The original Ilkley Brewery was founded in 1873 and grew to become a major Yorkshire Brewery before its purchase by Bass in 1920, thanks to the purity of the water in the Spa Town. In 2009 a new company was formed to bring the brewer's tradition back to the town and into the 21st Century. Since then we have created over 200 unique beers, and brewed over 13million pints.
Consistently winning regional and national awards for every beer in our core portfolio each year, we have been able to grow and gain listings in many major retailers, including Marks and Spencers, Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Co-op, as well as undertaking bespoke projects for exclusive listings at The Savoy in London and Harvey Nichols stores. Our beers are consistently top performers in terms of rate of sale in the major retailers, and whilst we have two principal bottled brands, Mary Jane and Ilkley Pale, the regular range consists of four beers in 500ml bottled form plus an award-winning Alcohol free in 330ml bottles.
Ilkley Brewery won a coveted International Brewing Award for its flagship draught beer, Alpha Beta in 2017, as well as further awards for this beer and Lotus IPA in the World Beer Awards in the same year. The beer is currently distributed internationally to Italy, Spain, Scandanavia, Russia and France, with plans for supply into China, Argentina, Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic during 2021/22.
There are many great breweries in the UK and in Yorkshire, which pushes us to constantly improve standards. We undertake SALSA+ auditing annually, underwritten by BRC global standards and received certification within the top 0.5% of British breweries - our beer is consistent and of premium quality. We have grown approximately 30% year on year since 2009, and have adapted to the COVID crisis well, out-performing the industry norm and in fact growing. We have our own Movement Guarantee and have the relevant documents to enable smooth post-Brexit movement.

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