Cumbria
Utown
Cumbria
Utown beers are brewed by the team at Lakeland Brewhouse. Our brand has been inspired by the town which we live and brew in, Ulverston, and the infamous skate scene we had in Utown back in 90s and 00s, you’ll see this noted in our iconic can and keg design
While we're mostly known for our “traditionally-styled” beers, we've always dabbled. In the past under the Stringers umbrella, while we were busy making what you might call “local beers for local people”, we also knocked out a double stout (“Mutiny”, a champion bottled beer of Britain according to CAMRA), a white IPA (“Dicky Mo”), a couple of Black IPAs, beers in Belgian styles (including “Furness Abbey” which cleaned up at the very first – and final – Global Association of Craft Brewers fest in Berlin).
The market for this kind of stuff was small, and difficult to access. Also, the kit we were working with wasn't really suited to the kind of beers that we could see coming. While we could make them, it wasn't easy or (at the time) good business.
Time passes, and things have changed. Even here. The market for those beers called “Craft” has blossomed. New investment into the brewery has created the opportunity to make and bring to market all the beers we love. So, we're back in the saddle. It might take us a little time to get into the groove again, but you can be sure that there's a slew of interesting beers lined up.
We crave feedback from drinkers out there. Brewers don't get much of that. We send our babies out into the world and keep our fingers crossed. Please let us know if you enjoy our work. On the other hand, if there's something you think we should be doing differently, we want to hear that too, please give us a shout or pop and see us at the onsite Brewery Tap.
The market for this kind of stuff was small, and difficult to access. Also, the kit we were working with wasn't really suited to the kind of beers that we could see coming. While we could make them, it wasn't easy or (at the time) good business.
Time passes, and things have changed. Even here. The market for those beers called “Craft” has blossomed. New investment into the brewery has created the opportunity to make and bring to market all the beers we love. So, we're back in the saddle. It might take us a little time to get into the groove again, but you can be sure that there's a slew of interesting beers lined up.
We crave feedback from drinkers out there. Brewers don't get much of that. We send our babies out into the world and keep our fingers crossed. Please let us know if you enjoy our work. On the other hand, if there's something you think we should be doing differently, we want to hear that too, please give us a shout or pop and see us at the onsite Brewery Tap.