Great Corby (prev Cumberland Breweries)

Microbrewery in Great Corby, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2008

Contact
The Green, Great Corby, CA4 8LR, England
Description
First brewed late 2008 using the name Cumberland Breweries Ltd. Following a take over in 2016, the brewery changed its name to the current version in early 2018. The brewery was part of US-based Alltech Limited before it was acquired by businessman David Corkill late 2020.

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!

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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Rocky off white head left a spotty cover on a reddish brown body. Sweet, malt & toffee aroma. Medium bodied smooth & dry on the back. Toffee, caramel, malt & aniseed tastes with a tangy fruity finish. Nice one.

Tried on 05 Mar 2023 at 16:58


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

Cask @GBBF Winter Beer Festival CAMRA, Burton on Trent, 18/02/2023. Color marrón, malta toffe,rica.

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2023 at 20:31


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Gravity cask at the GBBF Winter 2023 Festival, day 2 at Burton On Trent Town Hall, 17/02/23. Light mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is fruit cake, biscuit, toffee, brown bread. Taste comprises dried fruit rinds, biscuit, toffee, toasted grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad for a cask brown.

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2023 at 13:35


3.3
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 13

Gravity cask at the CAMRA Winter Beer Festival 2023, Burton on Trent. Pours clear ruby brown with a beige cap. Aroma: light sweet malts, caramel, berries, nuts. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, malt, caramel, nuts, berries, earthy, light grassy. Medium body with moderate carbonation

Tried from Cask on 25 Feb 2023 at 10:04


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

Cask at the great British winter beer festival. A clear red brown coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, jammy woody malts, jammy, cherry nutty. Grass. Cherry chocolate, flavour is composed of semi sweet, light oily, grassy. Palate us semi sweet, oily, moderate carbonation, nice erthy malts, rue Good.

Tried from Cask on 17 Feb 2023 at 18:09


7

Sample at GBBF Winter 2023. Still brown pour, a few stray bubbles. Aroma is malty, toasty, woody. Taste follows with soft dark malty flavors and mild bitterness. Smooth

Tried on 17 Feb 2023 at 18:08


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Creamy white head on a pale golden body. Sweet floral aroma. Medium bodied, smooth & soft. Sweet, floral, light citrus & pale malt tastes. Nicely balanced.

Tried on 17 Feb 2023 at 16:37


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Delt med Rune på GBBF Winter festival i Burton-Upon-Trent. Dyp rødbrun. Luftig skumring. Forsiktig fruktaroma. Smaken svisker. Litt tynn. Tilløp til bitterhet i avslutninga.

Tried on 16 Feb 2023 at 16:14


27/09/2021. HALTWHISTLE COMRADES CLUB, 2 Central Place, HALTWHISTLE, Northumberland, England

Tried on 04 Dec 2022 at 15:16


19/06/2019. WOODROW WILSON, 48 Botchergate, CARLISLE, Cumbria, England (WETHERSPOONS)

Tried on 04 Dec 2022 at 15:15