...the perfect excuse for a pint. If you're a fan of quality craft beer and real ales, we've put together a list of some of the best pubs in Leeds that specialise in a proper pint. Why not make an evening of it and see how many you can visit?
![Northern Monk is celebrating a 'summer of Faith' with a series of events based around its 5.4% hazy pale ale. Visit its Holbeck refectory to enjoy beer brewed on the floor below, from 20 taps of fresh Northern Monk beer.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxODU2NTg4.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Northern Monk Refectory
Northern Monk is celebrating a 'summer of Faith' with a series of events based around its 5.4% hazy pale ale. Visit its Holbeck refectory to enjoy beer brewed on the floor below, from 20 taps of fresh Northern Monk beer.
![Leeds' oldest boozer offers a selection of Yorkshire ales and has collaborated with many of the city's best breweries - including Northern Monk, Kirkstall Brewery and Anthology.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxODU2NTg5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Whitelock's
Leeds' oldest boozer offers a selection of Yorkshire ales and has collaborated with many of the city's best breweries - including Northern Monk, Kirkstall Brewery and Anthology.
![North Bar opened in 1997 and was a pioneer for craft beer in Britain - and it's now a successful brewery with a multi-million pound new home. Head down to the Springwell taproom to enjoy North Brewing Co's finest ales and collaborations.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxODU2NTkz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. North Brewing Co
North Bar opened in 1997 and was a pioneer for craft beer in Britain - and it's now a successful brewery with a multi-million pound new home. Head down to the Springwell taproom to enjoy North Brewing Co's finest ales and collaborations.
![Mark Costello's microbrewery serves the finest beers to locals in Horsforth and beyond. Enjoy a fresh pint poured from the taproom on New Road Side.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxODU2NTk2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Horsforth Brewery Taproom
Mark Costello's microbrewery serves the finest beers to locals in Horsforth and beyond. Enjoy a fresh pint poured from the taproom on New Road Side.
![Be transported back in time with this traditional Sam Smith's pub in the heart of Leeds city centre. There's no branded products or TVs - just the finest beer from Yorkshire's oldest brewery.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxODU2NjA0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. The Angel Inn
Be transported back in time with this traditional Sam Smith's pub in the heart of Leeds city centre. There's no branded products or TVs - just the finest beer from Yorkshire's oldest brewery.
![Lovingly described as an “American-style brew pub”, this Boar Lane establishment serves an impressive range of draft beers, cask ales and craft keg beers.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxODU2NjA1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. Tapped Leeds
Lovingly described as an “American-style brew pub”, this Boar Lane establishment serves an impressive range of draft beers, cask ales and craft keg beers.