Aroma: a pretty typical sweet English malt profile - toffee and butterscotch. Definitely stronger on the nose than I would have expected for 3.6% ABV. A takeover of the nearby Melbourne Brewery in 1960 secured Tetley's position as the largest brewer in Leeds. [1] That same year they merged with Walkers of Warrington to form Tetley Walker. Tetley Walker had an estate of over 1,000 tied houses in Yorkshire alone and a further 2,000 outside the county. [2] In 1961 Tetley merged with Ind Coope of Burton upon Trent and Ansells of Birmingham to form Allied Breweries, then the world's largest brewing conglomerate. [1] At its height in the 1960s, the Leeds Brewery employed a thousand people. [3] In 1978 Allied merged with J. Lyons to form Allied Lyons. The brewery became the world's largest producer of cask ale during the 1980s. In 1998 Tetley was taken over by Carlsberg Group. During the 1980s Tetley benefited from the increase in sales of cask ale. An impartial customer survey in the 1980s concluded that Tetley had achieved an almost irrational level of customer support, particularly in West Yorkshire, in part because of traditional loyalty, partly because of highly effective television campaigns such as the Tetley Bittermen, and also because of a consistently high quality product. [12] The brewhouse was updated in 1984. [11] A pint of Tetley Cask In the late 1980s / early 1990s as part of the UK 'heritage boom' Tetley's developed Brewery Wharf as an 'interactive visitor centre' along the lines of the contemporary developments at Granada Studios Manchester. Visitors were greeted and guided by historic characters illustrating the story of the brewery. This development took place alongside the first redevelopments of the river and canal zones of Leeds.

Tetley's Smooth Ale is a creamy ale created with a nutty roasted, full-bodied flavour, classic hop aroma and crisp bitterness on the palate.

Tetley's Cask (3.7% ABV) is the original cask conditioned version of the product. [26] Carlsberg recommend always using a sparkler when serving the product. [27] It is brewed under contract for Tetley by Marston's Park Brewery in Wolverhampton, using the Yorkshire square method, and a dual-strain yeast. [28] Another cask beer, Tetley's Gold, was introduced in 2012. [29] Tetley's Brewery (Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd) was an English regional brewery founded in 1822 by Joshua Tetley in Hunslet, now a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire. The beer was originally produced at the Leeds Brewery, which was later renamed the Leeds Tetley Brewery to avoid confusion with a microbrewery of the same name. Brown, Mark (28 November 2013). "Tetley brewery in Leeds reopens as modern art gallery". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 December 2013. The Joshua Tetley & Son Ltd collection also includes records of the 7th West Riding of Yorkshire Rifles Volunteers formed in 1860. The Tetley Brewery played an important role in the creation of the Leeds Rifles as manyof their employees were recruited. At the outbreak of the First World War, 261 of Tetley's men joined the services, and of those, 25 were killed and 55 were wounded. They also lost 20 of their shire horses during the War. [47] See also [ edit ] Later in 1960 they merged with Walkers of Warrington to form Tetley Walker. Tetley Walker owned over one thousand tied houses in Yorkshire alone and a further two thousand outside the county. [2] In 1961 Tetley merged with Ind Coope and Ansells to form Allied Breweries, then the world's largest brewing conglomerate. [1] During the 1960s the brewery employed over a thousand workers. [3] A new brewhouse was built in 1964. [11] By the 1970s half of Leeds' pubs were owned by Tetley. [1] During the 1970s Tetley's was Britain's largest cask ale brewery, producing 1 million barrels a year. [11] In 1978 Allied merged with J. Lyons to form Allied Lyons.

Enjoy Tetley's Smooth Ale with classic pub grub; bangers and mash or a hearty pie.. Same great Tetley's taste. The smooth satisfying taste of Tetley's. Tetley's. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o R. G. Wilson, ‘Tetley, Joshua (1778–1859)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, October 2007; online edn, January 2008 accessed 19 March 2014

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Mouth feel: medium in feel with a lower to moderate carbonation. Very, very English, and I still don't quite get it. Makes the beer feel a bit flat in flavour, though maybe that is due to differences in climate between England and Queensland Australia. It is very smooth though. The most obvious comparisons to Tetley’s would be other creamy bitters such as John Smith’s, Boddingtons, Worthingtons, or the other beers in the Tetley range. Alternatively, you could start to look at some ales that are a little more flavourful than Tetley’s. Appearance: a pure golden-copper in colour with carbonation clinging to the glass rather than rising to the top. A thin off-white head (even with a vigorous pour) lasts the distance throughout the session. Looks pretty good for an English mid. Maps, Alan Godfrey; Ordnance Survey, Great Britain (31 August 1989). Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Yorkshire. ISBN 0-85054-250-2. In 2012, Tetley's was the eleventh highest selling beer brand in the United Kingdom. [4] It is the second highest selling ale brand in the world after John Smith's, with volumes of 700,000 hectolitres. [4] Its main products are Tetley's Cask and Tetley's Smoothflow.

Aftertaste: the flavours drop away slowly without much in the way of bitterness. Still that lingering sweetness from the malts - not cloying, still quite pleasant but also light. You also have Abbot Ale from Greene King, which I personally think is a decent substitute. Timothy Taylor’s Landlord is another option.Beers [ edit ] Tetley's Original (left), Smoothflow (right) designs used during the 1990s and 2000s A Tetley's Cask beer pump in Wetherby, West Yorkshire. The brewery's closure was announced in 2008. A Carlsberg spokesman said, "It is an old brewery and the one in Northampton is bigger and modern." [ citation needed] In December 2010, production of Tetley's cask products was transferred to Banks's brewery in Wolverhampton. Tetley Smoothflow will be brewed by Coors in Tadcaster and Tetley keg Dark Mild, Mild and Imperial will be brewed by Cameron's of Hartlepool. [17] The final brew took place on 22 February 2011. [7] Lager production was transferred to Northampton. Despite protests that Tetley Cask brewed in Wolverhampton would taste different, the new beer has been greeted with a warm reception. [18] [19] Brewery [ edit ] Mutch, Alistair (6 December 2005). Strategic and Organizational Change: From Production to Retailing in UK Brewing 1950–1990. Taylor & Francis. p.97. ISBN 978-0-203-00824-9. Tetley sponsored rugby league's longest running competition, the Challenge Cup for the 2013–2014 seasons. [40] Other forms of advertising [ edit ] Tetley's Bitter advertised on a Bradford Trolleybus in 1970. The Tetley stand at Northampton RFC Tetley's sponsor the South stand at the Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds.