Beer Tasting Notes 2025
This year we are delighted to showcase Cumbrian beers from Crooked River Brewing Co, Fell Brewery, Jennings Brewery, Orms Brewhouse and West Walls Brewing Co. We have 4 gluten free (GF) options this year
Blonde
West Walls – Low Rider Blonde 4.0%
A laid-back, easy-drinking session blonde brewed with Citra and Aurora hops. Light and golden with subtle citrus and floral notes, a soft malt backbone, and a clean, refreshing finish. Designed for cask, Low Rider is smooth, balanced, and endlessly drinkable.
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Pale Ale
Fell Brewery – It Means Nothing to Me 3.4%
Malty and hoppy, this hybrid beer unites the malty base of a classic Vienna lager with the aroma of a US hopped pale ale. A Vienna Pale in fact.
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Jennings – Cocker Hoop Golden Pale Ale 4.6%
An award-winning golden bitter from an all malt brew, with Styrian Golding hops added at various stages, to give a classic hop flavour and aroma. A bitter beer of great character.
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Hazy Pale Ale
Fell Brewery – Arable Pastures Hazy Pale Ale 4.0%
English session pale ale made with Cumbrian barley. Unfiltered and unfined this pale ale is a ‘juicy’ pale ale with all English hops.
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Ale
West Walls – Bitter End 4.0%
A smooth and easy-drinking 4% cask bitter, brewed with Willamette, Mandarina Bavaria, and Aurora hops. Expect soft floral and orange citrus notes up front, backed by a gentle malt sweetness and a clean, balanced finish. Classic session strength, proper bitterness.
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Orms Brewhouse – Bitr 4.2% (GF)
A traditional English bitter with a slight brown-malt twist. Bitr (Old Norse for “Bitter” ᛒᛁᛏᚱ) lives up to its name — a balanced bitterness wrapped in smoothness and a silky head. Brewed with Maris Otter and 10% brown malt for gentle toast and depth. Finished with Fuggles, North Down, and East Kent Goldings hops for a classic English flourish: earthy, floral, and satisfyingly crisp.
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Orms Brewhouse – Rauðr 4.5% (GF)
A bold red ale with a smooth caramel soul. Rauðr (Old Norse for “red” ᚱᛅᚢᚦᚱ) balances gentle front-end bitterness with a lingering, rich finish. Expect earthy spice from North Down, subtle citrus from Amarillo, and a warming touch of Phoenix hops. Underneath it all, a malt bill that brings depth, body, and that signature caramel curve.
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IPA
Fell Brewery – Tinderbox IPA 6.3%
Tinderbox is a classic West-Coast style IPA. Dry and bitter, the hops are piney, resinous and pithy.
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Crooked River – Session IPA Extra Pale Ale 4.0% (GF)
A crisp sessionable extra pale ale made for everyone. Ekuanot, Simcoe and Citra hops bring citrus, papaya, passionfruit and pine notes. Safe and enjoyable without compromise for those with gluten sensitivities.
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Crooked River – DDH Pale Ale 5.2%
An award winning double dry hopped juice bomb loaded with Idaho 7, Citra and Mosaic hops and with the addition of oats and wheat to give it a creamy mouthfeel. This beer is big on juicy fruit flavour such as stone fruit mango, lychee, blueberry and hints of pine.
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Lagers
Crooked River – Helles Lager 4.5% (GF)
A crisp beach day beer with a refreshing bite! This gluten free German-style Helles is a malt accented lager balancing a pleasant malt sweetness with fruity and floral noble hops.
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Tractor Shed – Whistling Pig 5.0%
Traditional Czech Pilsner brewed using the finest lager malt, Czech hops and pure Lakeland water.
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