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York Brewery

🌍 United Kingdom · Regional · Known for English Strong Ale · Session Ale
Known for English Strong Ale · Session Ale

Established in May 1996 — both a working brewery and a major tourist attraction, providing the first traditionally brewed ales from within the walls of York for over 40 years. Original site at Toft Green was a stone's throw from Micklegate Bar, the historic royal entrance to the city. Acquired by Black Sheep Brewery in 2018. Now brewed at Black Sheep in Masham. Known for Guzzler, Centurion's Ghost, Yorkshire Terrier.

3Beers
2Styles
4.4%Avg ABV
1996Founded

Beers by York Brewery

3 beers
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Centurion's Ghost Ale
English Strong Ale · 5.4%
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Guzzler
Session Ale · 3.6%
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Yorkshire Terrier
Golden Ale · 4.2%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
citrusy
2 of 3 beers
maltyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
crisp
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 2 style families
Pale Ale 2Strong 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 424 other breweries making Golden Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

York Brewery's beers land close to what is typical for the Golden Ale styles they brew. The character is in the styles they choose and how consistently they hit them — not in standing apart from the field.

typical for Golden AleYork Brewery
in no beersin every beer
malty
in all 3 of their beers · typical Golden Ale brewery: all 5 out of 5
A shade above, but within the field.
hoppy
in all 3 of their beers · typical Golden Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
refreshing
in 2 of 3 · typical Golden Ale brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
clean
in 2 of 3 · typical Golden Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
crisp
in 2 of 3 · typical Golden Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 78%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 3
beers above the median
#3088
best ranked beer
Guzzler

Their beers place in the Top 78% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About York Brewery

Established in May 1996 — both a working brewery and a major tourist attraction, providing the first traditionally brewed ales from within the walls of York for over 40 years. Original site at Toft Green was a stone's throw from Micklegate Bar, the historic royal entrance to the city. Acquired by Black Sheep Brewery in 2018. Now brewed at Black Sheep in Masham. Known for Guzzler, Centurion's Ghost, Yorkshire Terrier.

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