The North of England

Founded by a Theakston fleeing his own family brewery's takeover, and taken over in turn — into administration in 2023, then out of it under the investor-backed Keystone Brewing Group. The irony is…

A legendary Lake District brewery that survived 200 years of floods, only to be permanently closed by CMBC for efficiency.

UK Pass 147. Nano-brewery founded in 2014. After hiatus and a Walkley cellar phase, Emmanuales moved/upscaled again in 2025-26 using a kit formerly owned by Middle Child Brewing and originally used…

UK Pass 147. Started in 2008 as The Brew Company, renamed Sky's Edge in 2014, then Exit 33 after a trademark problem. CAMRA says the brewer took a year off before Covid and the pandemic ended…

UK Pass 147. Modern Kirkstall brewery founded in 2011, continuing a Leeds brewing legacy associated with Kirkstall Abbey and the historic Kirkstall Brewery Company. Moved to 100 Kirkstall Road in…

UK Pass 147. Originated from Sheffield pub operators who moved from homebrewing into a Kelham-area unit in late 2015. Current 10BBL brewery at Neepsend Industrial Estate; first-party catalogue and…

UK Pass 147. Started in March 2018 in a disused garage beneath the Wisewood Inn. Current first-party shop remains active with five core beers plus specials and uses an on-site spring.

UK Pass 147. Samuel Smith re-equipped and reopened the inherited Old Brewery under his own name in 1886 after John Smith's trade name/equipment had moved to the New Brewery.

UK Pass 147. Family-run Attercliffe brewery. Current CAMRA brewery/tap records confirm active brewing in 2026; traditional techniques include koelship, wood aging and spunding.

UK Pass 147. Active independent brewery/taproom at 178 Shoreham Street. Company incorporated 15 Nov 2018; current brewery specialises in vegan and gluten-free craft beer.

The Cream of Manchester, and a lesson in what happens to a beer when the brewery goes. Boddingtons was a Manchester institution brewed at Strangeways from 1859, famous for a pale bitter so…

A globally recognized independent craft brewery famous for pioneering modern hop-forward styles in the UK.

Initially acquired by Lion in 2019, they were surprisingly sold back into independent hands in 2022.

Recently acquired by Paramount Retail Group as part of a massive consolidation of northern brewing brands.

Founded by a former Cloudwater head brewer, they quickly became one of the most sought-after hop-forward indie brewers.

A legendary, family-owned independent brewer whose Landlord pale ale remains an undisputed cask classic.

UK Pass 147. York-based brewery and taproom founded in 2014. First-party site confirms award-winning beers, circular-economy practices and year-round Friday taproom.

UK Pass 147. Current Sheffield brewery established in the modern Sheffield brewing wave; listed by CAMRA Sheffield as a 2024 brewery and active in Sheffield Beer Week 2026.

UK Pass 147. George Hutchinson began brewing at the Crown Inn/Crown and Cushion, Walmgate in 1835. Archaeological/documentary evidence records London Brown Stout plus Strong and Mild Ales; he retired…

UK Pass 147. Modern Kirkstall brand revived in 2011 near the old brewery; moved to 100 Kirkstall Road in 2016 and explicitly draws on historic Kirkstall brewing.

Manchester's longest-standing craft stalwart, brewing since 1997 out of a city that produced Boddingtons and then watched it get taken away. Marble stayed.

UK Pass 147. Active Sheffield brewery at Oakham Drive. Companies House lists active beer-manufacturing company incorporated 8 Aug 2013; current first-party site describes a working brewery supplying…

UK Pass 147. Very small Leeds microbrewery run by Nigel Poustie. First-party history says established in 2012, named for Sunbeam Terrace where brewing began, and now operates a two-barrel plant…

UK Pass 147. True North says its Eldon Street brewery is taking a short production pause after its long-standing head brewer departed. Its Haze recipe is currently being brewed collaboratively by…

UK Pass 147. Commercial brewing began in 1996 at 12 Toft Green. Bought out of administration by Black Sheep in December 2018; York-site lease ended June 2019 and production moved to Black Sheep in…

An absolute powerhouse of the incredibly vibrant Sheffield pub scene, universally famous for their Moonshine pale.

A hazy New England IPA winning the cask category is a genuinely odd result, and a telling one. Cask has spent forty years being defended as the home of traditional bitter, and the top award just went…

A highly rated Liverpool newcomer focusing heavily on incredible hazy IPAs, stouts, and heavily fruited sours.

Manchester's dedicated barrel-aging and blending project, truly representing the bleeding edge of UK wild fermentation.

A trailblazing Yorkshire independent heavily awarded for their stellar 100% vegan and largely gluten-free craft beers.

UK Pass 147. Edward Peart Brett converted an oil-cake mill/wholesale chemist on Church Lane, Low Ousegate into City Brewery in 1858. Brother joined in 1869; exact closure/lineage remains UNKNOWN…

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

UK Pass 147. Current CAMRA 2026 census lists Dead Parrot as active. Brewery and Perch tap share the Garden Street complex; brewing kit/pipework came from two defunct breweries, Henry's Brewhouse and…

Housed in a spectacular converted church, this brand is deeply and beautifully tied to Grimsby's maritime heritage.

