Below is a list of beers we’re planning to feature in this year’s festival. Please note the selection below is subject to change.
Served on gravity
Anarchy
Blonde Star – Session Golden Ale 4.1%
A sweet, gently bittered, fruity beer
Citra Star – IPA 4.1%
Loaded with grapefruit, lemon and lime
Black Sheep
Bitter – Session Bitter 3.8%
Bold, refreshing bitterness at the fore, leading to complex malt and grassy hop flavours
Burrows Blonde – Session Blonde 3.7%
Bright and bitter citrus fruit with soft, light maltiness
Riggwelter – Premium Bitter 5.9%
Notes of liquorice and banana as well as dark fruits and roasted malt
Brass Castle
Bad Kitty GF V – Porter 5.5%
A chewy chocolate-vanilla dream of a porter
Brew York
Calmer Chameleon – Session Pale Ale 4.1%
Balanced hints of fruit, floral, citrus and pine
Maris the Otter – Session Bitter 3.9%
Flavours of malty bread, toasty caramel, biscuit and toffee, and a classic bitter finish
Crafty Monkey
Blonde, James Blonde – Session Pale Ale 4.3%
Smooth, easy-drinking mission with a twist of stone fruit. Light and crisp
New Era – Amber Ale 4.3%
A deep, malty base followed by a smooth and subtle hop flavour
Darwin
Beagle – Session Golden Ale 4.1%
A light and refreshing golden ale with hints of caramel and a clean, fruity and floral finish
Expedition – Session Pale Ale 3.8%
Grapefruit, mango, lychee and lime aromas and flavours
Full Circle
Best Bitter V – Session Bitter 4.2%
A sweet, earthy, and malty session ale
Stout V – Stout 3.9%
Dark chocolate and vanilla upfront with a malty backbone and notes of roasted espresso
Fullers
London Pride – Amber Ale 4.1%
Balanced, malty sweet flavor profile with biscuit and dried-fruit notes
Golden Duck
Tinners Tipple – Session Golden Ale 4.1%
Packed with hops and leaves a satisfying bitter finish
Wristy Fitzy – Premium Bitter 4.6%
Smooth richness in taste ending with a creamy satisfying finish
Golden Duck
IPA – IPA 5.5%
A full bodied IPA which is deceptively smooth for a strong beer
JW Lees
Boddingtons Cask Conditioned – Session Bitter 4.0%
Creamy head, and smooth, light, malty taste
Lincoln Green
Archer – IPA 4.0%
Light, citrus nose with hints of grapefruit
Marion – Session Pale Ale 3.8%
Grapefruit citrus aroma and a biscuit malt finish
Marstons
Pedigree – Amber Ale 4.5%
Distinctive aroma with biscuity malt, spicy hops
Maxim
Maximus – Premium Bitter 6.0%
Sweet liquorice taste that is warming and easy to drink
Double Maxim – Brown Ale 4.7%
Good balance of ripe grain and spicy hops, with a long bittersweet finish
Moorhouse’s
White Witch – Session Golden Ale 3.9%
A grapefruit aroma and a fresh citrus taste
White Cat GF – Session Blonde 3.9%
Citra meets zesty sweet orange and floral notes
Purity
Bunny Hop V GF – Session Pale 3.5%
Tropical fruit aroma and a balanced, hoppy flavour
Mad Goose V – Session Bitter 4.2%
Zesty pale ale with a smooth and citrusy finish
Pure Gold V – Session Golden 3.8%
clean crisp flavour and sessionable
Saltaire
Blonde – Session Blonde 4.0%
Balances soft malt flavours with subtle spice
Plums in Tums – Plum Porter 4.6%
Smooth, balanced, and juicy profile with strong plum flavours
South Island 3.4%
Balances juicy clementine and grapefruit flavours with a smooth, refreshing finish
Tetley
Bitter – Session Bitter 3.4%
Roasted caramel bitter sweetness balanced with distinctly aromatic smooth hoppy flavours
