Barngates Brewery

Brewpub in Ambleside, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Drunken Duck Inn (Barngates Brewery)

Established in 1997

Contact
Drunken Duck, Barngates, Ambleside, LA22 0NG, England
Description
Commenced brewing 1997 at the Drunken Duck, which is the principal outlet but the beers are also supplied direct on a non-permanent basis to about 80 pubs in the region. The Kings Arms (Cartmel) and the Tower Bank Arms (Sawrey) are permanent outlets for Tag Lag. Three beers - Chesters Strong & Ugly, Tag Lag and Red Bull Terrier - are available in bottles. The remainder of the output is cask but the brewery is looking to expand the bottled range.

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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Third, gravicask, shared with Finn at Twickenham Beer and Cider Festival. Black in the glass, beige bubbly head. Dotted spots to the glassware. Roasted malt-driven aromas, mid-sweet. Balance taste of cocoa and caramel malt. Roasted ending. Easy to drink. Decent stout version. (24.10.2019).

Tried from Cask on 10 Nov 2019 at 10:17


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Gravicask på Twickenham Beer and Cider Festival 2019. Delt med Rune. Svart. Luftig mokkafarget lavt skum. Lett sjokoladearoma. Smaken melkesjokolade. Tørr kakao i avslutningen.

Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2019 at 11:31


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

4/10/2019. Cask at the 42nd Bedford Beer & Cider Festival. Pours red amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of biscuit, toffee, malt, hops and fruit. Medium sweetness with a nice developing bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Enjoyed this.

Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2019 at 13:50


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

4/10/2019. Cask at the 42nd Bedford Beer & Cider Festival. Pours clear golden with a bubbly white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, fruit, hops, biscuit and flowers. Medium sweetness and moderate but developing bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Gets a decent amount out of its abv.

Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2019 at 13:41


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.[ As Barngates Cracker Ale ].Clear medium amber colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, candy, sweet malt, light nutty notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, caramel, sweet malt, light nutty notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170808] 5-3-6-3-11

Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2019 at 15:15


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ GBBF 2017. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy finish.

Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2018 at 08:57


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Drunken Duck, Barngates. Clear golden with a carbonation with a bubbly-frothy head. It's light hoppy and fair for its strength.

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2018 at 11:09


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

Pours a clear golden colour with a good sized lasting foamy white head. Aroma is biscuity malt and grass. Light sweet malt taste with a moderate bitter grassy hop flavour.

Tried on 07 Aug 2018 at 12:28


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Drunken Duck, Barngates. Clear copper with a head and a robust hoppy maltiness, although perhaps just a little more of the former - certainly in its nose. It's slightly floral in design.

Tried from Cask on 07 Jul 2018 at 13:39


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

Cask @ Woolpack Inn, Boot. Golden with a head. It's a steady hoppy session ale and fairly clean tasting.

Tried from Cask on 05 Jul 2018 at 18:59