In the 1847 directory, we find -

Alston

• Shaw, Gill, and Co., brewers and maltsters.

Appleby

• Atkinson, James and Co., Boroughgate.
• Rowlandson & Co., (and spirit merchant) Doomgate.

Bootle

• Harrison, Jas., vict. Sun Inn, posting house & brewer.

Brampton

• Cox, Joseph and Son, New Brewery.
• Ramshay & Co., Old Brewery.

Bromfield

• Bromley, H., brewer and maltster

Caldbeck

• Lancaster, John, brewer &c., Caldbeck Brewery

Carlisle

• Hodgson, Sir Rd. & Co., Old Brewery, Caldew Bridge.
• Iredale, Joseph, 2 Water-st., "New Brewery Co." Denton Holme, T. Pattinson, mngr.
• Peattie and Hendrie, West Walls Brewery.

Cartmel

• Lowe, John, beer ho., brewer, painter, plumber, glazier, and tin plate worker.

Cockermouth

• Richardson, John and Son, Old Brewery.

Crosthwaite Parish

• Listed under "St. John's, Castle Rigg, and Wythburn Township," Edmondson, Alfred, brewer, maltster, and corn miller, Burns.

Dalston

• Gibson, Dixon, Elwood & Co.
• Trimble, R. and Co.

Gosforth

• Globe, Geo. Jackson, (and brewer)

Harrington

• Banks, Aaron Hunter, (and maltster)
• Dalzell, John, (and assistant overseer)

Kendal

• Banks, Zephaniah, & John J., Wildman Street.
• Nicholson, Thos., Collin Croft.

Kirkby Stephen

• Harker & Rowlandson, Low Brewery.
• Mason, Thomas & Son.
• In Hartley Township, Bousfield & Taylor, maltsters, brewers, & spirit merchants.

Kirkoswald

• George & Dragon, Jno. Walton (brewer, maltster & bucher)

Lorton

• Jennings, John and Co., brewers and maltsters

Maryport

• Sewell, Wm. Miller, Wood-st.

Parton

• Aldrich, Willm. Hall, brewer and maltster, Parton Brewery

Penrith

• Birbeck, Beattie & Co. Townhead
• Davis, John, Burrowgate
• Glasson, Thos., Netherend
• Harvey, Jno. & Co., Middlegate

Shap

• Garside, Thos.

Ulverston

• Hodgson, John, Canal Head.
• Jackson, Fell, & Co., Old Brewery.
• Jackson, Edw., Ellers.
• Robinson, Rt., Brook Street.
• In Egton-Cum-Newlands Township, Wilson, Thos., brewer, &c., Redbeck, or Low Smithy.

Whitehaven

• Charters, Thos. & Co., Corkickle Brewery.
• Coldbeck, Esau and Son, 38 Queen-st.
• Lewis, Ed. Lloyd & Co., 10 Irish-st.
• Longmire, Thomas, Tangier-st.

Wigton

• Graham, Rd., Old Brewery
• Harrison, Danl., King-st.
• Mark, Thos., Union-st.
• Robinson, Mat. & Co., Water Street Brewery

Workington

• Iredale, John, High Brewery
• Little, Andrew, Low Brewery

In 1901 -

Brampton

• Brampton New Brewery Co., Main Street; George Wright and Sons, proprietors.
• Brampton Old Brewery Co., Isaac Armstrong, manager.

Carlisle

• Carlisle New Brewery Co. Ltd., Caldew Gate; John Pattinson, managing director.
• Carlisle Old BreweryCo. Ltd., Bridge Street, Caldew Gate; John R. Paterson, managing director.
• Iredale, Joseph (trustees of late), High Brewery, Currock St.; F.P. Dixon, manager.
• Queen's Brewery, Caldewgate; J. Graham & Sons, proprtrs.

Cockermouth

• Jennings Bros. Ltd., Castle Brewery; A. Thompson, sec.

Maryport

• Maryport Brewery Co. Ltd., Wood Street.

Penrith

• Glasson and Co. Ltd., Great Dockray, Victoria Road, and Union Court Brewery.
• Penrith Middlegate Brewery Limited.

Whitehaven

• Dalzell, Thomas (and maltster); W.J. Armstrong, proprietor; Tower Brewery, Corkickle.
• Spencer, Henry & Co. Ltd., Irish Street.

Wigton

• Maryport Brewery Co. Ltd., Burntfoot.

Workington

• Workington Brewery Co. Ltd., Ladies' Walk; P. Iredale, managing director; F.W. Livesey, secretary.

Today, the only commercial brewers in Cumbria are Jennings, of Cockermouth, and Hartley's of Ulverston. There are also a number of what could probably best be described as micro-breweries, of recent foundation. Added 2007 - since this was written, both breweries have been taken over. Jennings is now owned by Marston's, and its future prospects seem to be good. The Ulverston Brewery was subsequently closed.