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3× SIBA Award Winners: Cumberland Ale · Sneck Lifter · Helles Lager

Taproom open 7 days a week at Castle Brewery, Cockermouth

The legendary Lakes brewery, with water from our own well.

Strong Dark Ale 5.1% ABV

Sneck Lifter // Case of 8

A revered strong dark Lakeland ale, mahogany in colour, rich with dried fruit and spice.

SIBA Gold 2025
£21.20

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The Classic Dark Beer

SIBA 2025 Gold, Regional Bottle and Can, Amber, Brown and Red Ale. In Cumbrian dialect, a sneck lifter is someone's last sixpence, or the person that used that sixpence to lift the latch (or 'sneck') on the pub door to buy a pint. The hope was that, once inside, a friendly face would buy them another. Our tribute to this tradition sees Maris Otter pale, amber and chocolate malts combined with a blend of English Fuggles, Goldings and Challenger hops, and our famous well water, to create a glorious, mahogany hued ale with russet highlights and a warming heart. Complex flavours of dried fruits and hints of spice make this the perfect beer to savour, whatever weather the Lake District gives you.

Tasting Notes

Revered strong dark Lakeland ale. Polished mahogany in colour, packed with dried fruit, dark malt and sugar flavours, tempered with hints of hoppy spice.

What goes in

The Water

The Well

Water drawn from our own well beneath the brewery.

The Hops

Fuggles, Goldings & Challenger

The Malts

Maris Otter Pale, Amber, Chocolate & Wheat