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The Fox Tap, Keswick

Pub added by Will Larter
Brewery Lane
Keswick
CA12 5BY
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Fox Tap

The Fox Tap is the brewery tap for Keswick Brewery. It is a bright and modern taproom attached to the brewery, with a large outdoor patio area to the front. With no TV or music, conversation was flowing and the barmaid was a bubbly character leading most conversations.

Fox Pale & Gold are their regular cask ales. Other beers on handpull were Pale Ale, Bitter, Thirst Rescue & K4. Keg beers were Thirst Quencher, 18 Dark, Fox Dark & Thirst Celebration. Further bottles and cans could be found to the side of the bar, presumably either to drink in or to take away.

The taproom is only open for 5 hours (2-7) on 5 days a week (Tue-Sat). Having been touring around some more rural pubs during the day, I wanted to make sure I arrived here in time for last orders. Arriving just before 6:30pm, the place was packed, with outside area in particular being popular. However, soon after I arrived, the barmaid rang the bell for last orders. With the number of people in, I can't help feel that they are missing a commercial opportunity here with their early finish.

A decent venue to sample a few local beers.

On 9th September 2024 - rating: 6
[User has posted 2736 recommendations about 2735 pubs]


Ian Mapp left this review about The Fox Tap

Newest GBG Tick in the 2024 edition.

Check the hours carefully - all usual sources of infor - whatpub, google maps and their own website (which I should have trusted first) have different hrs. I didnt think it opened till 2pm on a Saturday but it is a midday opener.

Smart brewery tap, with long tables and excellent beer from Keswick brewery.

Easier to get a seat than at the others in town.

On 8th December 2023 - rating: 7
[User has posted 1445 recommendations about 1428 pubs]


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Will Larter left this review about The Fox Tap

The successful and expanding Keswick Brewery has now extended the brewery tap from what was really not much more than a spare corner of the brewery to a smart new extension. There's lots of windows, blonde wood, bare brick, and a slate floor. The bar is big and handsome, with six hand pumps and four keg taps. Bottles and cans are available to take out. (Opening times vary with the season and time of week.) In conversation we found out that the present site of Keswick Brewery is the only building still standing on Brewery Lane (everything else having been deemed of less use than a car park), which was named after the original Keswick Brewery. That brewery was extant approximately 1855 to 1897, and the present brewery owners only found out after moving in that their new home was in fact the original brewery building itself.

OK, after all that excitement you'll be expecting the beer to be a let down, but in fact Keswick beers are pretty good. Nothing earth-shattering, but their Special Bitter 4.6% and the even stronger Dark Horse 6% (which is sold as Thirst Noel in winter months) are both easy to drink. Too easy in the case of the latter.

Date of visit: 18th December 2019

On 17th February 2020 - rating: 6
[User has posted 3996 recommendations about 3705 pubs]

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Map location corrected by Will Larter
Aspatria, 16.7 miles, 5 hr 22 min walk (show)
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Wigton, 19.3 miles, 6 hr 12 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Fox Tap, Keswick
9th Sep 2024, 19:45
Review submitted by Blue Scrumpy
 
9th Mar 2024, 08:21
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  • Accommodation : No last updated 09 December 2023 by Tris C
  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 09 September 2024 by Blue Scrumpy
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 11 May 2020 by Quinno _
  • Real Cider : No last updated 09 September 2024 by Blue Scrumpy
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