Theakstons
Best Bitter – Session Bitter 3.8%
Full bodied, dry beer and a perfect balance of English hops and malted barley
Old Peculiar IPA – IPA 5.1%
A velvety texture, a honeyed fruit aroma, and a beautifully balanced finish
Tollgate
Best Bitter – Premium Bitter 4.6%
Strong malt flavours balanced by fruity hops
Pale Ale – Premium Pale Ale 5.0%
Traditional English pale ale with citrus notes
Stout – Stout 4.5%
Rich dark stout, full of flavour with a thick creamy head
Twice Brewed
Twice Brewed Bitter – Premium Bitter 4.5%
Rich fruity aroma. Hints of tangerine and blackcurrant are balanced by a smooth malt sweetness
Sycamore Gap – Session Pale Ale 4.1%
Light and refreshing Pale Ale with punchy citrus-hop flavours
Woodforde’s
Wherry – Amber Ale 3.8%
Mighty fresh and zesty, enjoys floods of flavours, as sweet malts clash with grapefruit hops and big floral aromas
White Rose
Best Bitter V – Session Bitter 4.2%
Dark copper coloured with well balanced flavours and a smooth finish
Black Rose V – Porter 4.4%
Dark rich complex flavours and a lovely bitter finish
White Dragon V – Session Pale Ale 4.0%
Loads of hop flavours and a slightly bitter finish
Wylam
Plain Porter V – Porter 4.7%
Vibrant notes of pink grapefruit, ripe melon, and lime zest with soft peach, subtle coconut, and delicate floral character
NCL Flags – Session Pale Ale 4.0%
Vibrant bursts of juicy tropical fruit on both the nose and palate. Think mango, passionfruit, and citrus
Wylam Gold – Session Golden Ale 4.0%
Fresh, clean flavour with a hint of grapefruit citrus
Yorkshire Bar and Guests: Served via handpull
Bradfield
Farmers Blonde – Session Blonde 4.0%
This very pale brilliant blonde beer has citrus and summer fruit aromas making it an extremely refreshing ale.
Farmers CruciBull – Session Bitter 4.1%
Well balanced malt & hop flavours, leaving a distinctive aftertaste
Farmers Imperial Milk Stout – Milk Stout 7.4%
Deep notes of roasted coffee, chocolate, and vanilla
Don Valley
Atomic Blonde Vegan – Session Blonde 4.3%
A vibrant, refreshing light blonde ale
Bitter Vegan – Session Bitter 4.0%
Biscuit and toffee aromas with a balanced bitter finish
Pale Ale Vegan – Session Pale 3.0%
Bright, finely balanced beer with a gentle sweetness, and a smooth, rounded mouthfeel
Doncaster
Cheswold – Session Bitter 4.2%
A fruity, spicy aroma with a lingering spicy bitter finish
Mucky Bucket – Black IPA 4.4%
A spicy citrus aroma with a spicy grapefruit flavour and a slight hint of chocolate on the finish
Sandhouse – Session Blonde 3.8%
Grassy hops, citric hints. Ripe fruity taste
Fuggle Bunny
24 Carrot – IPA 6.0%
Hints of citrus fruits, spice and blackberries
Cotton Tail – Session Pale 4.0%
Aroma of lychees and citrus fruits
Jammy Dodger – Red Ale 4.5%
Juicy blackcurrant, rich liquorice and smooth caramel with malty undertones
Great Newsome
Holderness Dark – Mild 4.3%
Aromas of sweet toffee and grassy hops. Sweet chocolate malt and hazelnut flavours
Sleck Dust – Session Blonde 3.8%
Easy-drinking session ale with a unique floral edge
Sovereign – Premium Gold 4.5%
Marmalade, honey and biscuit malt flavours
Harrogate
Harlowe Blonde – Session Blonde 3.9%
A lower alcohol blonde that uses English and American hops to create a delicate fusion of earthy yet zesty flavour.
