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.
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Creamy tan head stayed on a reddish brown still body. Malt, caramel & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, lively with a dry back. Sweet malt, caramel, chocolate & tangy berry tastes with a bitter finish. Excellent.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2022
at 16:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Off white bubbly head left a froth on a chestnut coloured still body. Malt, caramel & toffee aroma. Medium bodied, tingly & sharp in the back. Caramel, malt, toffee, roasted & burnt tastes with a sweet fruity finish. Not very bitter for a Bitter.....
Tried
on 23 Feb 2022
at 19:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Creamy off white head stayed on a mahogany coloured still body. Liquorice, malt & spiced fruits aroma. Medium bodied, smooth, creamy & clean on the back. Liquorice, malt, chocolate, raisin & berry tastes with a tangy fruity finish. Nice one.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2022
at 17:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Open All Hours, Keswick. Mildly murky brown with no head. Traditional and pleasant dark ale with a tasty mix of malts, never too stated but always drinkable with a light sweetness to proceedings.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2022
at 21:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - clear yellow. White lacing. Nose - meadow flowers. Lemon, I sing sugar and bready. Taste - lemon and bready. Palate - light bodied, balanced bitterness. Overall - decent.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2021
at 12:16
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can at ash's. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, orange, grassy, taste is bitter, grassy, toffee.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2021
at 12:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light malt and lemon. Taste is more of the same. Basic but ok.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2021
at 12:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - golden with a snow white head. Nose - light caramel, subtle lemon and some biscuit. Taste - yeah, biscuit with just a touch of both lemon and caramel. Palate - light bodied, dry finish. Overall - a solid citizen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2020
at 21:48
6.1/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2020
at 15:47
6.4/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2020
at 15:44