Windmill Brewery

Microbrewery in Kendal, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Bowness Bay Brewing Co

Established in 2016

Closed in 2019

Contact
Unit 10 The Factory, Castle Mills, Kendal, LA9 7DE, England
Description
First brewed July 2016 initially based at Standish Hall Farm, Standish Wood Lane, Standish, Wigan. In 2018 brewing was suspended and in 2019 the brewery was taken over by Bowness Bay and production moved to their brewery in Kendal.

The brand is retained under the Bowness Bay Brewery, where it operates as a separate entity.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Old rating from 2018 - Pint from the cask at Roscoe Head, Liverpool. Pours dark amber with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of spruce, herbs, fruits, alcohol & malt. Medium body. Mild finish
Tried from Cask on 31 Jan 2025 at 17:58

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 2013 - From the cask at the King's Head Inn, Carlisle. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, resin, honey, hops & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish
Tried from Cask on 31 Jan 2025 at 15:28

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Bumble Inn Peterborough. Dark cola colour lasting tan head. Chocolate aroma. roast in mouth. some dark fruits a little sour. fullish in mouth. decent condition. ok .
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2020 at 15:42

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Victoria Inn, Rugby. Golden with a small head. Ordinarily hopped, and the same can be said about its texture, but it's certainly sessionable.
Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2019 at 22:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Bottle taken away from Ye Hole in Ye Wall, drunk in our hotel. Shit, it's a gusher. Lost 20% of it when we opened the bottle. It pours light gold, hazy with a tiny bit of head. Weird smell. Predominantly of mint. Tastes odd, not bad but od do: sweet and malty with more mint and a light herbal note. I hated it at first but it grows on me. Soft carbonation with a full, almost gritty body, leaving a medicinal nutty aftertaste. Not terrible but terribly messy.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2019 at 22:16

2.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 1.5
12/2/2019. Bottle from the Bottle Room, Southport. Pours golden with a short lasting small off-white head. Aroma is skunky, old hops, not good. Light sweetness, moderate bitterness, light sourness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Hadn't noticed when buying this it was BBE 8/18 and paid full price, but even taking that into account it shouldn't have been this bad.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2019 at 08:41

1.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 2 Overall 0.5
Bottle from Bottle Room, Southport. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and heavy skunky. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. One of the worst beers I have ever had. No BB date to be found on the bottle. 110219
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2019 at 22:43

1.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 2 Overall 0.5
Bottle from Bottle Room, Southport. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grain, malt, bread and is stale and oxidated. Awful.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2019 at 22:40

5/10
Tried on 04 Jun 2018 at 10:37

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Manchester Beer Festival 2018. Brown with a glow. Has very mild roasted malts and a very mild sweetness. It's texture is a tad thin.
Tried on 26 Feb 2018 at 16:08