This year marks the 200th anniversary of the formation of Joshua Tetley & Sons at the Hunslet Road site, from humble beginnings the brewery grew until it dominated the drinking scene in Leeds during 2nd half of the 20th Century. The brewery went through several changes in ownership before Carlsberg closed down it’s Leeds operation in 2011. Although people’s views on Tetley Mild, Bitter and Imperial differ there is no mistaking that Leeds was a Tetley town. The brewery gave much to Leeds by providing employment to hundreds of people not just on the brewing side but in it’s pubs which were dotted throughout the city.

To mark this anniversary Leeds CAMRA is running a pub quiz in one of the few buildings left of the brewery. The venue is The Tetley art gallery, bar and kitchen housed in the grand 1930s offices of the former brewery. The quiz is going to be held on Sunday 17th July from 14:00 and will run until about 16:30 when the winners are declared. As an added attraction we will be running a guided tasting of three of the beers which The Tetley has on the bar, this is an added extra so drinking is not essential but it will be cheaper to buy the beer as part of the quiz package rather than over the bar.

There is a prize of a £20 bar tab to the winning person / team and a brewery trip for 2 people to Nomadic Beers. Cost of entry is just £5.00 per person and for an additional £5.00 over 18s can take part in the guided tasting too. Advance tickets are not essential but advisable.