Crooked River Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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38 Sandybeck Way, Cockermouth, CA13 9XB, England
Description
We are Crooked River Brewing Co; a craft beer company based on the fringe of the Lake District in West Cumbria.

Our story began in 2022 when our town’s last active brewery; Jennings announced it’s closure. This loss represented over 150 years of deep historical significance and posed a threat to the integrity of our regions brewing heritage and cultural identity.

This motivated us to step up and do something to keep that heritage alive, and so, Crooked River Brewing Co was born.

Our beer is brewed at Tractor Shed Brewing in Workington thanks to the lovely team there who gave us a place to brew, sharing our vision to see greater diversity and reputation for great locally made beer.

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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Spotty beige head on a dull amber coloured body.
Light malt, cereal, melon, apricot & grapefruit tastes with a bitter hopped finish.
Nicely balanced.

Tried from Draft on 13 Dec 2025 at 19:26

gave a cheers!

6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pleasant and easy drinkable stout.
Ok complexity and not to sweet
Dark malt, chocolate, roast and coffee
[Cask at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 2025 in Troon, Scotland]

Brewery# 3127

Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2025 at 09:33

gave a cheers!

8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Crooked River Chocolate Stout
Cask at the Old Cross Tavern, Hertford on 21st August 2025. Deep ruby black with shallow tan foam and spot lacing. Rich dark chocolate roastiness in aroma. Dark chocolate and spiced cake fruits in-mouth, and a finish of quality dark chocolate and raisins. Full bodied with a velvet smooth mouthfeel. Superb.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2025 at 19:48

gave a cheers!

6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can at the Strait and Narrow, Lincoln. Slight hazed golden colour with a white head. Slightly cordial and tropical fruity flavour. Light body

Tried from Can at Strait And Narrow on 17 May 2025 at 13:47


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Draft at Microbus Gateshead on 14 May 2025 at 19:11


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the Micro Bus, Gateshead, 14/05/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is orange zest, mandarin, papaya, grass, raw pineapple.
Taste comprises grapefruit, dank edged, grass, pine needle, light stone fruits.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy pale.

Tried on 14 May 2025 at 10:23



7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tight white head on a murky dull golden coloured body.
Medium bodied, foamy dry & clean.
Malt, stone fruit, orange & booked sweets tastes with a bitterly hopped finish.
Deece

Tried from Draft on 25 Jan 2025 at 17:37

gave a cheers!

6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

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Tried on 07 Dec 2024 at 13:02


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Gravity cask at Pig’s Ear 2024 - Hackney. Pours clear gold with a bubbly, white head. Light sweet flavour with. Let’s of doughy pale biscuits, lemony hops, wheat, hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. OK balance to finish, sweet pale malts. Drinks fine.

Tried from Cask on 03 Dec 2024 at 22:32