Harrogate Porter – Porter 4.8%
Traditional eighteenth century recipe. Well-hopped and made with brown malt
Nidd Mild – Mild 3.7%
A dark, malty ale with hints of roasted coffee, tobacco and liquorice
Blue Rose – Session Gold 3.9%
Light, fruity kettle sour beer
Duffy’s Dark Ale – Stout 4.8%
Subtle sweetness on the taste with a mild coffee bitterness in the finish
Imperially Mild – Dark Mild 4.0%
Slight chocolate taste to it with a good level of bitterness
Little Critters
Blonde Bear – Session Blonde 4.2%
Lightly caramel malt with a smooth balanced taste
Vanilla Chinchilla – Porter 4.5%
Subtle hints of coffee and custard
White Wolf – Premium Pale 5.0%
Smooth from the high quality malt, with a crisp resinous finish and just enough bitterness
Nailmaker
Chinook – Session Pale 4.0%
Grapefruit, citrus and pine to the nose and palate
Jester – Session Pale 4.0%
Bursting with Blackcurrant, grapefruit and Lychee flavours
Pontefract Liquorice Stout – Stout 5.0%
A rich and luxurious stout originally brewed for Pontefract Liquorice Festival
Neepsend
Dolcita V – Premium Pale 4.5%
A fruity and smooth profile
Hina V – Red Ale 5.5%
A mix of sticky candy, candied orange, and hints of blackberry and oak
Thanatos V – Stout 5.8%
Dark, roasty notes alongside some sweet molasses and balanced bitterness
Old Mill
Springs Eternal – Session Gold 4.0%
A golden ale with a fruity hop that dominates the finish.
Styrian Wolf – Session Pale 4.2%
Flavours of sweet tropical fruits and complex aromas of mango, elderflowers and even a hint of violet
Traditional Bitter – Session Bitter 3.9%
Full-palate, balanced bitter with a crisp hop flavour giving a clean dry finish
Ossett
Three beers – to be confirmed
Peak Ales
Bakewell Best – Session Bitter 4.2%
Toasty malt sweetness balanced by gentle earthy, woody bitterness
Cascadian Black IPA – IPA 5.2%
Combines the dark, roasted malt characteristics of a stout with the high hop bitterness and aroma of an IPA
Chatsworth Gold – Premium Gold 4.6%
Light malt and subtle honey upfront, followed by a clean, earthy hop character
Roosters
Easy-Going Assassin V GF – IPA 4.3%
With notes of mandarin orange, mango, apricot and a juicy grapefruit bitterness
Scoundrel V – Stout 4.2%
Roasted malt and chocolate flavours, leading to a balanced hop bitterness
Yankee V – Session Pale 4.3%
Floral and citrus fruit aromas projected against a backdrop of soft Yorkshire water
Archer – Session Pale 4.0%
Balances traditional British bitterness and floral character with hints of lime and peach
Barnsley Bitter – Session Bitter 3.8%
Oaty, honey aroma with a malty bitter taste
Nightshift – Porter 4.5%
Toasty chocolate flavours and roasted aromatics
Triple Point
Alpha – Session Bitter 3.7%
Well-balanced, fruity bitter
Gold GF – Session Gold 4.0%
Light, bright, and refreshing with honeyed malt notes
Zephyr – Session Pale 3.9%
“Super bright,” and sessionable
Guest Bars
Timothy Taylor
Boltmaker – Session Bitter 4.0%
A genuine Yorkshire Bitter, with a full measure of maltiness and hoppy aroma
Northern Rising – Stout 4.4%
Chocolate and roasted malts deliver a full-bodied stout
Golden Best – Mild 3.5%
The last of the true Pennine light milds, this amber coloured beer makes a refreshing session ale
Knowle Spring Blonde – Session Golden 4.2%
Easy-drinking blonde beer, with floral and grapefruit aromas, complex depth of flavour and aromatic citrus hops
Landlord – Session Bitter 4.3%
A classic strong Pale Ale, has won more awards nationally than any other beer
Land Lord Dark – Session Bitter 4.3%
Aromatic English grown Cascade and Chinook hops give the beer a less harsh and gentler flavour profile than many of the extreme, hoppy IPAs
Hopical Storm vegan – Session Pale 4.0%
Citrussy and sessionable, it has a pleasant fruity body topped with flavours of mandarin, mango and passion fruit
Acorn
Barnsley Bitter – Session Bitter 3.8%
Barnsley Bitter is brewed using the finest quality Maris Otter malt and English hops. Chestnut in colour, having a well-rounded, rich flavour.
Barnsley Gold – Session Bitter 4.3%
This golden beer has good bitterness levels, with a fresh citrus and hop aroma. A hoppy flavour throughout with a well hopped clean, dry finish
Freebird – Premium Pale Ale 4.5%
Golden American hopped ale with a crisp bitterness and a zesty aroma
Gorlovka – Imperial Stout 6.0%
Rich and smooth and full of chocolate and liquorice flavours and a fruity creamy finish
Hazelnut Porter – Specialty 4.5%
A full-bodied porter with chocolate, coffee and hazelnut
St George – Premium Golden Ale 4.5%
A lively orange citrus aroma and a refreshing citrus twist.
