Daleside Brewery Explained

Daleside Brewery
Location City:Harrogate, Yorkshire
Location Country:England
Founder:Bill Witty

Daleside Brewery is an independent brewery founded in 1988 by Bill Witty. Its headquarters are located in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

In March 2024, it was reported that the company had been acquired by Rooster’s Brewing Co.[1]

History

Three years after his father founded the company, Craig Witty became head brewer in 1991. When Billy passed away in 2007, his son took over running Daleside Brewery and continues to be a driving force behind the popular English microbrewery.[2]

Established in Hurrogate, the firm moved to Starbeck in 1992 and went through periods of enlargement up until 1999.[3] It has won numerous awards for its ales, including its Morocco Ale.

Morocco Ale

The 17th-century recipe for this ale, which had been brewed especially for Charles II of England and named after his wife, Catherine of Braganza, who was described as being Moorish,[4] was rediscovered in the early 1990s after being lost and was given to Daleside under special licence.[5] Morocco Ale is specially brewed for Levens Hall in Cumbria, who are the owners of the secret recipe.

Products

Daleside produce a wide range of beers including;

Sponsorship

Daleside Brewery sponsor the annual Auld Lang Syne 6miles fell race in Haworth every New Year's Eve.[11]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harrogate brewery completes acquisition of local beer maker. Food Manufacture. 11 March 2024 . 2024-03-14. en-GB.
  2. News: Going Down in History. 19 October 2016. Yorkshire Evening Post. 12 June 2008.
  3. Web site: About Us. Daleside Brewery. 19 October 2016. 20 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020103810/http://dalesidebrewery.com/about-us/. dead.
  4. News: Beer fans worldwide get on the road to Morocco. 19 October 2016. The Yorkshire Post. 25 October 2013.
  5. Web site: Morocco Ale. Levens Hall. 19 October 2016.
  6. Book: Halley. Ned. The Wordsworth dictionary of drink; an A-Z of alcoholic beverages. 2005. Wordsworth. Ware. 1-84022-302-2. 178.
  7. News: Barnard. Ashley. North Yorkshire brewery picks up CAMRA award for its popular beer. The Northern Echo. 7 September 2016. 19 October 2016.
  8. Web site: For good effect, add a healthy dose of spirit. Church Times. 19 October 2016. 2 November 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020042634/https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2005/14-january/features/for-good-effect,-add-a-healthy-dose-of-spirit. 20 October 2016. dead.
  9. News: Elizabeth is a crackshot with her recipes from the past. 19 October 2016. The Yorkshire Post. 12 November 2008.
  10. News: Chalmers. Graham. Yorkshire brewery launches new beers 'for' and 'against' the EU. 5 May 2016. Harrogate Advertiser. 19 October 2016.
  11. News: Runners brave wind and rain in fell race. 19 October 2016. The Yorkshire Post. 1 January 2014.