EXCITING NEWS - WE'RE RE-OPENING THE VICTORIA! Kirkstall and Whitelock’s are joining forces to take on The Victoria on Great George Street, pledging to revive and restore this famous Grade II-listed pub to its former glory.
@WhitelocksLeeds
@Leeds_List
Anyone got
@BorisJohnson
’s number? Just queued to get into a rammed supermarket (selling alcohol) with absolutely no controlled distancing, not even pretending. We spent thousands on additional safety measures but our pubs remain shut. Obscene
KIRKSTALL BREWERY TAKES ON THE TETLEY 🚩🚩🚩🚩 Kirkstall has announced that it is taking on the lease of The Tetley, with plans to make it a hub for great beer from Leeds and renew its status as a “landmark of Yorkshire beer culture”.
More info at:
Kirkstall Brewery’s Founder Steve Holt has purchased
@NorthBrewCo
, which will continue to operate as an independent brewery, run by the existing management team. Full statement in the image below and online at:
Hello
@RachelReevesMP
, how do we get these clowns to actually reveal the evidence re curfews? Ourselves and other hospitality friends have spent thousands on making our venues almost hospital-standard safe but we’re still being lazily punished because we’re an easy target
Well that’s a very unsubtle ‘fuck the north’ isn’t it? Tier 2’s not much fun either, stay open with 120% overhead, 40% turnover and 0% customer confidence, despite thousands invested in keeping everyone safe. Thoughts with our friends and customers in Manc x
Some of you may have noticed the new style door at the Taproom today.
Someone came after closing time last night and decided to come in anyway.
Everything is fine but we are sad to report all our Monster Munch have been stolen.
This is not a joke.
🌊🧱💁 Babet's nowt. Our new wall and flood defence gates (floodgates - not just a metaphor!) were more than up to the task of protecting
@Kirkstallbridge
. A veritable fortress. A citadel. Probably zombie proof. 🤔
First pic is this morning, second pic from Friday, so you ...1/2
🛩️ Come and pay a flying visit to the brewery and taproom with this amazing bit of drone aeronatics by
@Hovaloft
! All the fun of visiting a brewery with the excitement of assaulting the Death Star. Full version on our Insta 🚀🛸✨🍺
KIRKSTALL TAP & KITCHEN
OPENING 31.1.20
We got (most of) the brewery and pub team together for a belated Christmas party and tried to get them to hold some letters up. Anyway, we're opening the tap soon! 🎉
You are cordially invited to THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF PRIZE ALES on 27th May. We are inviting breweries to draw upon their heritage to brew noteworthy beers to celebrate the great history of brewing. 25+ breweries confirmed. Save the date and prepare for a festival like no other.
To celebrate
@leedsunited
returning to their rightful place and in anticipation of tomorrow’s game, we’re proud to announce two limited edition cans, in collaboration with Burley Banksy. These 440ml cans of Virtuous feature
@pantsdanny
’s street art in Leeds. Coming soon! 👀
As proud holders of the title 'will have beer in a flooded beer garden*', we firmly salute all those supporting their locals in the pissing rain today. Miserable but somehow totally heart warming / hilarious. WELL DONE.
*don't know if we've mentioned it before
In an uncharacteristic twist of clarity regarding the taproom, we can tell you we will be opening the doors MID JANUARY! 🎉 We're very proud of how it's looking so far and we can't wait for you to join us in this awfully exciting new chapter for Kirkstall Brewery. 🍻
Not a bad effort from our very own Managing Director, Ian Galbraith. We posted this completely of our own free will and not under duress. Happy Halloween 🎃
Yep, time for another post on your timeline moaning about January. Seriously, though: times are extra tough in the beer world, and many of your favourite places to eat, drink and be merry in won't survive without your support. 1/2
Very excited to announce that there'll be a scaled down
@Raynville_Leeds
at the taproom! 🎉 Whether you're after something to drink in or take home, the bottle and can selection from Johnny and team will sort you out. 💖
Just in case you hadn't seen our founder and MD drinking beer in a river at
@Kirkstallbridge
ages ago, here it is again. Should probably have been more clever-er with this marketing outburst. You definitely haven't seen this photo before, have you? We also sell beer.
We’ve had Burley Banksy down at the Taproom, what a lovely bloke. Ltd edition can and keg labels rolling out from the man himself in the not too distant future. Keep an eye out...
WINNER 🎉
Many congratulations to the team at
@thecardiganarms
, just voted Leeds CAMRA pub of the year!
