Location: Leeds | Find them: Facebook – The Tetley
We love The Tetley and have visited for food and drinks with various friends and family members over the years. So we were sad to hear it was closing. Fortunately, a few weeks later, it was announced that Kirkstall Brewery would be taking on the lease with plans to make it a hub for great beer from Leeds and renew its status as a “landmark of Yorkshire beer culture”. It reopened in May, but we’ve only just got around to visiting. We decided to head there for my birthday celebrations (and to watch the England game that happened to be on the same day).
What we loved
While the layout hasn’t really changed, the furniture and decor gives it a much cosier feel.
As well as a fridge full of Leeds-brewed beers (with a couple of non-local beers and wines), they offer a great selection of beers on draft and cask.
Because we were there for a few hours (and the game went to extra time), we were able to work our way through a good selection of beers.
We started with a fruited pale ale, followed by a cherry beer, then we moved on to the cask beers. We tried a delicious roasty porter brewed with 100% British ingredients and a lovely pale ale brewed with all English hops. As the game went to extra time, we decided to finish with the Mango IPA that had just been added on draft.
What we drank
Summer Piñata (4.5%) by North
Brewer’s note: Piñata but not as you know it.Our 2024 edition combines subtle, sweet strawberry with tangy, tropical lychee for a super crushable pale ale to enjoy in the sunshine.This super light and refreshing edition of Piñata uses our classic base of extra pale, wheat and oats, with Belma added in the whirlpool for floral aromas. We take this and divide the base between two tanks: one gets loaded with almost a tonne of organic strawberry puree and lychee, whilst the other has been given Pinata’s signature dry hop. Delicate, summery and blush pink, like a Brit in the sun, and ready for the BBQ’s and picnics ahead!
Kirkstall Kriek (3.4%) by Kirkstall Brewery
Brewer’s note: A Belgian-style cherry beer brewed for us by Brouwerij Haacht in Belgium. A medium-bodied and well-balanced fruit beer, rich with summer cherries, gentle sweetness and a smooth, dry finish.
Railway Porter (4.8%) by The Five Points Brewing Company
Brewer’s note: One of our very first beers with a recipe essentially unchanged ever since the first brew.A classic, robust London style porter – with our own twist. Smooth and full-bodied, bursting with aromas of dark, bitter chocolate, and roasted coffee. Brewed with 100% British ingredients, East Kent Goldings Hops and an array of seven different malts of Maris Otter, Brown, Crystal, Chocolate, Munich, Dark Crystal, Black.
Reunion Pale (4.3) by Leeds Brewery (a collab with Harrogate Brewing Co.)
Unfortunately, there are new brewer’s notes for this beer, but the description on the tap handle let us know it was a collab between Harrogate Brewing co. and Leeds Brewery and that it was made with all English hops.
Mango IPA (5.5%) by Kirkstall Brewery
Brewer’s note: Fresh, juicy mango adds exotic depth to this hazy IPA hopped with Galaxy, Citra and Simcoe.
Visiting
The Tetley is a ten-minute walk from Leeds train station and has plenty of seating indoors and out. They also serve a great selection of food, making a great place for lunch and a pint (or two).
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