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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8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Appearance: Dark bronze, nice amount of head. Aroma: Hopsy. Taste: Very smooth, hopsy. Info: 500ml bottle, 18/8-2005, 4/300

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2008 at 08:47


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. Clear golden color, thick frothy white head. Nice soft hoppy aroma, blossom, flowery, slight herbal. Soft bitter taste, again bit herbal, slight pine. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jun 2008 at 15:18


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

Cask @ You´ll Never Walk Alone, Kolding, Denmark. Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, moderate toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Fresh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (250408)

Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2008 at 15:39


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours copper into an English pint. Off-white micro head quickly recedes to skim surface. Mild pine and resin aromas. Creamy head upfront quickly turns thin. Well balanced and highly drinkable. Lasting mild slight resin hop finish.

Tried on 27 May 2008 at 18:06


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle, Asda, Manchester. Bottle. Pours deep bronze colour with a wee white head. Malt and hops in the aroma , some sweetness. Dry bitter finish. Lacks real character, but not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2008 at 09:08


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml Bottle. Amber coloured with a decent white head. Aroma had citrus and floral hops with a hint of elderflowers. The flavour had a touch of fruity malt before more citrus and floral hops, and a dry finish. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2007 at 11:56


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

50 cl bottle at Haket, Göteborg Pours with a nice welcoming deep clucking sound to begin with. Clear at first pour, turns shady during the second pour due to sediment from bottle conditioning. Color is deep golden and the firm lasting head is white and inviting. Subtle hoppy, fruity and also metallic scent. Fruity and bitter taste, very drinkable but rather subtle still. Medium to a bit thin mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Purchased on December 12, 2007. 7/4/6/3/13=3.3

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2007 at 09:05


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

Cask at troon beer fest 07... deep red ... fruity toffee... sweet slightly spice red style ale.

Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2007 at 07:19


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle conditioned. Reddish gold with a cream head; citrus aroma and taste; with a dry bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2007 at 16:46


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

Cask ... mardale inn bampton ... Golden orange ... fresh hop ... orangy creamy ... very hoppy ... not my tyoe of hoppyness. good at what it does though .

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2007 at 14:54