Old Crown Pub

the beer

Great Cockup Porter (A.B.V. 3.3%) Nearly black, with a dark malty flavour and a smooth bitterness. Many would call it a stout.

Blencathra Bitter (A.B.V. 3.2%) A dark ruby traditional bitter, malty throughout with a good lasting bitterness.

Skiddaw Special Bitter (A.B.V. 3.7%) A refreshing session beer with a well-balanced full flavoured palate.

Haystacks ((ABV 3.7%) A refreshing ale for fell wanderers. A pale cloured zesty beer, light palate, late hopped with Pioneer to give a hint of grapefruit.

Helvellyn Gold (A.B.V. 4.0%) Straw coloured, with a hoppy aroma and a pleasant bitterness.

Doris' 90th Birthday ale (A.B.V. 4.3%) A glorious, full flavoured, fruity premium beer. Originally brewed in 1989 to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Liz Fearnley’s mother. Winner of the Best Beer in Festival at the Cumbria Food & Drink Festival at Rheged in May 2004

Scafell Blonde (4.3%). A pale refreshing but substantial bitter, produced from ⅔ Maris Otter PA malt & ⅓ lager malt, with subtle notes of Golding, Northdown and Challenger hops and a refreshing, almost citrus late hop note from Caskade. An introduction to real ale for lager drinkers !

Catbells Pale Ale (A.B.V. 5.0%) This is a refreshing easy to drink pale ale, however, beware it could readily catch you out.

Old Carrock Strong Ale (A.B.V. 6%) A dark red, delicious strong ale, beguilingly smooth and definitely dangerous. A smooth blend of crystal, chocolate and pale ale malts modestly bittered with East Kent Goldings and First Gold hops, then finished with a late addition of Styrian Goldings to give that classic liquid Christmas pudding flavour

We also have special 'seasonal ales' for example, Sharp Edge a deep amber & robustly hopped beer for autumn (4.2%ABV). Autumn Chestnut (A.B.V. 4.7%), and a Strong Spicy Doris Festive Pudding ale (A.B.V. 5.8%).

Brewery Tours

Brewery Tours are available by appointment (minimum 8 persons). The tour includes a meal and the tour and costs £6 or £10 depending on the meal required.

Dine with us on any day of the week in one of our two dining rooms where we have capacity to cater for up to 40 at a single sittting.

We have a wonderful range of home cooked food and an ever changing specials menu. Where ever possible we use locally produced ingredients. Our meats all come from local farms.
Please contact us by email or phone for our latest menus. If you have special dietary needs please let Pat know so that we can accommodate you. For dinner parties of six or more we would be delighted to help you plan your own menu.