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Brewed by Robinsons
Style: Bitter
Stockport, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 34   MEAN: 2.93/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.9   EST. CALORIES: 123   ABV: 4.1%
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Cask: Regular
The second of the Hartleys ales, Cumbria Way joined XB in 2001. Our former Head Brewer, Chris Helin invited tenants from our finest Cumbrian houses to select a new beer from a range of trial ales. The response was overwhelming Cumbria Way!
Cumbria Way takes its name from the 112km footpath which passes through the heart of the Lake District National Park and links the two historic Cumbrian towns of Ulverston and Carlise.
Hartleys Cumbria Way is a full bodied bitter beer with superb mouth feel of rich malt and hops complemented by complex aromas of spicy hop, malt and tart fruit. It has a long dry finish with citrus fruit notes Long dry finish with citrus fruit notes.


highest score

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
MiP (12172) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - MAR 15, 2011
Cask, 4.1%. Mildly fruity and nutty flavour. Clear dark golden colour. Floral hoppiness, mild and nice. The aftertaste is slightly cleansing grassy hops. Low to medium bitterness. Good chalky mouthfeel. Nicely refreshing.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Beesbeer (349) - WALES - AUG 5, 2012
Sweet and seductive. Treacle tart and jam, cherries to a crisp dry finish. Mmmmm. Nice one. Shame that was the last of it!

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
MrWalker (926) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - JUN 9, 2005
Cask @ Akkurat, Stockholm. 7 June 2005.
Amber and medium sweet. Served a bit green. Easy downed though quite bitter. Likewise in aftertaste.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jammin7jg (139) - Burnage, Manchester, Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - MAY 3, 2007
[CASK: Castle Hotel, Manchester 30/10/06] A tasty and refreshing ale and most pleasing. Fruity and joyous. Good if you want a pick-me-up kinda ale.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Svesse (5197) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - AUG 28, 2009
(Cask at Castle, Manchester, 22 July 2009) Amber colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with apricots, orange peel, biscuits and slightly earthy hops. A touch of sulphur. Fruity taste with notes of bicuity malt, apricots, orange and earthy hops in a finish with well balanced bitterness. Rather light body. Decent bitter not straying too far from the mainstream.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DJMonarch (9153) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - FEB 4, 2006
UPDATED: NOV 24, 2009 1. Cask Handpump at the Castle Hotel, Manchester 16/11/2001 Golden amber coloured slightly pale and bitter. Dry hop finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Helter Skelter, Frodsham 09/05/2002 Mid brown coloured and fruity. Malt hop finish. 3. Cask Handpump at the Mill Hotel, Chester 05/04/2008 Floral and hop aromas. Golden bronze coloured smooth on the palate and fruity with a crisp floral and slightly dry full malt finish. 4. Cask Handpump at the Smoker Inn, Plumley 21/10/2009 Some hop aroma. Amber coloured fruity and smooth on the palate with a little bitterness in a malt finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
mike_77 (1961) - NETHERLANDS - AUG 31, 2012
A clear, light brown bitter with a tight creamy head. It’s a well balanced light bitter with a dry finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Fin (6180) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - SEP 23, 2006
Cask at The Penny Black, JDW, Bicester 23-09-06. Warm golden in colour, with a very tight white head. Fresh hoppy and quite tasty bitter, finish is dryish and slightly bitter.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rauchbier (3395) - Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND - JUN 29, 2003
Cask Conditioned. Dirty amber colour, good tight white head, low fine condition. Butterscotch caramel and hops in the nose, sweet and malty with more butterscotch in the mouth and some bitterness in the dry finish

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
omhper (17478) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - AUG 19, 2002
Sampled cask conditioned at Castle Inn, Manchester.
Pale amber. Fruity with crystal malt profile. Dryish and chewy. Low bitterness.


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