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Brew York

York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

ActiveIndependentMicrobrewery
Founded
2016
Archive ID
TB-CAK629VW
Last checked
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#NorthYorkshire#Independent

Who owns this brewery?

Independent

Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.

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From the record

Summary

An immensely popular independent brewery known for quirky pop-culture beer names and intense pastry stouts.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

An immensely popular independent operation known for quirky pop-culture beer names and incredibly intense pastry stouts.

03

The People

Behind the beer

Wayne Smith
Founder

Lee Grabham
Founder

04

The Beer Library

Beers

Yakima Senator

Year-Round

American IPA

ABV6.5%
IBU60
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Juice Forsyth

Year-Round

Fruited IPA

ABV5.0%

(ACTIVE)

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Coney

Year-Round

Hazy Session IPA

ABV4.5%

(ACTIVE)

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Lupu Lion

Year-Round

Gluten-Free Pale Ale

ABV5.0%

(ACTIVE)

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Loris

Year-Round

Low Alcohol Pale Ale

ABV0.5%

(ACTIVE)

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Golden Eagle

Year-Round

Pilsner

ABV4.5%

(ACTIVE)

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Osprey

Year-Round

Lager

ABV4.1%

(ACTIVE)

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Time Travelling Taxi

Year-Round

Hazy IPA

(ACTIVE)

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Black Bess

Year-Round

Nitro Stout

ABV4.8%

(Signature / recent)

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Calmer Chameleon

Year-Round

Pale Ale

ABV3.4%

(Signature cask / range)

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Maris the Otter

Year-Round

Bitter

ABV3.9%

(Signature cask / range)

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Tonkoko

Year-Round

Milk Stout

ABV4.3%

(Signature cask / range)

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Fennec

Year-Round

Blonde

ABV3.4%

(Signature cask / range)

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L.A. Coney

Year-Round

Low/No Alcohol Hazy Session IPA

ABV0.5%

(ACTIVE)

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Bald Eagle

Year-Round

Low Alcohol Lager

ABV0.5%

(ACTIVE)

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L.A. Juice Forsyth

Year-Round

Low Alcohol Fruited IPA

ABV0.5%

(ACTIVE)

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Mosaic Valley

Year-Round

UNKNOWN

(Current release 2026)

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BA Rum Empress Tonkoko 2026

Year-Round

Barrel-Aged Stout / Tonkoko Variant

(Current release 2026)

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Juice Campbell vs the Army of Dankness

Year-Round

UNKNOWN

(Current release 2026)

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Pale-oton

Year-Round

Pale Ale

(Current release 2026)

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Pining for the Fjords

Year-Round

UNKNOWN

(Current release 2026)

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06

On the record

Awards

  • 2024

    Gold / Category Champion — Pale Ale 4.5%-5.5% — Time Travelling Taxi

    SIBA Independent Beer Awards Bottle & Can Competition

  • 2024

    Silver — Specialty IPA — Juice Forsyth

    SIBA Independent Beer Awards Bottle & Can Competition

Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Brew York

Who owns Brew York?
Brew York is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Is Brew York independent?
Yes. Brew York is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
When was Brew York founded?
Brew York was founded in 2016 in York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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