We bought and restored this splendid Grade II listed Victorian pub in 2017. Did you know it was designed by the same architect as
@HydeParkPH
? You do now!
It’s absolutely nothing to do with shaming supermarkets. It’s the demonisation of alcohol that every policy seems to entail. I just want to see one scrap of evidence that our incredibly well-policed hospitality industry has had a detrimental effect on the current situation
No jokes, obviously extremely grateful for the spectacular custom we received at the pubs this week (you’re incredible x) but couldn’t be prouder of the teams
@kirstallbridge
and
@kirkstallbrew
Taproom this week. So much graft from so many. Having a little cry
Remember when we wouldn't stop posting about opening a pub in the brewery and you almost unfollowed us?
Great news - we can do it all over again!
Kirkstall Brewery Taproom & Kitchen will reopen on Wednesday 8th July, serving brewery fresh beer and pizza.
Thanks a lot to
@nath_brudenell
and
@kirkstallbrew
for creating this special Cribsmas beer! It will be available from tomorrow during our Leeds residency shows, and the best part is that 20p from every pint will be donated to
@cftrustuk
. So come raise a glass to Cribsmas!
Here it is! IPL stands for India Pale Lager. We brewed this one in collaboration with
@Bundobust
to celebrate a new season of the Indian Premier League (see what we did there?!). Citra, Simcoe and Amarillo hops are made all the more quaffable by a delicate lager base.
The Brudenell have supported us since we began - this year we had the pleasure of doing one of those pub things together (
@apubinotley
). Alright lot, really. 🍻
We're releasing a beer with
@hydeparkph
next week! 🎥
20% of proceeds from ‘Picture House IPA’, a grapefruit session IPA, will be donated to support the cinema's imminent refurbishment.
✨ Our full brewery line-up is here! ✨
Buy your ticket for a beer festival like no other! Breweries of all sizes and ages will be pouring beers celebrating the incredible history of brewing, all taking place at Kirkstall Brewery on 27th May.
TICKETS:
If you're cutting back on alcohol, many pubs (including ours) stock a range of alternative options. If you're giving a plant-based diet a go - same story! When you support your local pubs and breweries, you're supporting the people there too, so let's look out for each other! 2/2
💜THORNBRIDGE COLLAB💜 Yesterday we had the lovely Ben and Aaron from
@thornbridge
over for a collab brewday!
For The Great Exhibition, we've brewed a recipe inspired by a beer actually brewed at the old Kirkstall site in the 1950s. Can't wait to share it with you all. ✨🍻🏆
Next week we launch the first fruit from our Prize Ales series!
We got hold of some traditional recipes from the original Kirkstall Brewery in the late 1800s and are re-creating them, alongside artwork inspired by the old labels.
BIG NEWS! We’re adding Bradford’s original craft beer legends The Sparrow to our Kirkstall pub family! Grand re-opening 26th May. Lots more to follow...
The tap getting some rest before it opens next week. Beer lines installed ✅ Mirrors up ✅ Just a few finishing touches before our opening on Friday 31.1.20 🎉
MILD IS HERE! MILD IS HERE! LOOK AT IT! 👀
☑️ O.G. 1885 Kirkstall recipe
☑️ 5.0%
☑️ Delicious
☑️ Now pouring!
Lots more to come in our Prize Ales series.
Reckon we could announce some beers today, if you're good.
Got all sorts. From blended Mild and Burton pale, to oak aged Stout and something from the Bronze Age(!).
We're gonna need a bigger balloon.
#ThereIsAFutureInOurPast
🎟️🎟️🎟️
PARTY TIME! 🥳 Now that we're properly settled in, we're having an official re-opening party to celebrate our new home at The Tetley!
Free to attend. Starting around 5pm, presentation from 7pm. See you for a pint or two in the brew-seum on Wednesday! 🍻
We don’t have the private, fat-funded lobbyists that most industries do but our industry is the essence of community. I only want an answer to the question ‘if the heavily-policed pubs aren’t actually the issue, why are we being treated as such?’
Available from the
@kirkstalltap
Christmas Market from tomorrow our collaboration with friendly neighbourhood cornershop/pioneering bottleshop
@Raynville_Leeds
We added heaps of cacao nibs to our Black Band recipe to create a delicious vegan dark chocolate porter.
OTLEY'S FINEST ✨ You could spend all day exploring the Black Horse (
@apubinotley
) and still not see all its glory. We're very proud of this beautiful pub (a Collab with
@Nath_Brudenell
) 💪