The Lake District is also popular for the wide range of locally brewed beers and ales, with the art of brewing in Cumbria dating back hundreds of years. During the Middle Ages most people drank ale instead of the local water, as the water carried diseases and wasn’t purified.
The main ingredients for making beer are barley malt, hops, water and yeast; with ale being brewed without hops. There are a large number of locally brewed beers and ales from a number of the different towns and villages in the Lake District. Some of the most popular beers and ales include Farmers Ale, Bluebird Bitter, Old Man Ale, Carlisle State Bitter, Cocker Hoop, Cumberland Ale, John Bewsher’s Best Bitter and Grasmoor Dark Ale.
In the past the Lake Districts ports were the centre of England’s rum trade, importing rum and Barbados sugar from the West Indies. Rum Nicky is a traditional Cumbrian rum and is made from a combination of brown sugar, dried fruit, rum and a variety of Cumbrian apples; like Forty Shilling, Carlisle Codling and Keswick Codling.
There are a number of traditional farmers’ market in a few of the villages throughout the Lake District, which are excellent places to buy some of the best locally produced fresh fruits and vegetables. At these markets you can buy all the ingredients you need to create the most delicious traditional Cumbrian dishes if you wish to try to recreate them for yourself. The most popular markets are the Penrith Farmers’ Market, the Carlisle Farmers’ Market and the Orton Farmers’ Market.
The Britannia Inn Beers and Ales
Elterwater Ambleside Cumbria LA22 9HP
Phone: 015394 37210
Website: www.britinn.co.uk
E-Mail: info@britinn.co.uk |
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The Sun Inn Beers and Ales
Main Street Hawkshead Cumbria LA22 0NT
Phone: 015394 36236
Website: www.suninn.co.uk
E-Mail: rooms@suninn.co.uk |
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The Watermill Inn Beers and Ales
Ings Kendal Cumbria LA8 9PY
Phone: 015398 21309
Website: www.watermillinn.co.uk
E-Mail: watermillinn@tiscali.co.uk |
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Eagle Child Inn
Beers and Ales
Kendal Road Kendal Cumbria LA8 9LP
Phone: 01539 821320 |
Outgate Inn
Beers and Ales
Outgate Ambleside Cumbria LA22 ONQ
Phone: 015394 36413 |
Queen's Head Hotel
Beers and Ales
Main Street Hawkshead Cumbria LA22 0NS
Phone: 015394 36271 |
The Black Bull
Beers and Ales
Coppermines Road Coniston Cumbria LA21 8HL
Phone: 015394 41335 |
The Drunken Duck Inn
Beers and Ales
Barngates Ambleside Cumbria LA22 0NG
Phone: 015394 36347 |
The Grey Walls and Greys Inn
Beers and Ales
Elleray Road Windermere Cumbria LA23 1AG
Phone: 015394 43741 |
The Kings Arms Hotel
Beers and Ales
Hawkshead Cumbria LA22 ONZ
Phone: 015394 36372 |
The Mortal Man
Beers and Ales
Troutbeck Windermere Cumbria LA23 1PL
Phone: 015394 33193 |
The Punch Bowl Inn
Beers and Ales
Crosthwaite Lyth Valley Kendal Cumbria LA8 8HR
Phone: 015395 68237 |
The Queen?s Head Hotel
Beers and Ales
Townhead Troutbeck Windermere Cumbria LA23 1PW
Phone: 015394 32174 |
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