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!
Downender (11273) reviewed Flummoxed Farmer from Ainsty Ales 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Lime Kiln, Bristol 5/12/2017. Golden in colour, with a small, off-white, head. A touch of floral hop, light citrus fruits and cereal malts, before a moderately dry finish. Fine.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Crafty Chocolatier from Ainsty Ales 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.
[ As Ainsty Ales Crafty Chocolatier ].
ABV: 4.8%. Clear medium amber colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, cookie dough, floral - perfumed. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, perfumed - floral, caramel, light chocolate - artificial chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171205]
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Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Crafty Chocolatier from Ainsty Ales 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Cask at Pig's Ear '17,day one, 05/12/17. Rich chestnut brown with a well presented beige cap. Nose is sweet malts, chocolate, toffee, light spice. Taste comprises maple syrup, floral elements, chocolate, perfume. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Way too sweet and lacking any balance. No thanks.
Solastalgic (4950) ticked Hop Honey from Ainsty Ales 8 years ago
Decent enough.
Solastalgic (4950) ticked Ainsty Angel from Ainsty Ales 8 years ago
Decent.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Flummoxed Farmer from Ainsty Ales 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Turks Head, Leeds. Pours clear pale gold with a lasting white head. Aroma of light hop and fruit, with a touch of caramel. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Light body, sticky texture, soft carbonation. Finish is sweet.
Olut (22183) reviewed Wankled Waggoner from Ainsty Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Leeds Beer Festival 2017. Golden coloured. Bitter in design with a light toffee sweetness.
Olut (22183) reviewed Angel from Ainsty Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask @ Grove, Leeds. Golden-blonde with a thick head. It’s a higher bitterness ale with a good palatability.
Olut (22183) reviewed Crafty Chocolatier from Ainsty Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cask @ Sutlers, York. Very dark red, but clear. Its chocolate is extremely potent and very flavoursome, in an ale that has a very easy-drinking texture that has a smoothness to it. Has a thinnish off-white head.