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Brought to you by Leeds Beer Tours founder Mike Hampshire. Well known for wearing shorts in all weather, but do not be fooled, this is no fashion update. Welcome to your regular Leeds Beer Shorts newsletter!
Issue 77
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As I mentioned last week, on Monday I started my new role as Secretary for the British Guild of Beer Writers. My first day took me down to London for a hand over from outgoing secretary Nat Watson and the first meeting of the Guild’s new board. Everyone was very welcoming and I am really looking forward to what we can all achieve together. |
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It wasn’t all work, as the day also coincided with two Guild events. The first was a very entertaining and interesting seminar called ‘Ancient Brewing in Plain Sight’, led by Tim O’Rourke, followed by the Guild’s Summer Party. As you probably guessed, the day was very long for me, but was very enjoyable! |
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Last week, we were left on a dramatic cliff hanger as the top two beers for the Beer name of the Month June award were tied! After allowing overtime and receiving a flurry of votes, one clear winner has emerged. Congratulations go to Kirkstall Brewery and Northern Monk for their collaboration beer ‘Eeh Bah Gumball’. Voting for July is now open! |
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In this week’s issue of Leeds Beer Shorts, Amity to feature in Elusive’s Collabageddon, Horsforth’s Big Gay Beer, Kirstall to host Kirkstapalooza and lots more. |
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Save Our Pubs & BreweriesA campaign launched by Leeds CAMRA. Our industry is in crisis, help us lobby our MPs by signing the petition. | |
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AboutBritain.comI feature in their ‘13 Things to do in Leeds as an Adult’ article. | |
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Beer Name of the Month July 2022 | |
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Brewery Shorts |
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Welcome to new subscribers! This section is a news digest of happenings at Leeds-based breweries in the last 7 days. The newsletter is prepared on a Thursday, so any news that breweries release between the final draft and the email arriving in your inbox on a Friday, will be included in the next newsletter. If you want to find out more about a particular piece of news, click the word that is underlined and coloured blue. Finally, if you have seen some news online this week and it isn’t mentioned below, it means I have covered it in a previous issue, or there is not enough information for it to feature yet. If you would like to access a directory of Leeds-based breweries, there’s a link at the bottom of this newsletter. |
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| Collabageddon is coming! Sounds ominous doesn’t it? Every year, Elusive Brewing (Wokingham) arranges a collaboration mash-up between breweries and a nationwide launch event for the resulting beers. This year, Farsley’s own Amity have been invited to take part. More details to follow as we near the November event date. In new beer news, In Waves has been released, which is a 4.8% ABV mojito sour, brewed in collaboration with Vault City. This last news was from Amity’s subscriber newsletter. |
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| Bini’s Summer Beer Bash is taking place today (Friday 5th August) and tomorrow (Saturday 6th August) at Ilkley Operatic House. Beers will be pouring from Bini, Cannabrew, Hops & Dots (Bishop Auckland), Ilkley (Ilkley), Piglove (Cross Green), Wharfedale (Ilkley) and Wishbone (Keighley). Entry is free. |
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| The next date for Bosun’s pop-up taproom at the brewery is Saturday 20th August, 12pm start. |
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| This week, Horsforth have released a Pride beer. The Big Gay Beer is a 4.3% ABV strawberry lager. In the brewhouse this week, they welcomed fellow Leeds brewery Kirkstall to help with a special 5th birthday brew. This will be a 5.5% ABV west coast IPA, which should be ready in time for Horsforth’s beer festival in a few week’s time. |
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| Normally held at Kirkstall Bridge Inn, this year’s Kirkstapalooza will be happening at Kirkstall’s brewery taproom on 26th-28th August. |
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| It’s three new ones from Northern Monk this week. First up is the next in the Culinary Concepts series. This is a collaboration with Off Day Beer (Singapore) and it’s a 5% ABV lemongrass and lime Kolsch, hopped with Motueka and Loral. Second is 6.2% ABV Flake & Sauce ice cream pale ale. Finally, the Monks release their first hard seltzer. Beach Smoothie is 6% ABV and features flavours of mango, passionfruit and pineapple. |
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| Sunny G is the latest from Quirky. This is a 5.7% ABV mango and passionfruit pale, released on the opening day of Garforth Town FC’s season. Congratulations also go to the Quirkers, who picked up Rothwell Beer Festival’s Beer of the Festival award, which went to Hip Hop. And, last but not least, Quirky’s 6th anniversary is coming up on 28th August. |
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| And, finally. Wilde Child have resurrected another beer from the archives. This time it’s Princess Warrior, a 3.9% ABV English blonde ale, last seen over three years ago. |
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| Leeds Brewery DirectoryFind out the names, websites & social links for all 30+ Leeds-based breweries! | |
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Thank you for reading this week’s edition of Leeds Beer Shorts. If you have any feedback on the newsletter, please get in touch via email (hello@leedsbeertours.co.uk), or message me on my social media accounts. Cheers and take care!
Mike
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