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The Ilkley Tap, Ilkley

Pub added by Jim Newell

60 The Grove
Ilkley
LS29 9PA

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Ilkley Town

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Will Larter left this review about The Ilkley Tap

Probably the best beer I've had in a brewery tap, because sometimes the brewer's skill set is not the same as a cellar man's. My half of Olicana - not just locally brewed, but a local hop - was excellent (£4.80/pint). The bar counter seems very efficiently laid out, with 10 hand pumps in front and a similar number of keg taps on the back. I warmed to this pub a little more than the place round the corner, possibly just because the latter has a pretty stupid name, making this one seem more genuine. And also because the background music here was entirely unknown to me and therefore less annoying. But mainly because the beer is so good. I could have saved myself a lot of walking by missing out the other nine pubs on my research trip.

On 14^th June 2026 - rating: 8
[User has posted 4804 recommendations about 4399 pubs]

Old Boots left this review about The Ilkley Tap

The main bar is housed in a side extension to a Victorian villa with a seating area and restaurant (Stuzzi) up a short flight of steps to the left. A long thin bar with the counter running down the left hand side, seating at high stools is available at a shelf down the right side. There are also a couple of casks used as tables by the front door. Eight pulls with possibly the full Ilkley cask range, 12 keg taps on the back wall with Ilkley plus guests and Guinness and a cider. Decor is limited to a graphic of the brewing process on the right hand wall. Beer was obviously very good as its a brewery tap, apart from the dodgy seating and a weird smell, it was a fairly good drinking experience.

On 11^th December 2025 - no rating submitted
[User has posted 4107 recommendations about 3768 pubs]

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aleand hearty left this review about The Ilkley Tap

The old Host / Joel's Kitchen site will open on Thursday 05.09.24, at 5pm, as The Ilkley Tap, a new taproom for Ilkley Brewery. Twenty beer lines are promised - 8 cask and 12 keg.

On 26^th August 2024 - no rating submitted
[User has posted 727 recommendations about 707 pubs]

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