Busy. 'Beer Garden' full so borrowed the cafe seating.
Too many beers to note but the flagship Windermere didn't hit the mark.
Service at the bar. Staff unmasked. Became very busy so left after one beer.
Great beer as usual with good service. Just a shame about the aged hippies murdering acoustic favourites. Why do hipster bars encourage this dross?
Not all beers noted.
Effortlessly gets everything right. One of my favourite bars. Not all beers listed.
Top spot as usual. Great beer, friendly and keen staff.
Day one of the ninth summer beer festival to be held here. I really like this place as there is plenty of seating, good beer in top condition and good knowledgeable staff. Cider and a range of keg beers were available. The food menu included Lobster Thermidor but it seems that they have forgotten to put the essential spam on top of it.
Mordue - Five Bridge Bitter | 3.80 |  | |
Anarchy - Smoke Bomb | 3.90 |  | Superb. |
Hawkshead - Red | 4.20 |  | Fruity and malty bitter. |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Made North | 3.80 |  | A good session bitter. |
Marble - Lagonda IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Lakeland Gold | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Wild Swan | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Marble - Summer Marble | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Marble - Pint | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Wylam - Dognobbler | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Windermere Pale | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Seaforth | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Hurricane Jack | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Lakeland Lager | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Brodie's Prime | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Cumbrian Five Hop | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Buxton - Moor Top | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - NZPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Magic Rock - High Wire | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Tyne Bank - Southern Star | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Dry Stone Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - FUBAR | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Mordue - Northumbrian Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Magic Rock - Carnival | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Buxton - Axe Edge Double IPA | 6.80 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Rune | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Wylam - Red Kite | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Anarchy - Citra Star | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Melba Peach IPA | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Buxton - Jacob's Ladder | 2.70 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Great White | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Magic Rock - Ringmaster | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - One Inch Punch | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Tyne Bank - Pacifico | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - XLPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - ITI (little NZPA) | 3.50 | Not Tried | Also available in keg. |
Anarchy - Urban Assault | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - Loki Light | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Cloudwater - Session IPA | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Anarchy - Strait Jacket | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Cloudwater - Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Wylam / Siren Craft Collaboration - The Lights Are On | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Buxton - Bitter Recognise | 6.70 | Not Tried | |
Cloudwater - Grisette | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Cloudwater - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Eureka | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Oat Wine | 8.80 | Not Tried | |
Magic Rock - Villainous Vienna IPA | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
Marble - Earl Grey IPA | 6.80 | Not Tried | |
Tyne Bank - Summer Breeze | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Tyne Bank - Summer Hop | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Mordue - Kolsch | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
Mordue - Biere du Garde | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
Wylam - Galaxia | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Wylam - Chara | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
A 'must visit'. Still shuts early during the week.
The first day of their summer beer festival, about 1pm and plenty of room to sit and enjoy the beers. I received an email from Mr Pirrip challenging me to list all seventy four beers on this site, so I will but I did a recount eliminating the craft keg beers and that reduced the number of cask ales to a mere fifty four.
First Chop Brewing Arm - Good Measure | 3.90 |  | My first thought was that Good Measure was a bad name for what was no more than 95% of a pint. Bubbles clinging to the glass and a very tight head I thought I was not going to enjoy this, but it was very good indeed. A pale amber beer with Mosaic hops. |
RedWillow - Endless | 3.80 |  | |
Burning Sky - Plateau | 3.50 |  | Pale gold in colour, a nice sharp bitterness. |
First Chop Brewing Arm - TOC | 4.20 |  | |
Hand Drawn Monkey - Untraditional Tradition | 3.30 |  | A dark mild ale with the addition of cardamom and black lime. Described as "refreshing, light and full of moreish majesty" I found the addition of spices etc. not to my taste, however another member of our group loved it. |
Salopian - Shropshire Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Highlander | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Sunburst | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Durham - White Amarillo | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Lakeland Gold | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Avalanche | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hylder Blonde | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Summer Meltdown | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Salopian - Oracle | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Windermere Pale | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Brodie's Prime | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
RedWillow - Wreckless | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Cumbrian Five Hop | 5.00 | Not Tried | Available in cask and keg versions today. |
Hawkshead - NZPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | Available in cask and keg versions today. |
Magic Rock - Rapture | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Dry Stone Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | Available in cask and keg versions today. |
Magic Rock - Carnival | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Brodie's Prime Reserve | 8.50 | Not Tried | Advertised as Brodies Prime Export |
First Chop Brewing Arm - AVA | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Rooster's - Franklin | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
