Nigel mostly brews once a week, occasionally twice, rotating through a range of beers. Periodically he will brew a seasonal special, often incorporating foraged ingredients. The brewery doesn’t hold much stock, so it is a good idea to place pre-orders.
Solastalgic (4950) ticked Black Forest Gateau from Sunbeam Ales 7 months ago
From the wood
Olut (22183) reviewed Pot Of Gold from Sunbeam Ales 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Beer 31 of the Bradford Beer Festival 2025. Golden, hoppy, certainly sessionable, slips down the palate with ease. Hint of fruit, slightly more sugars.
Olut (22183) reviewed Drop In The Ocean from Sunbeam Ales 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Deeper golden colour. Beer 30 at the Bradford Beer Festival 2025. Quite a light tasting hoppy beer, easy through the palate. Just a hint of fruitiness, a smattering more of sweetness.
Olut (22183) reviewed After The Rain from Sunbeam Ales 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ Fox And Goose, Hebden Bridge. Clear tawny-amber with a creamy-frothy head. Steady bitter with a hoppy base, some breadiness, fair bitterness.
Olut (22183) reviewed Priestley Old Ale From The Wood from Sunbeam Ales 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Halifax Beer Festival 2023. Dark reddish brown in colour. Has a good old ale sweetness, perhaps lacks depth of style through a lower strength, but flavoursome all the same.
Olut (22183) reviewed Tyke Ale from Sunbeam Ales 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bradford Beer Festival 2024. Hazy dark amber-red in colour. Has a strength-infused sweetness in both aroma and taste, as a festival special it also has been classed as a Belgian Dubbel and I get where that's coming from too.
Cheeseboard (6301) reviewed Sunglasses from Sunbeam Ales 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Bradford CAMRA beer festival 2024. Pours near clear pale straw gold. Nice NZ hop vibes, gooseberry, white grape etc peeking through. Decent dry, light bitter finish. Nicely accomplished
Olut (22183) reviewed Sunglasses from Sunbeam Ales 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Cask @ Flying Horse Hotel, Rochdale. Golden with a creamy head. Hoppy with berry-sweet floral notes in both aroma and taste and at a session strength, although not particularly sessionable in taste in my opinion.
Olut (22183) reviewed Changeable - Mosaic from Sunbeam Ales 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ Fox And Goose, Hebden Bridge. Light golden with a bubbly head. Has a pleasant mild bitterness to what is a pleasantly hoppy session brew.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Chocolate Mild (Oak Cask) from Sunbeam Ales 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
24-27/10/2023. From the wood at the 45th Norwich Beer Festival. Pours slightly hazy dark plum brown with a small bubbly/frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, toffee, chocolate, maltesers, cocoa dust, woody hint. Medium sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft carbonation. Drying finish. Pretty decent.