Great Corby (prev Cumberland Breweries)
Microbrewery in Great Corby, Cumbria, England 🏴
Established in 2008
Every beer tells a story. We like to think ours will engage you in a complex tale of tradition & heritage with tangible, contemporary notes thrown in for flavour. An anecdote from the dented pewter tankards of old to the sleek modern pint glass of today. Próst!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Foamy white head on a finely carbonated clear pale golden coloured body.
Citrus & dusty aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a lively foamy back.
Floral, citrus, berry & page malt tastes with a limp finish.
All rather light & delicate.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Beer Ambleside.
Appearance - mat black and opaque. Big tan head.
Nose - coffee bean and milky cold coffee. Some roast.
Taste - milky white coffee mainly. Again a bit of roast and some toffee.
Palate - medium bodied, sweet middle and then roast.
Overall - good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7
Decent easy drinkable brown ale. Session able.
Not to thin and not to sweet.
Bready, toffee and fruity
[Cask at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 2025 in Troon, Scotland]
Brewery# 3138
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Gluten Free. Black brown colour, thin beige foam head and aroma of roasted malt, ashy, mik chocolate & coffee. Taste is sweet, dark malts, chocolatey, milky, coffee, with roasty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roast bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of light hops. Taste is malt, grain, spicy orange citrus, with mellow hop bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of citrus, hops. Taste is sweetish, malt, grain, fruity, citrusy with hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying citric bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Old rating from 2013 - From the cask at Woodrow Wilson in Carlisle. Pours dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, caramel, biscuit & malt. Moderate body. Sweet finish
On cask at King's Arms in Stainton - clear yellow, thick lasting white top. Grassy and sweet malts, bit of citrus on the way out.