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The White Lion Inn, Penrith

Main Street
Patterdale
Postal town: Penrith
CA11 0NW

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Will Larter left this review about The White Lion Inn

A change of ownership since my last review, and the carpets and curtains are now quite normal. It can get very busy with food orders, and I was lucky enough to miss what must have felt like a tsunami. I managed to get a swift half ordered before anyone else could get in with another massive food order, and took it to a table on a raised section, a sort of mini-snug. The beer, Patterdale Terrier, is brewed by Eden Brewery. They also the almost ubiquitous Wainwright and a hand-written notice promoting Theakstons Peculier Pale, though I didn't see it on a pump. Staff were working hard but still had time to be pleasant, which is nice. Definitely gone up a notch since my last visit, but it's still more of a place for food than for beer.

On 6th May 2017 - rating: 6
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Will Larter left this review about The White Lion Inn

There are two hand pumps but on my recent visit only one in use, serving Tirril's house bitter, here rebadged as White Lion Ale, a bland pale bitter in the modern style. The pub is quite pleasant, with upholstered benches and stools dotted about in various alcoves and nooks, though the tartan curtains would take a bit of getting used to. There was a lingering smell of cooking fat which didn't add anything to the taste of the beer. The White Lion is a narrow building on one side of the main road through to Kirkstone Pass, and there are benches available on a small patch of land on the other side of the road, for those brave enough to cross it.

On 30th March 2011 - rating: 5
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