Harrogate Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2013

Contact
Unit 7 Hookstone Centre, Hookstone Chase, Harrogate, HG2 7HW, England
Description
Anton and Sarah Stark commenced brewing in Summer 2013. After brewing at Claro Road for a few years the brewery moved to the current site at Hookstone Chase in 2017. The brewery changed ownership in 2020 when it was bought by businessman and brewing enthusiast Joe Joyce.

Here at Harrogate Brewery we’re committed to traditional, classic brewing, creating some of the finest craft ales across the whole of Yorkshire. We strive to produce hearty northern ales to bring joy on the sunniest of days and to soothe your soul on the darkest of nights. As a Yorkshire family born and bred, we represent hard work, integrity and welcoming northern charm. The brewery came into our hands in a challenging time for all those in business. But with the amazing welcome received from the brewing community, along with the help and encouragement from the previous owner, we’ve already started to build on the original success.

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7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Beer number seven at the 31st May 2026 Bandstand Beer Gathering in Shrewsbury, five of us sharing stuff. Bottle (8.4% ABV). Nice sweet Stout, black with a tanned roof, good boozy feel within the dark fruit flavours.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2026 at 18:20

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask handpull at Barley Mow Bristol. Black beer lasting tan head. Smooth dark chocolate flavour porter with a dry edge on the finish. Creamy im the mouthfeel. Good porter. Dry.
Tried from Cask at Barley Mow on 28 Mar 2026 at 15:05

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bradford CAMRA Beer Festival 2026, Beer#21. Extremely dark brown coloured ale. Dark-malty, all very easy and understated to session levels.
Tried from Cask at Bradford CAMRA Beer Festival on 27 Feb 2026 at 02:45

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
A Czech inspired brew on the day exactly 40 years ago Czech Nobel Prize winner Jaroslav Seifert died, so a deadication beer to him. Healthy enough golden pilsner with an observable carbonation. Crisp and easy within its style with a dry aftertaste. Ordinary aroma.
Tried from Draft at Fox and Goose on 10 Jan 2026 at 21:53

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Black Iris is one of my favourite breweries, Baby Iris isn't a homage to them but as a low alcohol brew it's a handy pick-me-up beer if required. It's as tropical fruity as a lot of higher content efforts, in both aroma and taste. Only a boozy kick in texture is missing, although 'weak' and 'thin' are not how I'd describe this at all. Hazy golden appearance.
Tried from Draft at Fox and Goose on 10 Jan 2026 at 21:18

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Slighty hazy gold with a bubbly white head and a juicy fruit aroma. Sharpish with little kicks of hop bite, grapefruit bitterness and tropical fruit sweetness nicely balanced on top of a light malt backbone, finishes dry and a little bitter.
Tried from Can from Wine Shop on 13 Dec 2025 at 19:10

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Hazy gold with a bubbly white head and a fruit hop aroma. Fresh, sharp and crisp, fruity up front with big citrus bitterness kicking in, leading to a dry bittersweet finish.
Tried from Draft at Harrogate Brewing Taproom on 30 Nov 2025 at 14:15

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Decent easy drinkable session ipa.
Especially at this alcohol level
Moderate sweet and an ok carbonation level
Pale malt, fruity, herbal and citric.
[On tap at Harrogate Brewing Co. - Royal Parade in Harrogate, England]
Tried from Draft at Harrogate Brewing Co. - Royal Parade on 29 Oct 2025 at 17:33

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pleasant and easy drinkable English bitter.
A bit better than normal
Not to thin texture and amellow sweetness
Herbal, fruity and caramel malt
[Cask tap at Harrogate Brewing Co. - Royal Parade in Harrogate, England]
Tried from Cask at Harrogate Brewing Co. - Royal Parade on 29 Oct 2025 at 17:31

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pleasant and quite typical neipa
Mellow sweetness and a fine carbonation level
Pale malt, fruity, and citric
[On tap at Harrogate Brewing Co. - Royal Parade in Harrogate, England]
Tried from Draft at Harrogate Brewing Co. - Royal Parade on 29 Oct 2025 at 17:29