Saltaire is an International award-winning Brewery in Shipley, West Yorkshire. Formed in 2005, it has enjoyed brewing hand crafted ales since 2006, winning more than 70 trade awards.
I was sent six bottles of Saltaire’s finest beers to sample and write about. This is what I received….
Cascade Pale Ale
Cascade Pale Ale has an ‘intense citrus hop flavours’ but it’s not your typical APA. While I love new world hops, they can be easily misused leaving an acidic bitterness which even I find too much.
Luckily, the brewers here clearly know their ingredients and how to use & balance them. It’s slightly darker than what you might usually expect from an APA. The flavour is of a round-bodied summery ale with enough citrus to keep hoppy fanboys like me happy.
[Cascade Pale Ale – 4.8% – One star, Great Taste Awards, 2014]
Saltaire Pride
Pride is the lightest beer here. As a pale bitter, it’s extremely refreshing and easy to drink.
The taste is of light malt and a peppery bitter hop after-taste. A lovely spicy beer.
[ABV 3.9% – Silver medal, World Beer Awards, 2015]
SaltaireXS Belgian Red
Just released at that start of this month, this truly shows Saltaire’s ability to develop and master an imaginative and delicious receipe.
XS Belgian Red has a delightful dandelion & burdock aroma. The body is full, and has more than a passing red wine flavour. It’s a cracking 7.2% and a good choice for having a strong ale to relax to.
[SaltaireXS Belgian Red – 7.2%]
SaltaireXS Imperial IPA
Wow. How strong is this? Well, one 330ml bottles has 3.2 units in it. But what of the taste?
The name says it all – an XS Imperial IPA. The body is bold, heavy and syrupy. The taste has a glorious bittersweet wealth. For the connoisseur and the curious, and those who want to see what made this win the title of Europe’s best Imperial IPA.
[SaltaireXS Imperial IPA – 9.5% – Europe’s best Imperial IPA at the World Beer Awards 2015]
Saltaire Triple Chocoholic
There’s a lot of pride about this stout and quite right too. It smells and tastes of chocolate in huge amounts.
It’s a stout and sits at 4.8%. It’s smooth and, well, it’s like a stouty chocolate drink. Silky and resolute and winner of several big name awards. Well worth a taste!
[Triple Chocoholic Stout – 4.8% – Gold Medal, International Brewing Awards, 2015; Gold Medal, Great British Beer Festival, 2014.]
Saltaire Blonde
Saltaire’s best selling beer.
A straw coloured golden ale. Crisp, clean, light citrus and an edge of malty sweetness. Has a a long, hoppy, bitterness.
Summer’s evening drink to enjoy once the kids have been put to bed. Fresh!
[Saltaire Blonde – 4.0% – One star, Great Taste Awards, 2014]
Links
Saltaire Brewery’s beers are available on here and their website detailing their history, operations and beers is here. They can also be found on Facebook and Twitter. Saltaire Brewery provide me with these beers for the purpose of this feature.
chorizo!
Pineapple
That’s quite interesting. The sweetness and acidity would mirror the maltiness and hoppyness. Might work.
Cheese and onion
chilli
Honeycomb
Interestingly, some of the oldest beer recipes (Egyptian times) contained honey!
Chocolate and lime
rhubarb and peach flavour
Caramel and chocolate
A nice nutty beer
I would love Marmite beer!!
I love Marmite but this is a horrible idea. XP
I have seen marmite beer a few months ago at a beer festival, not my cup of tea tho
Peanut flavour
Turkish delight
Dark chocolate and orange
Nettle and lime
liquorice
Tequila Flavoured Beer, or even better – Cachaça Flavoured Beer.
Blueberry beer would be nice.
How about a mint flavour then no sticky beer breath
– not sticky – stinky!
I think a sticky toffee one!
bubble gum
Rhubarb and custard
Orange and Pineapple with a hint of Bergamot xx
Alcoholic root beer
Fish n chip flavoured, so you wouldn’t have to buy any on the way home from the pub!
Mint
Rum & raisin
banoffee
There’s Banana Bread Beer which is quite nice.
cheese and onion
Shepherds Pie
A beer that doesn’t smell or taste like beer !
Raspberry and cream.
chilli and lime
I like this idea.
Aniseed
Carrot and turnip
Cardamom, love it.
Chilli and Chocolate
Rhubarb and ginger x
Coffee
Coconut and Lime
Vanilla and caramel
tomato & basil beer
Chilli and lime
Single malt scotch whisky flavour.
black forest gateaux beer x
Dandelion beer
Avocado
mice droppings
Cherry Bakewell – love it!
lemon and lime flavour
Smoky Barbecue Sauce
elderflower
We already have one of these, Sue, it’s called Elderflower Blonde and is very popular, especially during the Summer months.
Vindaloo Flavour 🙂
Rhubarb would work I think
Maybe something with a hint of mango?? Could work…
My dad use to make all kinds of wine when I was a child and one of them was nettle wine so I’m going to say nettle and dandelion
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Date and honey
I think it might have been done already – but I reckon banana beer would be amazing!
peanut butter!
Fig
Eton Mess flavour
Raspberry
Fried onions
Pork scratching and lager.
raspberry twizzlers flavor!
Honeycomb
Popcorn.
Praline x
Salted Chocolate
walnut
Walnut
Salted Caramel
Peanut Butter
Chilli
This sounds weird how about beer that taste like bacon
Hmm I think something like peanuts would be nice!
Cherry bakewell
Basil and tomato. I think it would work….
Sweet chilli!
Maple syrup and pancakes
Spicy Mango
Chocolate and cinnamon
Honeycomb
Mushroom Stroganoff 😀
Cream soda flavour
Rhubar & Elderflower
Banana and vanilla
Peanut butter flavour beer
Cream Soda…. and it must be green like in southern africa
Caramel flavour
Chocolate Orange 🙂
Pink Peppercorn and Pistachio
Green Tea flavoured beer … good and earthy :0)
pickled onion – savoury
raspberry and white chocolate! x
Blueberry!
I think Worcestershire sauce incorporated in to a beer would be a cracking brew.
raspberry & pear
Aniseed.
Gooseberry
Cranberry
Chocolate & Chilli 🙂
Baileys flavoured beer
morello cherry and dark chocolate
Cinnamon x
Bacon Butty
Marzipan beer
Salted caramel xx
barbecue rich hearty and spicy
Cheese and grape
truffle
toffee
Parsnip!
melon 🙂
Id love to see a beer with more herbal notes, such as basil, oregano etc. It could be intertesting to say the least 😉
rhubharb and ginger
lemon and lime
Love a dandelion and burdock flavour
Pecan fudge
Liquorice would be nice
cookies and cream
marmite—you`d either love it or hate it
cheese cake
Curry flavoured beer!
Melon and kiwi beer
Liquoricec
Pea and Ham
tomato
strawberry jam flavor
Black pudding
Chocolate orange
ice cream!
Lemon Drizzle flavour
Sherry flavoured
Lemongrass
Beetroot
Salted caramel would be interesting I think but then I love the flavour.
I think an elderflower beer would be lovely and light for us laydeez!
Well then it’s a good job we already make one! It goes down a treat when the sun comes out.
Dandelion and burdoch
pomegranate
Cranberry and raspberry
I want to be able to drink Turkish Delight..Could that be a beer?