Five minutes with Faram – Ian Thomson, Cumbrian Legendary Ales

Five minutes with Faram - Ian Thomson, Cumbrian Legendary Ales

Join Ian Thomson of Cumbrian Legendary Ales for this Five Minutes with Faram, as he talks about brewing tradition, quality beer, and brewing in the Lake District.

What’s your favourite hop?

Amarillo®

What’s your favourite beer?

Apart from our own…Timothy Taylor’s Landlord

What’s the one item in the brewery you couldn’t do without? 

Coffee!

Favourite interest/hobby outside of brewing? 

Playing Cricket

Favourite Food & Beer pairing?

Curry with a nice cool lager

Favourite beer destination?

Kirkstile Inn, Loweswater.
https://www.kirkstile.com/

Favourite pub in the UK?

Manor House, Oxen Park (my local)
https://manorhouseoxenpark.co.uk/

Your biggest inspiration in brewing?

Hayley Barton our previous Head Brewer

What’s the last beer you brewed? 

Loweswater Gold

Favourite artist to play during a brew day?

Coldplay

What got you into brewing?

A fascination with beer, always something I hoped to do.

If you weren’t in the Brewing Industry what would you be doing?

Something less enjoyable

Fuggles or Goldings?

Goldings
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