What's Happening

You may have heard on the grapevine that we are now producing gin. The project started as an embryo of an idea about 18 months ago and we released the first batch of our dry gin at Easter. You may...

We are very proud to announce that Black Sail has been judged to be the best cask session dark beer at the 2023 SIBA North West Independent Beer Awards. Our brewery team is passionate about beer and we are constantly...

We all need something to get excited about now that Autumn in the Lake District seems to be in full swing. The nights are getting darker and the weather is getting even more unpredictable than usual, however, Autumn also brings...

We felt that an event of national importance, steeped in history as it is, deserved a beer in keeping with the great traditions of our fair isle. We have produced a traditional best bitter for the great day. Dark malts...

We would like to introduce you all to Steve Rhodes. Steve is a shareholder in our brewery and he is also a keen fell-runner.  Since the last Old Crown Round fell race, he had been thinking about a “Super Old...

The festive season is well and truly upon us once more and, as has become the tradition in our brewery, we have once more produced our much loved seasonal ale – Christmas Presence. Christmas Presence is an evolving brew. Because...

We are very proud to let you all know that we recently won two more medals for our cask beer at the regional SIBA Cask Beer Awards. We walked away with a Silver medal for Scafell Blonde along with a...

Several months ago, not long after Russia Invaded its neighbour Ukraine, we joined the Brew for Ukraine project with the aim of brewing a collaborative beer with Pravda Brewery in Lviv to raise funds for the relief efforts. Yuriy Zastavny...

After an enforced absence of two years, the Hesket Newmarket Agricultural Show is back at last on Saturday 3rd September, and everyone is looking forward to its return! First established in 1877, the Hesket Show (as it’s usually called) has...

We thought we would like to tell you a bit more about Peak Bagger IPA and the Peak Bagger range. The range was born a few years ago as an experiment to produce a series of seasonal specials to a...

The Old Crown Round Fell Race let runners face 35mph winds in the heat of the valleys and chill of the mountain tops - here is our report!

The unique Old Crown Round Fell Race is back again this year! To celebrate the event we have introduced a special new ale only available at The Old Crown.