Lakes Brew Co

Microbrewery in Kendal, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Lakes Brew Co.

Established in 2021

Contact
Mintsfeet Road South, Kendal, LA9 6ND, England
Description
Fate brought us together at Hawkshead Brewery and in a short time it became clear we shared a passion for great beer and many ideals. After being made redundant at the beginning of lockdown restrictions in March 2020. Matt, Michelle, Steve & Paul reunited as Lakes Brew Co. Bringing together the shared ambition to be one of Cumbria’s progressive, sociably innovative breweries. With a strong ethos of support and collaboration, through the beers we produce and the team we surround ourselves with – engrained in our locality.

Adversity lit a flame within us to create something for ourselves, take control of our own futures and build a brewery that we are happy to be involved in. The end of July 2022 marks the first year of brewing for us. We have been so lucky to be able to carry on doing what we are passionate about, not only brewing but in the area that feeds us inspiration on a daily basis. Creating innovative & progressive craft beers in the Lake District and proud to be an inclusive, independent, woman co-owned business where everyone is welcome.

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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Beer Central Sheffield. Murked up orange gold. Messy white foam. Nose has some sweet melon. Lime. Mineral. Some berry fruit. Pinch of sweaty cryo hop. Taste is clean mineraly bitter. Hint of sweetness. Easy drinking with fine carbonation. Some dryness. Light bitter linger. Crushable enough, albeit nothing out of the ordinary.
Tried from Can on 11 Mar 2022 at 18:47

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. Beer Central Sheffield. Soft haze on a medium gold. Beautiful thick off white suds are sticky and lasting. Nose has buttery grain. Some citrus hop. Some pine. But mostly butter. Taste has some initial sweetness. Gets pithy bitter. A little heavy on the palate. Foamy carbonation. Very bitter finish. First one from this brewery and it’s not a particularly good start. Butter bomb.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2022 at 19:20

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the Piccadilly Tap, Manchester. Hazy gold pour with a white head. Nose is lemon zest,grapefruit, gooseberry, baked apple. Zesty citrusy taste,biscuit malts, quite bitter. Long hoppy finish.
Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2022 at 18:20

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Rocky white head on a hazy vivid golden coloured body. Zesty citrus aroma Medium bodied, tingly dry & clean Punchy citrus, melon & pithy tastes with a tangy finish. Refreshing.
Tried on 17 Feb 2022 at 18:10

6/10
Tried on 02 Jan 2022 at 13:29

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
440ml can, thanks to Mark. Pours a misty glowing gold, good white head. Aroma of floral juicy citrus. Continues to taste, not too bright and juicy but presenting a nicely balanced sessionable character, gently fruity with a dry bitter close.
Tried from Can on 01 Jan 2022 at 12:00

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On tap at That Beer Place, Chester. Pours a murky apricot with minimal white head. Stone fruits in the aroma. Mouthfeel has grapefruit, general citrus and peach plus traces of melon and floral hops. Quite bitter in the finish. Reasonable but not my sort of beer at all.
Tried from Draft on 31 Dec 2021 at 22:24

7/10
Tried from Can on 21 Dec 2021 at 21:04

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Thin white head stayed on an unclear pale amber coloured body. Pine, caramel & orange aroma. Medium bodied, soft over the tongue with tingle on the throat. Bitter hops, orange, pithy, resin & grapefruit tastes with a long tangy finish. True to style - Solid.
Tried on 05 Dec 2021 at 20:17

8/10
keg in cellar Chester... hazy amber.. small white head.. soft sweet floral fruit nose.. juicy sweet fruit
Tried on 02 Dec 2021 at 17:28