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.
McCash (16153) reviewed Dark Horse from Keswick Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - dark brown to black with red chinks. Cream to fawn head. Not as carbonated as expected. Nose - toffee and some dried fruit. Taste - honey, orange and mainly toffee again. Palate - creamy and medium bodied. Overall - a bit cloying and single dimensional.
allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Dark Horse from Keswick Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear dark mahogany with a short-lived thin beige head. Taste and aromas are all about the toffee. Not much porterly goodness going on here. Honey sweet, faint spice. Hmm.
McCash (16153) reviewed K4 New World IPA from Keswick Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - hazy orange with a big fluffy slightly off white head. Nose - tinned mandarin, as per the description. Yeasty/malty backdrop. Taste - orange and bitter herbs. Palate - creamy textured. Medium bodied. Bitter but not too bitter on the finish. Overall - pretty good.
McCash (16153) reviewed Thirst Aid from Keswick Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - dark brown to black and opaque. Off white to fawn head. Nose - hazelnuts, Bourbon creams. Toasty. Taste - toast, dry dark chocolate and hazelnuts again. Palate - close to medium bodied, dry finish. Overall - ok.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Thirst Celebration from Keswick Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
27/6/2020. Bottle from the brewery, and shared with the SHIG at the Cumbrian 20 bottle share. Pours clear pale amber with a bubbly/frothy off-white head. Aroma of hops, malt, toffee, fruit, biscuit and touch of pine. Medium/plus sweetness and light bitterness. Medium body, slight sticky texture, average carbonation. Sweet toffee finish, a little warming and boozy. Enjoyed this most than most it seems.
SHIG (13887) reviewed Thirst Celebration from Keswick Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to Grumbo: Poured a coppery golden with a white whispery head. Aroma is fruity and veggie, malts. Taste is citrus, fruity, light metal, malty. Sweet finish.
Nisse666 (17918) reviewed Cumbrian Challenge from Keswick Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can in trade with Grumbo / thx 2020-05-22 Göteborg AR: bitter bready caramel AP: amber, wee head F: bitter bready caramel
SHIG (13887) reviewed Thirst Fall from Keswick Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a dark brown almost black, with a beige thin head. Aroma is nutty, caramel malts. Taste is sweet doughy, yeast, caramel malts.
SHIG (13887) reviewed Thirst Gold from Keswick Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma is sweet malts. Taste is leafy sweet malts, rich, light cardboard.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Thirst Gold from Keswick Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
13/5/2020. Bottle bought direct from the brewery. Now labelled as Keswick Gold (with A Thirst For The Lakes below). Pours hazy dark golden with a small fluffy lasting off-white head. Aroma is mellow and buttery, with sweet malt, hops, straw, fruit and touch of yeast. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Finishes sweeter with a bit of caramel. It's ok.