RedWillow - Mirthless | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Hand Drawn Monkey - What Would Jephers Do? | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Wild Beer Co. - Madness IPA | 6.80 | Not Tried | |
Wild Beer Co. - Scarlet Fever | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Rooster's - The Accomplice | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Great White | 4.80 | Not Tried | Available in cask and keg versions today. |
TicketyBrew - Pale Ale | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
Burning Sky - Devil's Rest IPA | 7.00 | Not Tried | |
Alechemy - Bad Day at The Office Pale Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Magic Rock - Ringmaster | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
ShinDigger - Pacific Pale Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Salopian - Automaton | 7.00 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - ITI (little NZPA) | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Red | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Black IPA | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
ShinDigger - West Coast Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Mad Hatter - Amber | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Mad Hatter - Redrum | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Mad Hatter - Oat Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Hand Drawn Monkey - Monkeys Love Hops | 4.20 | Not Tried | No brew number given, so I have listed it as named in the beer menu. Described as "Sessionable golden beer featuring Summer and Ella hops". |
Alechemy - Up and Atom | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Alechemy - Amarillo Burst | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
Durham - Pale Ice | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Durham - White Stout | 7.20 | Not Tried | |
Rooster's - The Italian Job | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
TicketyBrew - Me Myself & Rye | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Beer Festival and three bars open, one of which was outside and too hot for me despite the sun shades. The inside bars were cool and comfortable and service was quick and friendly.
Fyne - Feast Black Ale | 5.10 |  | A true five star. A charity collaboration with eight other brewers, namely Alchemy, Ashover, Buxton, Elixir, Hawkshead, Magic Rock, Siren and Thornbridge. |
Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 |  | Superb,dark and chocolaty. |
Offbeat - Oddball Red | 4.80 |  | |
Cromarty - Happy Chappy | 4.10 |  | Citrusy pale ale. |
Alechemy - Rhapsody Pale | 3.80 |  | An extremely pale summer ale. |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Crouch Vale - Blackwater Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Acorn - Barnsley Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Red | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Lakeland Gold | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Bristol Beer Factory - Sunrise | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Windermere Pale | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Brodie's Prime | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
Liverpool Organic - Honey Blond | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Windsor & Eton - Guardsman | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Bristol Beer Factory - Southville Hop | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
Offbeat - Outlandish Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Cumbrian Five Hop | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Summer Wine (SWB) - Diablo | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - NZPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Magic Rock - Curious | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Magic Rock - Dark Arts | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Summer Wine (SWB) - Zenith Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Crouch Vale - Summit | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Dry Stone Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Arbor Ales - Artisan | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Bristol Beer Factory - Independence | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Tempest - Cresta Black | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Rooster's - Londinium (Taylors of Harrogate Traditional Coffee Porter) | 5.50 | Not Tried | Just advertised as Londinium, with a hint of coffee, and a nod to the beer of yesteryear made popular by street and river porters in London in the 18th century. No mention of Harrogate. |
Magic Rock - Carnival | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Coniston - Oliver's Light Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Cromarty - Red Rocker | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Coniston - No.9 Barley Wine | 8.50 | Not Tried | |
Redchurch - Shoreditch Blonde | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Alechemy - Cairnpapple IPA | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Windsor & Eton - Eton Boatman | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Rune | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Damson & Vanilla Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | Will be on as soon as a pump becomes available. |
Hawkshead - Triple XBP | 8.50 | Not Tried | Will be on as soon as a pump becomes available. |
Harbour - Amber Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Cromarty - Hit The Lip | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Liverpool Organic - Styrian | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Crouch Vale - Essex Boys Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - The Art of Darkness | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Magic Rock - Simpleton | 2.60 | Not Tried | |
Alechemy - Cockleroy Black IPA | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Summer Wine (SWB) - Barista Espresso Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Arbor Ales - Blue Sky Drinking | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Robinsons - Trooper (superseded by 4.7% version) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Acorn - Perfect 10 | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Red Shift | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Five Points - Five Points Pale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Freya | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Windsor & Eton - Parklife | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
Arbor Ales - Summer Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | Described as nice hoppy, premium beer. |
Arbor Ales / Bristol Beer Factory Collaboration - La Trippale | 8.50 | Not Tried | Oops, I have just noticed that this was advertised as keg. A collaboration between Bristol, Arbor, and Harbour breweries. |
Coniston - Infinity IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Five Points - Red Rye | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Harbour - Antipodean Rye | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
Liverpool Organic - Cambrinus Solstice | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Rooster's - Stars and Stripes | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Tempest - Unfermentalist | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
Tempest - Pale Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |