Darkland Brewery

Microbrewery in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Darkland Brewery - Pallet Bar

Established in 2018

Contact
Unit 4C, Ladyship Business Park, Mill Lane, Halifax, HX 3 6TA, England
Description
Founded in 2018 in Boothtown, this is as Yorkshire as it gets. Steep hills and grit wrapped up in a cracking sense of humour.

That said, our beers are no joke. Ours is a fully vegan range, the core beers and the seasonal bevs! Wherever we can, we get the finest of local ingredients in. On the off-chance Yorkshire can’t provide, our passions lead us to the best options. The result – some absolutely belting beers.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bradford Beer Festival 2024. Golden in colour. Light but its also light caramels make this brew feel fuller than its strength might suggest. Some sugars in aroma.
Tried on 21 Mar 2024 at 05:33

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Nightjar, Hebden Bridge. Dark brown with a thickish very slightly off-white creamy head. Dark malty with a hint of sweetness, its strength gives a good body, which is its greatest asset as it's fairly flavourless.
Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2024 at 03:25

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled half-pint in Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on Sunday 4th February 2024. Golden body, white crown that stayed the distance. Good hoppy aroma and taste, oozes flavour (stone fruits, citrus notes and a white wine hint), liked it. The ABV sits nicely too.
Tried on 04 Feb 2024 at 18:12

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Keighley And Worth Valley Railway Beer Festival 2023. Clear golden-blonde session ale, slipping down the palate with ease and smoothly.
Tried on 25 Jan 2024 at 05:08

6/10
Tried on 30 Dec 2023 at 18:04

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled pint on 16th December 2023, Pheasant Pub and Brewhouse, Wellington. Clean and clear golden blonde, decent enough but not in any way a Winter/Christmassy beer. Nice, easy drinking Blonde, light citrus leanings with a solid malty base.
Tried on 17 Dec 2023 at 08:14

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Golden with a head. Crisp enough hoppy brew with a more traditional English style fruitiness to proceedings.
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2023 at 19:23

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a golden amber with minimal off-white head. The aroma is mainly tangerines, with some hints of floral hops. In the mouth there is a brief burst of sweetness before it quickly becomes quite bitter. Floral hops and marmalade to the fore in the flavour, plus hints of spices and alcoholic strength. Finish is hoppy with a little stickiness. This is nice – a good old school IPA.
Tried from Cask on 28 May 2023 at 21:56

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Skipton Beer Festival 2023. Very dark red, appears brown at a glance. It's coconut heavy in design - aroma, taste aftertaste. Tastes exactly like the Bounty chocolate bar in the UK.
Tried on 28 May 2023 at 11:03

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Skipton Beer Festival 2023. Very hazy brown in colour. Its coffee is fairly soapy in taste, could be better, but is fine enough, although given this is quintessentially a porter in style it's never going get too stated anyway.
Tried on 28 May 2023 at 11:03