Abbeydale
Black Mass GF V – Black IPA 6.7%
Flavours reminiscent of bitter chocolate, fruitcake and raisins, with beautiful aromas of coffee, pine, and burnt toast
Daily Bread GF – Session Bitter 3.8%
Well balanced, malty flavours and a smooth bitter finish
Dark Mild GF – Dark Mild 4.0%
Smooth, balanced malt sweetness, a touch of roast character and hints of coffee
Hinterland GF – Premium Pale 4.5%
Soft and full-bodied with gorgeous tropical notes
Moonshine GF – Session Pale 4.3%
Beautifully well balanced pale ale
Hopback Mosaic GF – Session Pale 3.9%
Floral undertones enhance the juicy flavours of blueberries and mango, tropical guava and papaya, finishing with a citrus twist
Chantry
Blimey Bitter – Session Bitter 3.8%
A smooth, well-balanced bitter with gentle herbal character, subtle dark fruit notes, and a clean, crisp finish
Diamond Black – Stout 4.2%
Full bodied dry stout with a bitter finish, spicy with hints of liquorice and dark berries
Iron and Steel – Session Bitter 4.0%
Chestnut coloured, complex spicy flavours of dark fruits with a clean finish. An easy drinking true Yorkshire session bitter.
Mighty Millers – Premium Bitter 5.0%
Hoppy with a fruity sweet but balanced flavour
New York Pale – Session Bitter 3.9%
A pale session bitter with a refreshing citrus taste and a crisp bitter finish
Special Reserve – Premium Bitter 6.0%
A full bodied, rich well balanced ale
Two Magpies – Porter 4.5%
Thick creamy beige head, smooth well balanced porter with loads of chocolate
Alcohol free beers
Lervig No Worries Mango Pale Ale
Big Drop Paradiso Citra Pale Ale
Guinness Guinness Dry Stout
Heineken Lager
Drop Bear Tropical IPA
Below Brew Check This Stout Stout
Beavertown Lazer Crush IPA
Amundsen Easy Peasy IPA
Sharps Doombar Amber Ale
Sam Smiths Brown Ale
Cider Bar
Mr Whitehead’s (Hampshire)
Perry – Medium 3.8%
Medium Sweet, cloudy
Farmer Jim’s (Devon)
Farmyard Perry – Medium Dry 4.5%
A light fruity Perry made from proper Perry Pears
Cockeyed (Devon)
Cockbird – Sweet 5.0%
sweet clear cider with a full apple flavour
Dorset Nectar (Dorset)
Wild Cat Cider – Medium 5.5%
medium traditional with a bite
Gwatkin (Hereford)
Foxwhelp – Dry 6.0%
dry crisp single variety – one of oldest varieties recorded
Dudda’s Tun (Kent)
Bone Dry – Dry 5.5%
dry full crisp with soft acidity from early-mid season apples
Thistly Cross (Scotland)
Whisky Cask – Dry 6.7%
dry infused with vanilla oak of the Glen Moray casks
Seacider (Sussex)
Blood Orange – Medium 4.0%
medium cider blended with real blood oranges for a fruity refreshing drink
Seacider (Sussex)
White Peach – Medium 4.0%
medium cider blended with white peaches for a fruity and refreshing drink
Celtic Marches (Hereford)
Tutti Frutti – Sweet 3.4%
sweet exotic cider with cherry and pineapple
Gin Bar
Sir Thomas 1644 London Dry Gin 42.0%
Served with mediterranean Tonic
Delicate smell of wild elderflower and a great long lasting floral finish
Fairfax Rhubarb and Quince Gin 42.0%
Served with Fevertree Light Tonic
Fruity with the taste on the palate a great balance of fruit and floral
Barrel Aged Old Tom Gin 42.0%
Served with regular Indian Tonic
Citrussy in flavour with a hint of sweetness from the honey
Raspberry and Vanilla Gin 42.0%
Served with Fevertree Light Tonic
Sweet and creamy taste of vanilla, blended with the delicious aroma of raspberry
Ginger Ale