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Barngates Brewery, Cumbria

January 5, 2010 Food & drink
Barngates Brewery, The Drunken Duck, Cumbria

The Drunken Duck has an ace up its’ sleeve. Out the back, they’ve got their own micro-brewery. Barngates Brewery was founded in 1997, as an experiment to supply the Duck’s bar with some of it’s own beer.  In 1999, the operation was expanded to a five-barrel plant, and in 2008, with the help of some [...]

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The Drunken Duck Inn, near Ambleside, Cumbria

January 1, 2010 Eating out

We thought we might be staying longer at The Drunken Duck, by default. The night had been cold, and the previous day’s showers had frozen over the lying snow. We checked out and set off down the country lane to the side of the Inn, the car wheels skidding on black ice. I was beginning [...]

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Three Lakeland beers

May 8, 2009 Food & drink
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The English Lake District is one of the most beautiful and spectacular parts of the British Isles. Mountains tower over lush valleys and deep lakes. There’s a long and proud brewing tradition in these parts, and some excellent pubs. Hawkshead Brewery supplied me with a couple of excellent pints – Lakeland Gold and Red. Red [...]

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