# Lakes Brew Co — Kendal, Cumbria

> Lakes Brew Co in Kendal, Cumbria, England scores 3.88 out of 5 — Fine, #1 in Cumbria. 171 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Lakes Brew Co is a brewery in Kendal, Cumbria, England. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.88 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #1 in Cumbria. Of the 171 beers we track, 47% are IPA and 21% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.88 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #1 in Cumbria · #79 in England · #3,946 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 171

## About

After being made redundant from Hawkshead Brewery at the beginning of lockdown restrictions in March 2020. Matt, Michelle, Steve reunited as Lakes Brew Co. Bringing together the shared ambition to be one of Cumbria’s progressive, sociably innovative breweries. With a strong ethos of support and collaboration, through the beers we produce and the team we surround ourselves with – engrained in our locality.

## What they brew

- IPA — 47% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 21% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 12% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Mintsfeet Road South, Kendal, Cumbria, England
- Coordinates: 54.3348261, -2.743907
- Website: http://www.lakesbrewco.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Bowness Bay Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/bowness-bay-brewing-15624.md) — 3.08, Limited — Kendal, Cumbria — 0.6 mi away
- [Westmorland](https://finding.beer/brewery/westmorland-12964.md) — 2.70, Limited — Kendal, Westmorland and Furness — 0.7 mi away
- [Gan Yam Brew Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/gan-yam-brew-co-15598.md) — 3.48, Poor — Kendal, Cumbria — 0.8 mi away
- [Handsome](https://finding.beer/brewery/handsome-12174.md) — 2.98, Limited — Kendal, Westmorland and Furness — 2.2 mi away
- [Hawkshead Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hawkshead-brewery-9653.md) — 3.50, Poor — Kendal, Cumbria — 4.1 mi away
- [The Wild Boar Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-wild-boar-brewing-co-15546.md) — 2.98, Limited — Kendal, Westmorland and Furness — 5.2 mi away
- [Windermere Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/windermere-brewing-company-15434.md) — 3.41, Poor — Kendal, Cumbria — 5.5 mi away
- [Cumbrian Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/cumbrian-ales-6602.md) — 3.48, Poor — Ambleside, Cumbria — 10 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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