Breweries around Huddersfield & District

James Barker started as a homebrewer seven years ago, producing beers for friends. With invaluable help and guidance from Summer Wine Brewery and Neil at Milltown, he made the leap from homebrewer to... View

Briggs Signature Ales started brewing in 2014 using spare capacity at Mallinsons (qv). Nick Briggs, also a member of the Mallinsons brewing team, produces a number of modern, hop-forward beers. View

Empire Brewing was set up in 2006 in a mill on the bank of the scenic Huddersfield Narrow Canal, close to the centre of Slaithwaite. In 2011 the brewery upgraded from a five-barrel to a 12-barrel plan... View

A 19th century brewpub that started brewing again in 1982. The beer is only available at the Sair Inn. View

Established in 2015, Lord's Brewing Co is the brain child of three brothers-in-law, Ben, John and Tim. A picturesque 19th century mill houses the eight-barrel plant, large taproom and gift/bottle shop... View

Magic Rock began brewing in 2011. The brewery is located about half a mile walk from Huddersfield town centre on an industrial estate. The 50-hectolitre brewhouse site also houses a taproom and distri... View

Mallinsons was originally set up in 2008 on a six-barrel plant by CAMRA members Tara Mallinson and Elaine Yendall. The company moved to its current premises in 2012 with a 15-barrel plant and brewery... View

Milltown began brewing in 2011 using a four-barrel plant. Two pubs are owned, the Dusty Miller at Longwood, which acts as the official Brewery Tap, and the Traveller's Rest, Meltham. View

The Nook Brewhouse is built on the foundations of a previous brewhouse dating back to 1754, next to the River Ribble. Three brewery taps are supplied, two being restaurants with dishes matched to the... View

The Rat & Ratchet was originally established as a brewpub in 1994. Brewing ceased and it was purchased by Ossett Brewery (qv) in 2004. Brewing restarted in 2011 with a capacity of 30 barrels per week.... View

Riverhead is a brewpub that opened in 1995, with an upstairs dining room. Ossett Brewing (qv) purchased the site in 2006 but runs it as a separate brewery. Many different beers are produced on a rotat... View

The brewery is situated in the former Barncliffe Mill near the picturesque village of Shelley. The beers are brewed on a 20-barrel Moeschle plant using spring water from an on-site bore hole. SALSA Pl... View

The brewery was set up by three friends in 2015 and is based in one of the outbuildings at Brookfield Farm. The original two-barrel kit was upgraded to an eight-barrel plant in 2019. Beers are availab... View

Small company, established in 2016, that nomad brewed in the Leeds and Manchester areas prior to establishing a permanent home in Marsden. It produces innovative beers based on traditional European st... View