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HI, WE’RE…
phil scholey
Founder / director
alan fitton- crellin
founder / head brewer
We are Crooked River Brewing Co; a craft beer brewery based on the fringe of the Lake District in West Cumbria.
Our story began in 2022 when our town’s last active brewery; Jennings announced it’s closure. This loss represented over 150 years of deep historical significance and posed a threat to the integrity of our region’s brewing heritage and cultural identity.
This motivated us to step up and do something to contribute to that heritage and keep it alive, and so, Crooked River Brewing Co was born.
Fast forward a few years and we’re now supplying beers across the country and firmly integrated in the local beer market.
In late 2024 we opened our flagship taproom in Keswick. We want to build a reputation as a family and pet-friendly bar where customers will be able to enjoy a range of locally made, brewery-fresh beer and learn about the brewing process directly from the team behind the beers.
We hope you enjoy our beers, cheers!
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Our beer is brewed at our brewery in Workington led by our Head Brewer Alan.
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Well im glad you asked...
Last year we launched our first beer festival with our friends at Low Hall the Lakes and at the festival we did a rubber duck race. We enjoyed it so much we made it our mascot!
In 2024 we took this to another level by launching a monthly rubber duck race; a fun challenge where runners race their chosen duckie on our route to Latrigg and back to earn your duck a place on the leaderboard.
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Yes we do!
You can visit our taproom in Keswick, Cumbria; a family and pet-friendly bar where customers are able to enjoy our range of locally made, brewery-fresh beer and learn about the brewing process directly from the team behind the beers!
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Our core range consists of
Pacific Ale
DDH Pale
West Coast IPA
Chocolate Stout
Gluten Free Helles Lager
XPA
We also do regular limited release beers so usually will have a variety of different styles available.
In 2025 we are releasing a range of cask ales too, these include:
Bitter
Pale Ale
Golden Ale
Chocolate Stout
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Yes 2025 is the year we will kick off our cask range with a bitter, pale ale, golden ale and chocolate stout!
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You can buy our beers online via our web shop and we can deliver nation wide.
You can also buy our beer directly from our taproom too!
Unfortunately our beer is not available outside of the UK.
And if you're if the Lake District, let us know, and we can direct you to one or two of our customers
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It's a lot of fun, thats what it is!
Each summer we host a series of events called Crooked River Social at Cockermouth Cricket Club where you can kick back after work on the club terrace and enjoy our beers while listening to some local live music and try out some epic local food from our favourite local traders