Major independent pioneers producing a fully gluten-free core range without ever compromising on modern craft flavor.

A major anchor of the North East craft scene, specializing in hop-forward pales that regularly sweep independent awards.

UK Pass 147. John Smith bought the brewery in 1852; new brewery opened 1883 and remains operational.

UK Pass 147. Tetley acquired the brewery in 1822; Leeds brewing ceased June 2011.

Kendal is a market town on the edge of the Lake District, better known for mint cake than for imperial stout. Winning the national keg championship from there says something about how far British…

UK Pass 147. One-barrel brewery operating inside the Rook & Gaskill on Lawrence Street. York CAMRA reports launch in 2025 with weekly cask/keg brews and plans to expand tanks during 2026.

A massive independent force in the North, known for the Patrons Project and highly collaborative brewing.

Named after a forgotten dockland, they are renowned for eclectic can art and exceptional modern sours and stouts.

A fiercely independent farm-based brewery in the North West that has achieved absolute cult status for its hazy pales.

A fiercely independent 6th-generation family brewer, scoring a pop culture goldmine with their globally selling Iron Maiden Trooper ale.

True visionaries and early adopters of American hop varieties in the UK, long before the modern craft boom hit.

Tadcaster's oldest brewery, at it since 1758, and the most stubbornly antique operation in Britain. Still ferments in Yorkshire squares — open stone vessels — still uses its own strain descended from…

Famous for Old Peculier; the family pulled a rare move by buying the brewery back from corporate owners to restore independence.

An undisputed cornerstone of the Manchester indie scene, brewing exceptional pale ales, IPAs, and heavy stouts.

Exploding from a hilltop brewery into a massive supermarket staple, delivering incredibly punchy, independent IPAs.

UK Pass 147. Cannon Brewery, Rutland Road. Registered July 1895; acquired by Bass Charrington in 1968 with 257 tied houses. Brewing ceased in 1998; maltings and much brewery fabric survived into the…

A highly respected independent brewery brilliantly operating out of a spectacular Palace of Arts building.

UK Pass 147. First new independent brewery in Sheffield for over 50 years; opened behind the Fat Cat in 1990, moved to purpose-built premises in 1999, liquidated in 2022. Assets later purchased;…

UK Pass 147. Independent Leeds brewery established in 2007. Its Westland Road chapter ended in 2022; Kirkstall Brewery acquired the Leeds Brewery brands in December 2022 and continues brewing Leeds…

UK Pass 147. Founded in 1837 at Sheaf Island Brewery; Ward joined in 1868. Moved to former Soho Brewery on Ecclesall Road in 1876, renamed Sheaf Brewery. Acquired by Vaux in 1972; brewing ceased 1999.

UK Pass 147. Family brewery founded 1827; 1875 brewery remains in use.

UK Pass 147. Founded 1858; Knowle Spring Brewery from 1863; family-owned independent brewer.

UK Pass 147. Founded in 2015 by James Eardley and his father Robert; cuckoo-brewed at Wincle Brewery in Cheshire. James developed recipes/names, then opened Ecclesall Ale Club in 2017 and Fulwood Ale…

UK Pass 147. Ebor Brewery first appears in the 1885 trade directory. Acquired by J W Cameron & Co in 1953; production ceased in autumn 1956. Brewery buildings demolished in 1972; Hunt Court…

UK Pass 147. Joshua Tetley acquired William Sykes' brewery in 1822. The Leeds brewery became a major regional brewer and, in the 1980s, the world's largest producer of cask ale. Leeds brewing ceased…

UK Pass 147. Original Kirkstall brewery began in 1833 on the Aire/canal corridor; later operated by Whitbread and closed in 1983.

UK Pass 147. Registered Dec 1889 as Leeds & Wakefield Breweries Ltd, combining Kirk, Matthews' Melbourne Brewery and Carter & Sons' Victoria Brewery. Renamed Melbourne Brewery (Leeds) Ltd in 1957;…

Leeds brewery created by the founders of North Bar. In January 2024 Kirkstall founder Steve Holt purchased North after financial distress; Springwell Brewery and taprooms were secured and the…

UK Pass 147. In-house brewery inside Sheffield Tap on Platform 1b at Sheffield railway station. Current June 2026 CAMRA tap guide confirms brewing remains on site and visible from the bar.

UK Pass 147. City-centre brewpub on Boar Lane. CAMRA records closure on 28 June 2026 after 12 years following a decision not to extend the lease.

Company remains active at Companies House with beer-manufacturing SIC, but the brewery's current first-party holding page says it is taking a break from brewing; premises used as Alder Bar. Status as…

UK Pass 147. March's Brewery at Ogleforth/Goodramgate was founded in 1805. Brewery History Society records acquisition by John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery on 23 Dec 1929 with three tied houses; brewing…