raw.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close.
Not good.

Tried on 01 Jun 2025 at 16:32


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Tried from Cask on 31 May 2025 at 17:17


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

31/5/2025. Cask pour shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours hazy cloudy orange gold with a few bubbles. Aroma is lightly hoppy, malted, citrusy and grainy, touch herbal. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Light body, watery, soft carbonation. Fair.

Tried from Cask on 31 May 2025 at 17:11


5.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

5/5/2025. Bottle from Beer Central, Sheffield. Batch 2. Pours almost clear pale straw gold with a small short lasting off-white head. Aroma is grainy, malt, straw, lightly citrus, grapefruit, slightly musty edge. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Soft carbonation. A little thin on the finish and soon became quite lifeless. Very slight fruity tartness to finish. Early days.

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2025 at 16:42


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

Handpull cask at Darlington Snooker Club Beer Festival 2025. Golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of malt, grain. Taste is malty, grain, barley, fruity, with some citric bitterness. Abit watery, light bodied, medium carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite OK

Tried from Cask at Darlington Snooker Club on 26 Apr 2025 at 13:03