Coniston Brewing Co.

Brewpub in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Black Bull Inn (Coniston Brewery)

Established in 1995

Contact
Coppermines Road, Coniston, LA21 8HL, England
Description
Hidden away behind the Black Bull in Coniston is the
Coniston Brewing Company.

This outstanding brewery, run by Ian Bradley, is where Bluebird Bitter is made. This 3.6% session beer won Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 1998 at the Great British Beer Festival Olympia London and has continued to be awarded accolades of recent years.

To the pure waters of the Coniston hills - add the finest Challenger hops and wonderfully roasted pale and crystal malts.
Allow the Coniston Brewing Company to use all their skill and instinctive know-how to create what must be described as the finest fully matured cask conditioned Ales.

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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pours a light amber from a tap, rich toasted aroma and somewhat oily buttery flavor and mouth feel. Okay beer.
Tried from Draft on 28 Nov 2017 at 12:18

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
From Oct 2005

Pours a nice gold with a small head that dissipated quickly.

The smell is quite fruity and malty; a sign of good things to come.

The taste is also fruity with maybe a lemony note in the background but up front, it's about the malt. A very drinkable English Bitter, it's one of my favourites of the style.
Tried on 16 Oct 2017 at 16:02

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Tap) clear, bright orange amber with a small white head; aroma of honey, bit soapy; slight, balanced flavour with a long, medium bitter finish
Tried from Draft on 05 Oct 2017 at 20:41

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Ring O'Bells, Kendal. Dark gold with a small white head. Light hop aroma of limeade, hay, notes of lemongrass. Taste is bittersweet with vinous and gummy notes and a fruity bitter finish. More grassy flavour in the aftertaste. A classic taste.
Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2017 at 15:22

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the York Tap 22/7/2017. Deep gold in colour, with a thin, off-white, head. Citrus hop aroma, sweetish malts, tropical fruits, some white pepper notes and a dryish finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2017 at 11:09

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 1. A clear pale golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of mild fruity hops, yellow fruits. Taste of mild citrusy hops, lime, pale malt, low carbonation.
Tried on 08 Aug 2017 at 14:47

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Market Tavern, Brighouse. Golden-blonde with a head. Light and hoppy and very easy down the palate. It feels watery but isn’t.
Tried from Cask on 01 Aug 2017 at 11:04

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
0.5l bottle. Malty aroma, light caramel notes, extra light hopy notes. Light hazy amber color, white head. Malty taste, hopy notes, light caramel, matured fruits notes, light to medium bitter. Medium to full body, slick to thick texture, soft to average carbonation and malty and hopy bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2017 at 15:50

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
5th July 2017
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Cask. Almost clear pale gold beer, small white head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth light malts, a little bready. Mild floralness. Light semi dry finish. Comes over as a particularly wishy washy lager.
Tried from Cask on 16 Jul 2017 at 06:14

6/10
Tried on 03 Jun 2017 at 08:16