# Hesket Newmarket Brewery — Wigton, Cumbria

> Hesket Newmarket Brewery in Wigton, Cumbria, England scores 2.96 out of 5 — Limited, #13 in Cumbria. 49 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Hesket Newmarket Brewery is a brewery in Wigton, Cumbria, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.96 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #13 in Cumbria. Of the 49 beers we track, 34% are Pale Ale and 29% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 2.96 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #13 in Cumbria · #1,227 in England · #20,463 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 49

## About

We are a small, co-operatively owned brewery based in the Lake District National Park. Established in 1988 we were one of the first microbreweries in Cumbria and have been producing fine real ale ever since.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 34% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 29% of the beers we track
- IPA — 17% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Smoked Beer — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Wigton, Cumbria, England
- Coordinates: 54.7380483, -3.0243558
- Website: http://www.hesketbrewery.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Keswick Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/keswick-brewing-company-15443.md) — 3.04, Limited — Keswick, Cumbria — 10 mi away
- [West Walls Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/west-walls-brewing-co-31226.md) — 3.85, Fine — Carlisle, Cumberland — 11 mi away
- [Cumberland Breweries](https://finding.beer/brewery/cumberland-breweries-34940.md) — 3.35, Poor — Carlisle, Cumberland — 13 mi away
- [Carlisle Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/carlisle-brewing-co-15759.md) — 2.97, Limited — Carlisle, Cumberland — 13 mi away
- [The Bitter End Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-bitter-end-brewing-co-36547.md) — 2.96, Limited — Cockermouth, Cumberland — 14 mi away
- [Crooked River Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/crooked-river-brewing-co-29718.md) — 3.77, Fine — Maryport, Cumbria — 18 mi away
- [Oliver Chester](https://finding.beer/brewery/oliver-chester-14535.md) — 2.86, Poor — Brampton, Cumberland — 18 mi away
- [Grasmere Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/grasmere-brewery-14035.md) — 2.68, Limited — Ambleside, Westmorland and Furness — 19 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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