Holmfirth pub The Nook opens its own brewery

Aug 26 2009 by Henryk Zientek, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Holmfirth pub The Nook opens its own brewery

A FAMILY-RUN pub in Holmfirth has begun brewing its own beer – after many years of selling other people’s real ales.

Brother and sister Ian Roberts and Sheila Sutton have set up a brewery behind The Nook at Victoria Square.

Ian, who is also a qualified builder, constructed the brewhouse out of reclaimed stone to ensure it is in keeping with neighbouring properties.

The first beers, an amber-coloured classic Yorkshire bitter called The Nook Brew and a crisp, light ale called The Nook Blond, are already on the bar alongside the pub’s usual selection of ales.

And another brew, Nook Best Bitter, is “fermenting nicely” in the tanks.

Regulars have given the home-grown ales their seal of approval.

And the beers will be available to sample – along with 50 or more guest beers – when the pub staged its annual beer festival this weekend.

As an added attraction, Sheila and Ian are planning to screen the Challenge Cup final at Wembley on the big screen during the three-day festival – when beers on offer will include the confidently-titled Giants Triumph from Lindley-based Mallinsons Brewery.