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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Rocky tan head stayed on a dark brown body. Sweet malt, liquorice & berries aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a sharp back. Liquorice, malt, roasted & berry tastes with a bitter fruity finish. Decent Stout.
Tried on 19 Feb 2023 at 17:16

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from beergb.com. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, white foamy head leaving spotty lacing and aroma of biscuity malt, fruity. Taste is sweetish, malt, grain, fruity, berry, citrus, with woody hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2023 at 21:11

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from beergb.com. Gluten Free. Amber gold colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of pale malt, grains, citrus. Taste is malty, some grain, toasty, with citrusy hop bitterness. Watery mouthfeel, light bodied, soft carbonation, drying citric bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2023 at 19:29

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Churchkey: pours clear brown with a cask head. Aroma is slightly nutty and toffee. Taste is light and earthy. Slight toffee. Kind of thin. Pleasant.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2022 at 03:06

26/03/2011. SWAN INN, Swan Street, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, England
Tried on 19 Nov 2022 at 14:02

Historic check-in
Tried on 19 Nov 2022 at 14:01

Historic check-in
Tried on 19 Nov 2022 at 14:00

Historic check-in. These bottles (see photo) were contract brewed at Brakspears (Henley)
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2022 at 08:09

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle purchased from Beers of Europe and drunk at home. Reddish chestnut and clear with a small off-white ring of head. Light aroma, mostly malty and bready character with some stone fruit and a touch of tamarind. Wonderful balanced taste, a little spicy and smoky and not too sweet. Bitterness is prevalent in the finish. Watery body with low carbonation. All in all a very good beer. Exceeded my expectations.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2022 at 22:18

7/10
Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours a light golden colour with a medium sized fluffy white head. Aromas of floral, citrus, doughy white bread and a little peppery spice. Taste is more floral and citrus lemon, sherbet, lemon, doughy bread, some herbal notes and peppery spice. Thinnish body, soft carbonation and smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Decent beer. I prefer the original Bluebird Bitter but this is still pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2022 at 19:13