Landlord Mark Cockbain of the Bitter End pub on Kirkgate has installed a micro brewery at his pub and the first of his in-house brewed ales will be on offer from Saturday 22nd November 2025.

Although there used to be a brewery in the pub a good few years ago under different owners, Mark’s brewery plant uses powerful 3-phase electricity and it needed considerable expense on Mark’s part to get it wired into the premises.

So that’s two breweries that have opened their doors in Cockermouth this year, as Jennings Castle Brewery is now going strong again.

Mark has the full support of the West Cumbria branch of CAMRA and we wish him every success with this new venture.