The Great Ale List of 2024

(V) = Vegan Friendly (GF) = Gluten Free

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1. Brew York – Clementine Calmer Chameleon (York) 4.1%
Pale ale with fruity Clementine flavours (V)
Cask kindly donated by Brew York for The Horse & Farrier

2. Chevin Brew – Homegrown Heroes (Otley) 4.5%
Pale ale hopped with fresh green hops grown in Otley
Sponsor: Katie White MP – our local Leeds North West MP

3. Craven – VIP (Cross Hills, Nr Keighley) 6.5%
Victorian imperial porter (adapted from an original Victorian recipe)
Sponsor: Maypole – the best fish & chips in Yorkshire

4. Daleside – Poppies Ale (Harrogate) 4.0%
Light refreshing golden beer with floral &  citrus aromas, full bodied with dry finish
Sponsor: The Old Cock - a real ale paradise

5. Jolly Sailor – Winter Saison (Selby) 6.4%
Full bodied strong Saison style Belgian beer (V)
Sponsor: Lunds Carpets

6. Old Mill – Yorkshire Elixir (Snaith) 4.0%
Crisp hoppy bitter
Sponsor: Matt, Lou, Florence & Hugo (the Lee family)

7. Shadow – Shadow Porter (Otley) 4.5%
A dark beer using roasted malts to give rich coffee & dark chocolate flavours
Sponsor: MTBCY Yorkshire Trail Guide – guiding & riding around Yorkshire for over 20 years

 

8. Wilde Child – Dutiful Supremacy (Armley, Leeds) 4.0%
Yorkshire bitter using Tetley’s strain of yeast. Challenger & First Gold hops (V)
Sponsor: Sandie Utley

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9. Amity – Amethyst (Farsley, Leeds) 4.6%
Plum & hedgerow porter with seven malt bill, plum puree, roasty malts & sticky raisin
Sponsor: Treehouse Bar & Kitchen – let the adventure begin

10. Amity – Weavers (Farsley, Leeds) 4.0%
Pale ale made with Nelson & Amarillo hops (GF)
Sponsor: Wharfedale Embroidery – a logo service that stitches up the opposition

 

11. Anthology – Canapé (Armley, Leeds) 3.6%
West coast table beer; pithy grapefruit, pine, chewy caramel with quenching bitterness (V)
Sponsor: River Café / Green Door Catering

12. Anthology – US Session IPA (Cascade) (Armley, Leeds) 4.5%
Classic US session IPA, resinous pine, subtle citrus & caramel chewiness (V)

Sponsor: Christopher Little & Co

13. Barker Bridge – 3B’s (Cullingworth) 4.2%
Amber colour bitter, malty & hints of fruit with light bitterness
Sponsor: Courtyard Planters -the place to go for Otley grown plants

14. Barker Bridge – Blonde Moment (Cullingworth) 3.8%
Session blonde ale with a crisp & refreshing taste
Sponsor: Cllr Linda Hoare – three cheers for Otley

15. Bosun's – King Neptune (Wetherby) 4.3%
Light golden session IPA, fruity nose with citrus & grapefruit flavours (V)
Sponsor: Gay Lane Fisheries – friendly service & delicious crispy fish & chips

 

16. Bosun’s – Tempest (Wetherby) 5.6%
Full bodied American IPA using US hops. Light gold, citrus & grapefruit flavours (V)
Sponsor: Cllr Paul Carter

17. Brew York – Hudson Porter (York) 4.9%
Rich dark porter (V)
Sponsor: Craftsman Tools – collaborating with the world’s finest

18. Bridgehouse – Rum & Raisin Stout (Sandbeds, Keighley) 4.9%
Chewy malt backbone with warming rum raisin flavour (V)
Sponsor: Mark Rothery – Flo & Annie the rebel alliance

19. Bridgehouse – Tequila Blonde (Sandbeds, Keighley) 3.8%
Crisp, citrus blonde infused with Mexican tequila & lime (V)
Sponsor: Mary Vickers – ex Otley Town Mayor

20. Chevin Brew – Knotties Stone (Otley) 5.0%
English strong ale brewed with Maris Otter malt & hopped with East Kent Goldings
Kindly Donated by Chevin Brew

