Coniston Brewing Co.
Brewpub
in
Coniston,
Cumbria,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Black Bull Inn (Coniston Brewery)
Established in 1995
Contact
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.
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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at NWAF ... black ... thin tanhead ... soft toffee malts nose ... big dark fruit front ... litttle thin in body ... soft light charcoal roast malts ... little dull
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jan 2011
at 05:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours orange gold with a tight medium head. Aroma is faint bready malt. Bready malt throughout. Dry, strong bitter finish. Full in the mouth for it’s strength.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2011
at 12:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 27 Nov 2010) Dark ruby colour, leaning in the mahogany direction, with brief off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with dried fruit, raisins and dark bread. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dark bread, caramel, raisins and a dry finish with a mild bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jan 2011
at 13:44
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Says its served best near the source (then why did you send it to another continent?). Pours with a clear, rich golden color with a white head that slowly fades. Aroma is a bit skunky and grassy. Some flowery notes as well. Baked biscuit, vanilla and caramel. I can easily imagine that this would be better closer to the brewery. Flavor is bready, slightly sweet and slightly bland, maybe even stale. Estery. Easy to drink. Lively bubbles. LIngering breadiness. Bland.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2011
at 20:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Deep golden, hazy, small off-white head; flowery-piney nose; light to medium bodied, moderate bitter-sweet flavour; piney-fruity and hoppy finish, lingering bitter aftertaste. Very good.......
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2010
at 01:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, kindly shared by gunnar. ABV is 4.2%. Deep golden to orange colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma of malts and toffee, hints of berries. The flavour has moderate malts, toffee, biscuits and nuts. Decent Challenger hops in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2010
at 16:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Deep golden, a bit hazy, bigger rocky off-white head, stable and sticking to the glass; moderate to almost solid piney-hoppy nose with a slight malty and fruity background; dry bitter-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied, quite smooth MF; distinctive, almost tart, hoppy and (dark?) malty finish. A bit "bony", but all in all a well crafted brew.....
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2010
at 22:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, brewpub. Dark brown with a thin head. Oaty, milk chocolatey aroma is pretty appetizing. Chocolate palate with mellow nutty coffee notes. Slightly acidity at the back cuts what is otherwise a creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2010
at 12:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ the brewpub. Golden-amber. Very fruity aromas with marzipan, blueberry and maybe some light alcohol. Sweet, very fruity, almost candyish but not quite. Some acidity late, lactic maybe, just enough. Only limited hop bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2010
at 12:26
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden with a thick creamy head. Mild hop aroma. Sweetish character, vague biscuity malt. Really not getting the 36 IBUs at all. Vague minerals in the finish, but that finish is still sweet caramel and hint of biscuity malt.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2010
at 12:25