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.
chrisv10 (24620) reviewed Thirst Quencher from Keswick Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle, 4.2%. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop and a little floral. Flavour is malt, fruit, hop, floral, little sweet and a little bitter.
HenrikSoegaard (22027) reviewed Bitter from Keswick Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
martin00sr (12451) reviewed Bitter from Keswick Brewing Co. 6 years ago
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.
chrisv10 (24620) reviewed Bitter from Keswick Brewing Co. 6 years ago
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.
saxo (29778) reviewed Bitter from Keswick Brewing Co. 6 years ago
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.
Rasmus40 (37098) reviewed Bitter from Keswick Brewing Co. 6 years ago
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
martin00sr (12451) reviewed Thirst Quencher from Keswick Brewing Co. 6 years ago
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.
HenrikSoegaard (22027) reviewed Thirst Quencher from Keswick Brewing Co. 6 years ago
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.
saxo (29778) reviewed Thirst Quencher from Keswick Brewing Co. 6 years ago
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.
Rasmus40 (37098) reviewed Thirst Quencher from Keswick Brewing Co. 6 years ago
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