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leeds festival real ale

Festival Beer

To celebrate the 7th annual North Leeds Beer Festival we will be serving 35 real ales from seven small independent and micro-breweries

Hawkshead Brewery

Hawkshead Brewery is Cumbria's largest independent brewery, having grown rapidly since its foundation in 2002. The family owned and run brewery is now located next to the River Kent in Staveley brews "traditional beers with a modern twist".

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Bitter 3.7

Sponsored by Yarnbury Beer Festival

A pale, hoppy and bitter ale: slight elderflower aroma followed by long bitterness

Morley Glass and Glazing are sponsors of The North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Lakeland Gold 4.4.%

Sponsored by Morley Glass & Glazing

Hoppy and uncompromisingly bitter with complex fruit flavours

Express in the Home sponsor North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Red 4.2%

Sponsored by Express in the home

A beer for those who like their ale to have some colour and taste of malt

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Sundown 4.5%

Sponsored by Kevin & Maureen Metcalfe

The colour of sunset with the flavour of big fruity hops from the American West

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Windemere Pale 3.5%

Sponsored by Malcolm Hird

A sharp, clean, citrusy, easy drinking pale

James & Kirkman Brewery

James & Kirkman is a 2.5bbl micro-brewery situated in the courtyard at the rear of The Robin Hood Inn, Pontefract and has over 15 years of brewing experience.

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Boys Bitter 3.4%

Sponsored by Malcolm Hird

Copper coloured best bitter with notes of fruit and honey

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Commodore 3.6%

Sponsored by Roger Cannon

Traditional best bitter with light toffee and chocolate flavours and a floral/fruity finish

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Gyle 200 9.2%

Sponsored by Ian & Kathy Short

A big beer to celebrate a big brew – J&K’s 200th brew – big and bold

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Moodies Mild 6.0%

Sponsored by Richard Wharton

A full-bodied, strong mild with big malty notes

Leeds Neurophysiotherapy sponsor a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Yorkshire Dreamer 3.9%

Sponsored by Leeds Neurophysiotherapy

A pale ale brewed with more delicate English hops – Admiral, First Gold & Sovereign

Kirkstall Brewery

Founded in 2011, close to the site of the first Kirkstall Brewery and just a slingshot from the original Abbey brew-house; the beer is fastidiously brewed to the same exacting standards of the Cistercian monks, except with a modern twist

Oakwood Surgery sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Dexter 4.5%

Sponsored by Oakwood Surgery

Rich, smooth and bitter with a coconut twist

Partline Ltd sponsor a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Pale Ale 4.0%

Sponsored by Partline Ltd

Wonderfully golden session beer

Partline Ltd sponsor a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Three Swords 4.5%

Sponsored by Partline Ltd

Very pale and spectacularly thirst-quenching

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Virtuous 4.5%

Sponsored by Paul Nickson

Fresh and moreish India Pale Ale

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Yorkshire Dales Pale 6.5%

Sponsored by Premier Licensed Hire

Rare cask version of this collaboration with USA’s Oskar Blues Brewery

New Wharf Brewing Co.

Founded in 2011, close to the site of the first Kirkstall Brewery and just a slingshot from the original Abbey brew-house; the beer is fastidiously brewed to the same exacting standards of the Cistercian monks, except with a modern twist

Jean Clennell sponsors a barell at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Breakfast Stout 7.5%

Sponsored by Jean Clennell

Creaminess coming from the oats and coca nibs making way for a light coffee/bourbon finish

Hirst and Alan Jewllers Jean Clennell sponsors a barell at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

DIPA 8.5%

Sponsored by Hirst & Alan Jewellers Ltd

A tropical explosion created with English malts and American hops

The Rotary Club of Roundhay sponsors a barell at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Erin’s Mosaic 4.5%

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Roundhay

A crisp, bitter beer with big citrus and tropical flavours

Styrin Motors sponsors a barell at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Session IPA 3.5%

Sponsored by Styrin Motors Ltd

Lovely light session ale packed full of American hops

Nova Healthcare Ltd sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Voyage 5.5%

Sponsored by Nova Healthcare

6 malts and 3 hops combine to give this amber ale a real burst of flavour

Quirky Ales

Quirky Ales is a small independent craft brewery based in Garforth. The Quirky Ales tap room is open every weekend, offering a range of cask-conditioned real ales and bottled conditioned beers (all brewed on the premises).

Nova Contracting Ltd sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Bitter 4.0%

Sponsored by Nova Contracting Ltd

A chestnut coloured bitter with a good balance between malt and hops.

Nova Contracting Ltd sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Intrigue 4.8%

Sponsored by Nova Contracting Ltd

Not a full hop-forward IPA, this beer is balanced on the palate – a hybrid of porter and IPA

39 Park Square sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Big No. 5 5.0%

Sponsored by 39 Park Square

A Deep ruby beer with generous hop additions, providing a satisfying, well rounded finish

Innergy LPG sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Classic 5.7%

Sponsored by Innergy LPG Ltd

A traditional strong beer made with British hops - very smooth malty beer

Excel and the Macros sponsor a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Pilsner 4.2%

Sponsored by Excel & The Macros

Pale beer with Czech & German hops to provide a subtle taste - delicate flavour

Wilde Child Brewing Co.

Leeds based micro brewery specialising in the production of big, bold and hard hitting bottled and kegged beers that make you think about what you drink.

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Beyond Redemption 4.0%

Sponsored by Raghu Das

Pineapple milkshake pale

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Eukanot 5.2%

Sponsored by Raghu Das

From the single hop series – this time using the fruity and herbal US hop Eukanot

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The Expatriate 4.5%

Sponsored by Panels 2000 Ltd

A Deep ruby beer with generous hop additions, providing a satisfying, well rounded finish

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Hedonistic Experience 6.3%

Sponsored by Abbey Windows

Chocolate ganache stout

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Rite of Passage 5.0%

Sponsored by Clear Choice Ltd

Brewed to celebrate the 2nd birthday of the brewery - rare sighting with limited availability

Wylam Brewery

Founded in 2000 Wylam is a 30 Barrel Micro Brewery that resides at the Palace of Arts in Exhibition Park.

Clovertec Ltd sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Cascade 4.1%

Sponsored by Clovertec Ltd

Brewed with masses of Cascade hops to give a huge pink grapefruit/sherbet lemon taste

A G Welding Ltd sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Catcher in the Rye 5.8%

Sponsored by A G Welding Ltd

Rye and spelt double dry hopped pale ale

JSL European Machinery sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Galatia 3.9%

Sponsored by JSL European Machinery

Extra light session pale packed with New World hops – orange peel, stone fruit & pine notes

Screenline sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Hickey the Rake 4.2%

Sponsored by Screenline

A limonata pale – ultra pale in colour with toxic levels of citrus zing

King Lane Dental Care sponsors a barrel at North Leeds Charity Beer Festival

Jakehead IPA 6.3%

Sponsored by King Lane Dental Care

Supercharged India Pale Ale – bittersweet on the palate with a massive hop complexity

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