21. Craven Brew – ALT (Cross Hills) 4.6%
German style Altbier using Hellertau Munich Pale hops
Sponsor: BEKS

22. Daleside – Santa’s Progress (Harrogate) 4.2%
Burnished gold colour with fruity aromas & warming malty finish
Sponsor: Chris & Hazel Big Time Party Band – Otley Labour Rooms, Sat 14 Dec

 

23. Darkland Indie Brew – Off The Lip (Halifax) 4.4%
DDH pale, aromas of grapefruit & tangerine plus tropical pineapple & passionfruit (V)
Sponsor: Paint Me – we aren’t bad at wallpaper either

24. Darkland Indie Brew – Wildfire (Halifax) 3.8%
Amber session bitter with caramel malt base (V)
Sponsor: Speed Dinosaurs – www.speeddinosaurs.bigcartel.com

25. Harrogate – Salted Caramel Porter (Harrogate) 4.8%
Smooth dark beer, a balance of dark roast & bready malts, caramel & hint of salt (V)
Sponsor: PSC Surveying – cost managers & building surveyors

26. Harrogate – Stray All Day IPA (Harrogate) 4.6%
Pale ale with Citra hops with pine like aroma & mild fruity flavour (V)

Sponsor: MTBCY Yorkshire Trail Guide – guiding & riding around Yorkshire for over 20 years

 

27. John of Gaunt – Hop & Glory (Beckwithshaw) 5.4%
Amber/golden ale, residual sweetness from crystal malts, Liberty & Citra dry hopped
Sponsor: Cllr Gareth Dibble

28. Jolly Sailor – Pale Sail Ale (Selby) 3.9%
Refreshing pale ale with cascade hops giving light citrusy notes (V)
Sponsor: Safetygroup (Otley Boat Hire) – enabling safe drinking since ages ago

 

29. Little Critters – Shire Horse (Sheffield) 3.9%
English best bitter using finest UK malt & Noble hops
Sponsor: King Analytical – Roderick & Susan King

30. Little Critters – Vanilla Chinchilla (Sheffield) 4.5%
Vanilla ice cream porter; chocolate malt, lactose & vanilla
Sponsor: Old Otliensians RUFC

31. Lords Brewing – Buckwild (Huddersfield) 5.0%
Extra special bitter dark copper/ruby colour. Rich toffee taste & hints of bread & biscuit (V)
Sponsor: Bondgate Bakery – isn’t yeast amazing

32. Lords Brewing – Lords Lager (Huddersfield) 4.0%
Aromatic & crisp Czech Pilsner using Saaz hops in lengthy natural lagering process (GF)
Sponsor: Otley Tap House – burgers, music & sport

33. Meanwood – Crambazzled (Meanwood, Leeds) 4.5%
Modern best bitter. Crambazzled an old Yorkshire term for prematurely aged by drinking
Sponsor: Sowdens Plumbing

34. Meanwood – New Normal (Meanwood, Leeds) 5.6%
Old ale brimming with dark raisins & sticky figs for a sweet finish
Sponsor: Colman Tyres – our tyres won’t let you down

35. Old Mill – Styrian Wolf (Snaith) 4.2%
Crisp single hop ale, flavours of sweet tropical fruits
Sponsor: PH Plasterers – A smooth finish just like our plaster

36. Rooster’s – Beyond the Peel (Harrogate) 3.8%
Pale ale with addition of satsuma purée (V)
Sponsor: Cllr Sylvia Thompson

37. Rooster’s – Throwback (Harrogate) 5.3%
Tawny vintage stock ale with Goldings hops, sugar & Muscovado (V)
Sponsor: Otley Lions – serving the local community since1980

38. Rudgate – Battleaxe (Tockwith) 4.2%
Deep chestnut traditional best bitter with complex fruity flavours
Sponsor: Motofix – keeping your engine running & your motorcycle wheels turning

 

39. Rudgate – Wolf It Down (Tockwith) 4.0%
Hoppy pale ale, refreshingly quaffable & very aromatic
Sponsor: Wilkinson’s Butchers

