Keswick Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Keswick, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2006

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Brewery Lane, Keswick, CA12 5BY, England
Description
Beer brewed with love & passion. It's all about the beer.

After years of searching for premises a suitable building was found.

In December 2005 building work began. Since finding the premises we have found out that this site is the site of the oldest brewery known to have been in Keswick – ‘The Keswick Brewery Company’.

The brewery is a 10 barrel brew length (Equivalent to 40 – 9 gallon casks , 1600 litres or 2880 pints).  Our first trial brew was exhibited at the Cumbria Life Food and Drink Festival in Spring 2006 and at the Dog and Gun in Keswick. The first production beers were launched at the Dog and Gun and the Keswick Beer Festival in June 2006. The first beer we made was Thirst Run, a Golden Pale Ale – 4.2%, this then became one of our best sellers. The use of ‘Thirst’ for our beer range came from this  first beer.

With the brewery’s success and many awards, the brewery was running out of space. In October 2019 we finished building work to create extra brew capacity and a new bar so we can offer our bar, tours and shop throughout the year.  The creation of The Fox Tap also means we can now offer brewery events such as Brewery Socials.

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6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Gravity pour.
Unclear golden coloured body.
Stone fruit & tobacco aroma.
Citrus, stone fruit, herbal & yeast tastes with a malt backbone.& bitter finish
Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2026 at 21:08

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Gravity pour.
Spotty light brown coloured body.
Medium to thin bodied.vut creamy.
Sweet, lactose, toffee, & bubble gum tastes with a fruity berry finish.
Nice Stout
Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2026 at 20:53

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
2026 Skipton Beer Festival #14. Took off during my pour, but allowed a taste nevertheless, nothing too wrong in my opinion, a sessionable easy light hoppy golden coloured brew. It did allow me to have another without purchase though!
Tried from Cask on 22 May 2026 at 15:18

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
2026 Skipton Beer Festival #13. Hazy slightly deeper golden coloured appearance. It certainly has strength, but a fruitiness just about holds its own here.
Tried from Cask on 22 May 2026 at 13:04

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
440ml can from BeerGB. Gluten Free. Pale golden colour, white foamy head and aroma of malt, grain, straw, grass. Taste is sweet malty, grainy, hay, straw, with grassy earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy grassy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can from Beer Ambleside on 28 Apr 2026 at 18:07

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Large creamy white head on unclear pale amber coloured body.
Medium bodied, smooth & creamy.
Light malt, biscuit, spiced & berry tastes with a tangy hopped finish.
Excellent Cask from the Brewery Tap.
Tried from Cask on 04 Apr 2026 at 20:11

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Creamy white head on a hazy pale golden coloured body.
Medium, smooth with a lively dry back.
Melon, citrus, zesty & oat tastes with a well hopped tangy finish.
Excellent English Pale.
Tried from Cask on 04 Apr 2026 at 20:06

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Thin foamy head on a near black coloured body.
Medium to thin bodied, smooth & cloying.
Malt liquorice, berry, oat & toffee tastes with a tangy lightly hopped finish.
Great Stout
Tried from Cask on 04 Apr 2026 at 20:04

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle on 15th February 2026, received as gift. Pours a rich orangey amber with the slightest amount of haziness. Scant lacing left by a minimal layer of off-white foam. A malty aroma with tangy fruits. Citrus tanginess in-mouth with sweeter berries and nutty malts. Fruity finish. Medium to full body and a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2026 at 23:46

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Creamy tan head of a dark brown coloured body.
Coffee & toffee aroma.
Medium bodied, creamy & soft thinning out to a watery clean back.
Malt, berries, roasted & faint coffee tastes with a bitter finish.
Deece Porter.
Tried from Cask on 01 Feb 2026 at 12:09