Editing Yorkshire (section)

===Beer and brewing===
{{see also|List of breweries in England}}
Yorkshire has a number of breweries including [[Black Sheep Brewery|Black Sheep]], [[Copper Dragon Brewery|Copper Dragon]], [[Cropton Brewery]], [[John Smith's]], [[Samuel Smith Old Brewery]], [[Kelham Island Brewery]], [[Theakston (brewer)|Theakstons]], [[Timothy Taylor Brewery|Timothy Taylor]], [[Wharfedale Brewery]], [[Harrogate Brewery]] and [[Leeds Brewery]].<ref name=quaffale>{{cite web
|url=http://www.quaffale.org.uk/php/county/S59
|title=Breweries in the Historic County of Yorkshire
|publisher=quaffale.org.uk
|access-date=3 May 2009
|archive-date=23 November 2008
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123042851/http://www.quaffale.org.uk/php/county/S59
|url-status=live
}}</ref><ref name=leedsbrewery>
{{cite web
 |url=http://www.leedsbrewery.co.uk/about/ 
 |title=About Leeds Brewery 
 |publisher=leedsbrewery.co.uk 
 |access-date=7 August 2012
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723124905/http://www.leedsbrewery.co.uk/about/ 
 |archive-date=23 July 2012 }}
</ref>
The [[beer style]] most associated with the county is [[Bitter (beer)|bitter]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.sallyhoward.net/article.php?id=24&category=food
|title=Yorkshire Beer Guide – Sally Howard freelance writer
|publisher=sallyhoward.net
|access-date=3 May 2009
|archive-date=24 July 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724052705/http://www.sallyhoward.net/article.php?id=24&category=food
|url-status=live
}}</ref> As elsewhere in the North of England, when served through a [[Beer engine|handpump]], a sparkler is used giving a tighter, more solid head.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.roosters.co.uk/faq.htm
|title=Roosters brewery – Frequently asked questions
|publisher=roosters.co.uk
|access-date=3 May 2009
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080612055702/http://www.roosters.co.uk/faq.htm |archive-date = 12 June 2008}}
</ref>

Brewing has taken place on a large scale since at least the 12th century, for example at the now derelict [[Fountains Abbey]] which at its height produced 60 barrels of strong ale every ten days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beer-pages.com/protz/features/st-albans-abbey-beer.htm |title=beer, by holy orders – St Albans Ale |publisher=Beer-pages.com |access-date=5 August 2011 |archive-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716000300/http://www.beer-pages.com/protz/features/st-albans-abbey-beer.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Most current Yorkshire breweries date from the [[Industrial Revolution]] of the late 18th and early 19th century.<ref name=quaffale/>