40. Salamander – Juicy Lucy (Bradford) 4.0%
Pale beer infused with Bananas

Sponsor: MTBCY Yorkshire Trail Guide – guiding & riding around Yorkshire for over 20 years

 

41. Salamander – Snog (Bradford) 4.0%
Pale beer infused with passionfruit
Sponsor: Arundel Travel – fall in love with the world

42. Shadow – Implacable (Otley) 4.0%
Blonde beer featuring Chinook hops to give clean beer with fruity flavour
Sponsor: Bookshop on the Square

43. Trig – Interloper (York) 5.0%
Oatmeal porter – a mixture of biscuit, caramel & roasted malt (V)
Sponsor: John Carr

44. Triple Point – Dusk (Sheffield) 4.5%
Amber colour west coast pale ale, packed with fruity & citrus hops
Sponsor: Parkes & Co

45. Triple Point – Simtrazza (Sheffield) 4.4%
Pale ale using fruity US hops – Simcoe + Citra + Azzacca
 

46. Turning Point + Abbeydale – Astral Deception (Knaresborough) 5.4%
DDH pale collaboration, using Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin & Galaxy hops
Sponsor: Otley Pub Club – info@otleypubclub.co.uk

47. Turning Point – Burn My Eyes (Knaresborough) 4.8%
Collab with metal legends Machine Head for 30th anniversary of ‘Burn My Eyes’ album
Sponsor: Aura Jewellery – drink lots of beer & buy your jewellery here

48. Wetherby – Wetherby Bitter (Wetherby) 3.8%
Yorkshire style bitter, malty with balanced bitterness (V)
Sponsor: Newstead & Walker – the Otley law firm

49. Wetherby – Wetherby IPA (Wetherby) 4.4%
Easy drinking pale ale hopped with Simcoe & Chinook (V)
Sponsor: Nidd Business Services

50. Wilde Child – Shamrocks & Shenannigans (Armley) 4.4%
Irish stout
Sponsor: Cate Perman – shouty outy for stouty wouty

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CRAFT KEG BAR – sponsored by The Curious Hop

K1. Anthology – No Space Left To Play (Armley, Leeds) 5.8%
Collab with No Space Left To Play – hazy NZ pale fermented with Pineapple Passion yeast
 

K2. Triple Point – Morello (Sheffield) 5.6%
Sour beer brewed with Morello cherries
 

K3. Saint Mars Of The Desert – Owd Eerie (Sheffield) 7.1%
Yorkshire black malt & brewers sugar profile – hints of cocoa, apple, vanilla & sherry
Sponsor: Menna Tansy Pearl – our products look good, smell good, feel good & do good

 

K4. Lost Cause – Kastenbrӓu (Castleford) 4.8%
Helles lager brewed to Bavarian standards - light & refreshing with subtle malt sweetness
 

 

K5. Atom - Fission (Hull)) 6.5%
Juicy IPA infused with orange purée & fiery habanero
Sponsor: Sarah & Nic Shipp

K6. Northern Monk & Timothy Taylor’s – Northern Rising (Hunslet, Leeds) 4.4%
Collab velvet smoot stout with flavours of roasted malt, caramel & dark chocolate
Sponsor: Brian King - Kirkgate Arcade

 

MEZZANINE BAR (REAL CIDER & PERRY)

C1. Grotley Subcider – DARK FRUITS (Otley) 5.4%
Raspberries & blackcurrants
 

 

C2. Orchards of Husthwaite – RHUBARB (York YO61) 3.4%
Medium dry cider with a hint of acidity; flavoured with Yorkshire rhubarb
 

 

C3. Orchards of Husthwaite – GALTRES KATY (York YO61) 5.5%
Full bodied single apple variety
 

 

C4. Udders – RUSSET (Huddersfield) 7.9%

Delightfully fruity with a bit of zing
Sponsor:

 

C5. Ravenscroft – DRY (Guiseley) 6.4%
100% handpicked & pressed blend of dessert & cooking apples – medium to high acidity
 

 

C6. Grumpy Johns – KING JOHN (Harecroft, BD15) 6.0%
Single variety Kingston black apples
 

 

P7. Udders – ADDLECROFT (Huddersfield) 6.0%
Rich & Tanic medium/sweet PERRY