Hopical Storm Awards
SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2020
Gold - North East Regional Keg Winner (session IPA up to 4.3%)
Bronze - National Competition
CAMRA Bradford Beer Festival 2019
Best Beer up to 4% ABV (as voted for by the public)
Part of the Taylor Made range
Informed by tradition and crafted with experience
Andrew Leman and his team of four Heriot-Watt-trained brewers have been experimenting, developing and tinkering with different malts, hop varieties and styles of beer in our five-brewer’s-barrels micro-brewery to create our Taylor Made range of craft beers.
Poulter’s Porter, Cook Lane IPA and Hopical Storm are contemporary, full-flavour beers with the timeless and inimitable Taylor’s Taste.

The taming of the kilderkin.
It may not appear hostile. But the Taylor’s cask is well known amongst landlords for its tendency to erupt and drench the unsuspecting if not handled correctly. We still brew our beer the traditional way, which means it undergoes a vigorous secondary fermentation in the cask. This extra conditioning results in a cleaner and crisper beer. But it also means that our casks demand extra time and care. So when you see Landlord in a pub, you know you’re in the presence of a landlord who has tamed the beast to bring you that Taylor’s Taste. Please thank them for their endeavours.