Ainsty Ales
Microbrewery in Acaster Malbis, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Established in 2014
Closed in 2025
The ethos of the brewery is simple; to provide great tasting experiences for our customers and to support local businesses and charities along the way. We do this while celebrating our roots in the vibrant and fantastic City of York.
We love to collaborate locally whatever brand or organisations you are, if you feel the same please get in touch! We can offer our brewery expertise to develop a unique beer for an event, launch a product or bring Food & Drink businesses together!
Solastalgic (4950) ticked Cool Citra from Ainsty Ales 3 years ago
Stuu (34178) reviewed Flummoxed Farmer from Ainsty Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the red lion. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, floral, taste is sweet, hay, floral.
Jamesie1857 (4524) ticked Cool Citra from Ainsty Ales 4 years ago
On cask at ye olde starre inne in York - misty yellow pour, lacing white head. Nose light sweet citrus, little grassy kick. Nice one.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Assassin from Ainsty Ales 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Golden Ball York. Dark cola brown cola colour. Lasting beige head. Good dry stout. More of a dark ale to be honest. It's so good to have a real ale good day condition at a pub that looks after cask beer properly. Dry bitter finish. Good.
Arsol (4810) reviewed Bantam Best from Ainsty Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Klar brun farge med hvitt skum. Lukter av malt, karamell. Sødme i munnfølelse. Honning, karamell. Rated Desember 2018
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Flummoxed Farmer from Ainsty Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask handpull at The Swan York. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Lovrly hoppy citrus beer. great condition. soft yet insistent carbonation good grapefruit. good moderate bitter taste some creamy mouthfeel. loved it. drink all day beer. good.
Downender (11273) reviewed Assassin from Ainsty Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Golden Ball, York March 2020. Near black in colour, with a beige head. Plain chocolate, a hint of dark berry sweetness, creamy porridge notes and some toastiness in the finish. Good.
Downender (11273) reviewed Northern Lights from Ainsty Ales 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Golden Ball, York March 2020. Golden in colour, with a frothy, white, head. Leafy hops, some tangerine and hedgerow fruit, chewy malts and a dryish finish. Good.
LordAlwold1970 (9933) reviewed Angel from Ainsty Ales 6 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Kentish Belle, Bexleyheath. Clear gold pour with a white head. Barley,light malt,citrus nose. Bitter citrus,spot of sweet malt in the taste. Very sessionable.
Downender (11273) reviewed Rattlesnake Ruby from Ainsty Ales 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned, at the Ackhorne, York October 2019. Deep amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Leafy hops, a touch of red berry fruit, caramel, ripe malts and a moderately bitter finish. Good.