Leatherbritches Brewery
Microbrewery
in Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
Derbyshire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Victoria Inn
Established in 1993
The brewery has occupied three sites since opening in 1993. In 2011 the brewery moved to the current location at the Brewery Yard near the Tap House in Smisby village.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Handpull cask atvthe Victoria Inn, Derby. Light to mid-gold, clear with a small white head. Lightly astringent aroma with notes of lemon and tangerine peel. Sweet taste with a medicinal bitterness. Body is nedium/light with soft carbonation. A fairly dull golden.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Dovedale from Leatherbritches Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Hand pulled half pint in the Tiny Tavern, Lincoln on 29th November 2025. Deep amber colour, clean, clear and bright, on top a foam head of beige bubbles. Malty and semi bitter in nature. Old school English Bitter, earthy, woody and filling!
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Monster Mash from Leatherbritches Brewery 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Pup & Duckling, Solihull. Poured a mostly clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is malt, light citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, fresh, light citrus, big woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
RichTheVillan (12489) ticked Citra Pale from Leatherbritches Brewery 4 months ago
Cask at the Wellington post Tamworth beer festival
Kasper40 (1261) ticked Dovedale from Leatherbritches Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Dovedale from Leatherbritches Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask @ Ye Hole In Ye Wall, Liverpool. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light nutty. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. Soft. 170925
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Citra Pale from Leatherbritches Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
11/9/2025. Cask at the 2025 Chappel Summer Beer & Cider Festival. Sweet citrus aroma. Touch herbal, grassy, vanilla. Quite bitter citrusy taste.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Hairy Helmet from Leatherbritches Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[Cask at the Basingstoke Beer Festival 2025.] An amber coloured pour with a loose white head; gooseberry aroma; grainy body with some gooseberry and grape. Tasty bur rather muddled flavours.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Citra Pale from Leatherbritches Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Wellington, Bingohame, 05/09/2025.
Clear golden blonde with a lasting white head.
Nose is ripe melon, grass, juicy citric flesh.
Taste comprises mandarin, papaya, tangerine, soft malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy hop bitterness.
Solid cask pale.
ITFCfan (3577) ticked Hairy Helmet from Leatherbritches Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5