Sunbeam Ales

Microbrewery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Contact
52 Fernbank Road, Leeds, LS13 1BU, England
Description
Sunbeam Ales is a Leeds based microbrewery run by Nigel Poustie. It was established in 2012 and has developed a reputation for multi award-winning cask ales. The brewery is only 2BBL so limited amounts of the sort after cask ales are distributed around Yorkshire.

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.

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6.8/10 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.
Tried on 15 Nov 2023 at 19:27

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6
24-27/10/2023. From the wood at the 45th Norwich Beer Festival. Pours almost clear golden amber with a small frothy just off-white head. Aroma is funky, woody, citrus, straw, pine, jelly tots, musty mucky edge. Medium sweetness, developing bitterness. Medium body, oily, average carbonation. Aroma wasn't good but tasted nice.
Tried on 15 Nov 2023 at 19:26

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bradford Beer Festival 2023. Dark Amber-brown in colour. Has a slightly sweetened dark malt character, which is flavoursome enough.
Tried on 29 Sep 2023 at 15:05

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Handpull cask at Harry's Bar, Wakefield. Light gold, a little bit of haze with a massive off-white head. Grapefruit and buttered toast aroma. Bittersweet taste, nicely balanced but very little to it. Chalky bitterness in the finish. Competent but a bit dull.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jul 2023 at 15:55

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Jacobs Well Beer House, Bradford. Deeper golden, clear, with a creamy head. Lower bitterness brew with a nice hoppiness for its taste. Has a sweet nose.
Tried from Cask on 07 Feb 2023 at 21:18

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Fenton, Leeds on 8th July 2022. Pale gold with minimal foam and spot lacing. Resins, malts and spicy hops in aroma. Bittersweet in-mouth with caramel malts and grassiness. A finish of mostly maltiness, becoming nutty. Medium bodied with a smooth texture.
Tried from Cask on 16 Jul 2022 at 00:31

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Very dark red with an off-white frothy head. It has a strong dark roasted syrup sweetness - plenty in aroma, lesser in taste.
Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2022 at 19:13

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Golden with a head. Hopped with some sugars evident and an easy strength.
Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2021 at 06:44

6/10
Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2021 at 16:18

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Whitelocks, Leeds. Blonde as you might expect from the name. Quite a steady hoppy session ale.
Tried from Cask on 09 May 2021 at 15:39