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

Black colour, white head. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, hint of coffee. Sweet flavour, toast. Quite light body. Dry. Malty finish.
(from draught @ GBBF ’14, London)

Tried on 22 Oct 2015 at 00:37


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

Draft at the Great British Beer Festival 2013, day 3 - London. Pours clear gold with a faint, white foam head. Pale bread and orange citrus in the aroma. Light to medium sweet flavor, with moderate juicy citrus, hay, more pale bread. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Sweet finish with notes of white bread, straw, dough, moderate dry lemon. Nice and drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 11 Oct 2015 at 05:18


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

Cask at Moo Carlisle. Pours clear pale yellow with a thin bubbly head. Aromas of pale malt, lemon. Taste is light sweet, light lemon. Thin finish.

Tried from Cask on 06 Oct 2015 at 11:04


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

Cask at Moo Carlisle. Pours clear amber gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light butterscotch. Taste is light sweet, caramel. Clean finish.

Tried from Cask on 06 Oct 2015 at 10:56


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

Cask at Moo Carlisle. Pours hazy pale gold with a thin white head. Not a right lot going on. Faint sweet, thin finish.

Tried from Cask on 06 Oct 2015 at 10:55


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

on tap lieve ambrato limpida un filo speziato luppolatura pepata piuttosto intensa secca discreto amaro

Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2015 at 16:40


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Booths, Windermere - Deep red copper body, clean white top. Nose is spicy hops and a fruity maltiness. Slightly roast malt flavour, bit of cake fruit and cherries. Some sweet caramel with a long sharp ending. Not a bad little beer this one.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2015 at 17:12


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the brewpub. Medium copper coloured pour with a sticky off white head. Aroma is toffee and caramel, dried fruits. Raisin, grassy, toffee apple. Flavour is composed of sweet toffee. Cakey malts malts, hint of Apple and raisin. Pretty good. Nice layered flavour.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2015 at 08:26


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

Cask at the brewpub. Light amber / orange coloured pour with a lasting off white head. Aroma is nutty, raisin, dried fruit. Flavour is composed of nutty , twiggy grains. Raisin and dried fruit. , light tangy berry. Heavy lacing in the glass. Palate us grainy and light, nice cask condition. Solid bitter.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2015 at 08:20