Zapato Brewery

Microbrewery in Marsden, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Zapato Brewery Tap

Established in 2016

Contact
Unit 1a, Holme Mills, West Slaithwaite Road, Marsden, HD7 6LS, England
Description
Initially cuckoo brewing in the Leeds area when opened in 2016, they established their own brewery in 2018 however beers are cuckoo brewed at several places, most notably Squawk.

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Draft at Microbus Gateshead on 21 Feb 2026 at 20:41


6.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

'Mad Friday' 2025 Beer#3. Third brew on one of the busiest drinking days of the year. Cloudy brown appearance, which is not the most appealing, but in terms of taste this is a crisp best bitter. There's quite a good underlying hoppiness to the beer too, enhancing the flavour.

Tried from Cask at Zapato Brewery Tap on 19 Dec 2025 at 17:12


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

'Mad Friday' 2025 Beer#2. Second brew on one of the busiest drinking days of the year. Hazy golden with a bit of froth to its head. Crisp and creamy, belying its strength, and enhancing the traditional hoppy taste.

Tried from Draft at Zapato Brewery Tap on 19 Dec 2025 at 17:08


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

Holmfirth 'Last Of The Summer Wine' Tour & Bar Crawl, Beer#16. Mildly hazy golden with a bright glow in appearance. This is a West Coast style single-hopped brew with a taste to match. With a hoppy nose, it has more than sweet undercurrent, just like the tv show!

Tried from Draft at Krafty on 12 Dec 2025 at 15:47


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Hazy dank golden appearance. 'Little Big Nub' was the native-American style nickname of a dog I knew! Little Big Muff is a native pale ale, very crisp cask pour in this instance, with a session strength and taste. Hoppy beer, a little bland in flavour with a very light bitterness.

Tried from Cask at Dukes on 21 Nov 2025 at 18:05

gave a cheers!

6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Tonight's drinking was a beer event choice between Rochdale and Halifax, the latter, and hence this beer won on a last 30 minute decision. Extremely mildly hazed golden, and crisp, it's a hoppy-floral gaseous tasting brew, followed by dominant floral tropical fruits. I'll go to Rochdale tomorrow.

Tried from Cask at København on 06 Nov 2025 at 19:51

gave a cheers!

6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

The name of the beer is a metaphor for life. At this point in my life I'm drinking a gaseous heavy tropical fruit brew, evident in both aroma and taste, slightly impacted by its bubbles, but full of flavour with a mild sweetness.

Tried from Draft at København on 06 Nov 2025 at 19:27

gave a cheers!

8

Bitterness!

Tried from Draft on 05 Sep 2025 at 15:16


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

Beer Number #14 at the Clitheroe Beer Festival 2025. Hazy deeper golden with certainly enough mango in both aroma and taste to enjoy.

Tried from Cask on 16 May 2025 at 15:51

gave a cheers!

7.5

Tried from Can on 22 Feb 2025 at 23:00

gave a cheers!