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.
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishng head. Dark yellow colour. Light malty moderate hoppy aroma. OK nice bitter flavor. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2007
at 11:22
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ Wenlock Arms, N1, Hoxton, London. Light unclear medium amber brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light mocca, light vanilla, soft licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acetic (vinegar) with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2007
at 04:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Wenlock Arms. Dark amber colour, small white head. Aroma is lots of yeastyness, caramel, old coffee and some chocolate. Flavour is yeast, slightly acidic, some big dark chocolate and slight roasted malts. The chocolate stays in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2007
at 23:46
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On Tap abbotsfor Edinburgh... golden orange .. cremola faom high citrus fruit nose ... Hight light very fruity hop .
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2007
at 05:50
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Light amber coloured ale, almost no nose, wattery grassy flowery light citric hop.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2007
at 10:11