BRADFORD ale enthusiasts have reason to be merry after 23 of the district's breweries made it into the 2018 Good Beer Guide.

There were no new additions to this year's prestigious guide compiled by CAMRA (Campaign For Real Ale) but among them were Saltaire Brewery Ltd, Timothy Taylor's in Keighley, BEEspoke Brewery in Shipley and Bingley Brewery Ltd in Wilsden.

Also in the listings was Hedge Row Brewery in Clayton started up by photography graduate Michael Coffey who turned an outbuilding in his backyard into a brewhouse.

The art of home brewing has run across generations of Michael Coffey's family but he decided to go public with it casking his own brews after stints working at various other brewing companies in the area before going it alone.

Mr Coffey's Daisy Hill Blonde was recently at Leeds Beer Festival and being served up at Jacob's Beer 7 Cider House in Bradford City Centre.

In total there are 33 new breweries across Yorkshire included in the guide, bringing the total number of breweries in the area to 174

There are also 85 pubs newly featured in the 45th edition of the guide.

The book's Editor Roger Protz said: "It's fantastic to see a continued growth in local brewing. The first edition of the Good Beer Guide published 45 years ago was a call to arms for beer lovers at a time when the brewing industry was in dire trouble and the market flooded with tasteless, fizzy beer.

“How the beer world has changed! Today, in spite of closures, a growing number of pubs clamber to offer the best-possible range of real ales and we are still seeing remarkable growth in the brewing sector.”

As well as listing new and existing breweries in the area, the UK's top pubs are also listed in the Guide. The George & Dragon in Hudswell, North Yorkshire was named as one of 16 finalists in the Campaign for Real Ale's National Pub of the Year competition.

Yorkshire has 394 pubs listed in the guide in all, recommending the best pubs in Britain for real ale drinkers.

The guide, on sale now for £15.99, is compiled through independent judgement and recommendations, meaning pubs are chosen on merit alone rather than being charged for an entry.

Information is broken down by region and also town, which makes it easy to find the best pubs locally or another area of the country you might want to visit, said Mr Protz.

The full list of Bradford breweries included in the 2018 Good Beer Guide:

  • Baildon Brewing Co, Baildon
  • BEEspoke Brewing Co, Shipley
  • Bingley Brewery Ltd, Wilsden
  • Bradford Brewery Ltd, Bradford
  • Bridgehouse Brewery Co Ltd, Keighley
  • Briscoe's Brewery, Otley
  • Cobbydale Brewery, Silsden
  • Ghost Brewing Co, Baildon
  • Goose Eye Brewery Ltd, Keighley
  • Haworth Steam Brewing Co, Cleckheaton
  • Hedge Row Brewery, Bradford
  • Ilkley Brewery Co Ltd, Ilkley
  • Junction Brewery, Baildon
  • Mill Valley Brewery Ltd, Cleckheaton
  • New Inn Brewery, Liversedge
  • Old Spot Brewery, Bradford
  • Partners Brewery Ltd, Liversedge
  • Salamander Brewing Co Ltd, Bradford
  • Saltaire Brewery Ltd, Shipley
  • Timothy Taylor & Co Ltd, Keighley
  • Wharfebank Brewery Ltd, Pool-in-Wharfedale
  • Wharfedale Brewery, Ilkley
  • Wishbone Brewery, Keighley