Keswick Brewing Co.

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

Established in 2006

Contact
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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5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5

Bottle 500ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Keswick Thirst Gold ].
ABV: 3.6%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, butterscotch. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt, butterscotch. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200111]
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Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2020 at 13:42

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

Bottle 500ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Keswick Thirst Celebration - India Pale Ale ].
ABV: 7.0%. Clear medium yellow - amber orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, caramel, sweet malt, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel, caramelized malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20200111]
5-2-5-3-11
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2020 at 15:17

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

Bottle 500ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Keswick Thirst Run ].
ABV: 4.2%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, light caramel, light hoppy, citrus notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, fruity malt, sweet malt, light caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20200111]
5-3-5-3-11
Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2020 at 14:11

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

Bottle 500ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Keswick Bitter ].
ABV: 3.7%. Clear medium amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, ash, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, toffee, caramel, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20200111]
6-3-6-3-11
Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2020 at 14:07

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Bottle 330ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Keswick K4 - New World IPA ].
ABV: 6.0%. Clear medium to light yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, fruity hops, woody hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity hops, light orange - citris - lemon, woody hop notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191102]
6-3-6-3-13
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2020 at 12:36

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

Can 330ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Keswick Cumbrian Challenge ].
ABV: 3.6%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light hoppy, butterscotch notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, butterscotch notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20191102]
5-3-6-3-11
Tried from Can on 25 Feb 2020 at 07:34

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Bottle 500ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Keswick Jazz Session ].
ABV: 3.6%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, grass, floral. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity hops, floral, pale malt, sweet malt, hop bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20191102]
6-3-6-3-13
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2020 at 07:30

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Bottle 500ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Keswick Dark Horse ].
ABV: 6.0%. Clear medium to dark colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, caramel, caramelized malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, caramelized malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191102]
6-3-7-3-13
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2020 at 21:50

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can. Just slightly hazy golden, medium white head, not so lasting. Mild fruity nose, apples and pears. Slight breadiness and biscuits. Mild sweetness, medium bitterness. Grassy. A bit citric. Light. Ok.
Tried from Can on 12 Feb 2020 at 17:07

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - dark brown. Some slightly lighter brown chinks around the edges. Nose - coffee, dark chocolate and pine. Taste - coffee, dark chocolate, horlicks, light chicory note. Palate - creamy and light to medium bodied. Dry, roasty finish. Overall - pretty good.
Tried from Can on 14 Jan 2020 at 19:12