Roosters Brewing Co.

Background

This taproom in Harrogate is one of the largest in the area. Roosters Brewery Co. was launched in 1993, and it has pioneered the rising popularity of new world beers with flavour and aroma. They have been able to make their beers stand out from the traditional real ale market successfully.

Since then, they have won awards at competitions both at home and overseas. Their ethos has always remained the same though – to consistently brew quality, easy-drinking and well-balanced beers in cask, keg and can. They are now famous for brewing pale ales but they also play around with other beer styles, experimenting with different flavours and aromas and striving to make the next beer that will change the world among craft ale drinkers.

The venue is located a few miles south of Harrogate, within the industrial estate of Hornbeam Business Park. Not far from the town and walking distance from the nearest train station, it is a large venue with plenty of seating space in the main hall, a bar to the left as you come in and a view of Rooster’s Brewery through a plate glass window. There are also more seating areas upstairs and a beer garden.

Drink

Rooster’s Brewery’s tap room in Harrogate always has beer on tap. They have all different styles of beers in various categories, including cask and keg beers. As for the beer styles, they don’t just do pale ale; they also have stouts, porters, IPAs and sours.

This taproom in Harrogate also sells cider, wine, gins and a few select spirits, as well as low-alcohol beers and soft drinks.

Food

This taproom in Harrogate also has its own kitchen where they make and serve different kinds of street food. They bring in street food vendors on a rotating basis so every week there is a different type of food.

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Events

The events held here include comedy performers once every month in the sample room which is upstairs at this venue. Each comedy event typically involves three comedians local to the area, all hand-picked by the venue.

Women On Tap is also another event that takes place once a year and it essentially promotes equality in women, helping redesign the beer industry to encourage women to feel welcome and safe in it as the beer industry is currently male-dominated. The event features speakers by activists, leaders, researchers and experts in the beer industry. If you’re interested in this, then click here to see if it’s on!

Other entertainment includes live music including the Harrogate Folk Club and other local musicians. Some of the live music takes place on a stage outside in their beer garden area as well as in the sample room.

Every week, they have a quiz night where people can play for the chance to win a taproom voucher of £20. The format of the quiz changes periodically to keep it fresh and alternative. They also award the “funniest team of the week” every week, and the losing team gets the Pint of Shame!

People can also book tasting sessions. This involves everyone having a third-pint sample of up to 8 different beers. Groups of up to 8 people can book a session.

Location

This brewery taproom is about a ten-minute drive from the town centre of Harrogate, but you can walk there from the train station at Hornbeam Park, which has a Premier Inn right next to it. The taproom is also surrounded by a large number of different activity venues including the Live For Today Climbing Centre (located just across the road)  and the Fitness & Wellbeing Gym. It is also not far away from other hospitality venues.

Accessibility

This venue is a fairly modern industrial building and has been designed with accessibility in mind.

Wheelchair Access

There is wheelchair access throughout. The main entrance is all flat and opens via glass double doors. The entrance is also directly facing the car parking spaces along the road. Inside the main hall, the flooring is mainly solid concrete with walking space between tables and chairs. At the opposite end of this room is where the kitchen is, and there is also a back door leading out to the beer garden. The beer garden has picnic benches all on a grassy lawn. Some of the beer garden is on a concrete yard and then the picnic benches sprawl out onto the grass. The stairs leading to the sample room have handrails and aren’t too steep.

Toilet Facilities

The toilets are located on the right hand side as you approach the end of the main hall, near to the kitchen area. There are also accessible toilets in the entrance room.

Seating Space

The furniture in the venue is all wooden chairs and tables with metal legs. There is the option to sit on a long bench with no backrest or one of the tables that can seat up to six people with ordinary chairs. The chairs can be moved about and some of the little tables can be joined together to seat larger groups.

Outdoor Space

There is outdoor space out the back in the beer garden. You have the option to sit on the grassy area of the concrete yard right outside the back entrance. All of the seating is picnic benches.

Child-Friendly

This taproom in Harrogate aims to attract families with children too. They include child-friendly options on their street food menus and you can also buy soft drinks and fruit juice. There is space out in the beer garden for children to run around and play.

Dog-Friendly

Dogs are definitely allowed in this venue, but they must be kept on a lead. The taproom also sell dog treats at the bar and provide bowls of water.

Parking

Plenty of parking spaces are available directly outside the building. People can also park in various locations around the Business Park if it gets full at the brewery.

Public Transport

The Hornbeam Park train station is located at the top end of the business park by the Premier Inn hotel. This is ideal for catching a train back to Harrogate town centre, as well as Knaresborough and far as York. The nearest bus stop is a longer walk away from the brewery.

Conclusion

We hope that you have found this listing helpful in finding places to eat and drink in Harrogate that are accessible. This taproom in Harrogate is similar to other taprooms we’ve listed in County Durham, including:

• McColls Microbrewery
• Steam Machine Brewing Co.
• Caps Off Brewery