Keswick Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in
Keswick,
Cumbria,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: The Fox Tap
Established in 2006
Contact
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.
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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can @Højbjerg Tasting. Clear dark amber, light beige head. Caramely aroma, mild hoppy notes. Malty, caramely flavour, slightly bready with light hoppy bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2020
at 11:45
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle, 3.7%. Clear dark amber/brown with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel and bread. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, bread, medium sweet, little chocolate and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2020
at 11:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, nuts, hops and has a nice nutty bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2020
at 11:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Clear dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and toffee. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 110120
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2020
at 11:43
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can @Højbjerg Tasting. Clear golden, white head. Light malty aroma, light flower and honey notes. Malty flavour with a light citrusy note, slightly rough bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2020
at 11:40
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy cheesy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2020
at 11:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sweet malt, hops, grass, little yoghurt, fruits and has a light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2020
at 11:39
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, vegetables and unclean. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 110120
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2020
at 11:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
23/11/2019. Bottle bought directly from the brewery. Pours a little hazy, amber colour with a lasting slightly creamy off-white head. Aroma of dank hops, fruit, pine, flowers, caramel and stone fruits. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness, average carbonation. Increasing bitterness to finish, quite well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2019
at 16:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2/11/2019. Bottle direct from the brewery. Pours clear dark amber bronze with an average size off-white head. Aroma of malt, spicy hops, light roasting, nut and toffee. Medium plus sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight creamy texture, average carbonation. Sweet malty finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2019
at 21:27