The Oddfellows Arms, Keswick - pub details
Address: 19 Main Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5BL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 14637) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by B Goodale on 10 Sep 2004
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> Current user rating: 6.3/10 (rated by 21 users)
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user reviews of the Oddfellows Arms, Keswick
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| having read some reports we were a bit apprehensive about this place. No problem- friendly staff and the beer was good (all Jennings) and not expensive (we live in the South and are used to paying a lot more). We didn't eat, bit the food look good and good value and was certainly popular 6speed - 19 Oct 2011 20:15 |
| This pub is good apart from my earlier comments, you are correct its my choice, the beer does'nt go flat it just appears so, try half with and half without the sparkler - preferably blindfolded, most who have tried this end up prefering the latter and have been surprised, would the landlord insist on giving Black Coffee to someone who requested White. There are pubs who will happily serve short measure to gain revenue - speak to trading standards, there is one national chain who are often guilty of this and I am surprised how few complain, perhaps it's the British attitude. As you may guess I was originally from Surrey and often get ribbed by my northern friends about this issue, but I dont give them grief when they take a sparkler down south in their pocket - yes I know a few who do, it's their choice. Let me know whether you have tried my experiment, let the beer rest on your tongue - it should tingle without the sparkler. beer_finder_general - 22 Jul 2011 11:00 |
| Great pub, cheap and cheerful. Food is okay - might not be the poshest around but its good value and does the job. Beer is well kept and includes the excellent Jennings range. To the guy with the sparkler issue - as you say, its your choice if you wish to buy flat beer, but to suggest they are just serving beer with a head to get more pints from a barrel is crazy - flat beer is wrong, it should have a head and most (if not all) northern drinkers will agree with this. MrsGus - 9 Jul 2011 20:23 |
| The landlord here needs a lesson in public relations - 1. when a customer requests beer served without the sparkler it is HIS choice, this guy has never heard the term " The customer is always right " 2. a lesson in hydro-physics, the sparkler actually makes the beer flat, not the other way round. I suspect the motive is getting 80 pints out of a 72 pint cask - trading standards please note. I wonder what the Marston Beer Companies guidelines on this old chestnut are, Camra states that southern beer should always be served without the sparkler,and northern beer if requested without. many of Marstons products are southern brewed and therefore will be ruined by this insidious device. I wonder whether he drinks real ale - I suspect he is a Lager Boy. beer_finder_general - 24 Jul 2010 10:32 |
| Remember it being busy, but friendly - quirky interior if I recall - the 1 Cumberland Ale I had was good. kernott1 - 13 Jun 2010 21:30 |
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