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The Bitter End, Cockermouth
Cockermouth
CA13 9PJ
Served areas
Reviews of The Bitter End (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Will Larter left this review about The Bitter End
An unusual and strangely shaped building, but once inside it's more awkward than interesting. The centrally placed bar serves any of the rooms, which are cosy enough, with a fantastic collection of local black & white photos crowding the walls. The bar has two sets of four hand pumps, with four beers doubled up. Two were from their own Bitter End brewery and one each from Jennings and Tirril. I had the Cockermouth Pride brewed on the premises, the other being Lakeland Gold which I presume was also a pale beer brewed with lager malt and hardly any hops. Tirril Nameless sounds interesting, but apparently they wanted to call it Wainwright only Thwaites got there first - I can't find anything else out about this beer (their own website makes no mention of it) and wish now that I'd tried it when I had a chance.
On 13th January 2014
- rating: 6
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James Joines left this review about The Bitter End
Fine pub with its own brewery. Food available.
During visit 2 of there own brews available plus 2 from Jennings.
On 9th October 2013
- rating: 7
[User has posted 841 recommendations about 835 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 09 October 2013 by Moby Duck
- Real Cider : No last updated 13 January 2014 by Will Larter
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