The Union
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
7.35
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A classic British-style cask IPA created using the very best ingredients we can get our hands on and then fermenting it in our new Union set. For our base malt, we have used Maris Otter from Norfolk, a touch of Simpsons' best Crystal malt to add a touch of colour and rounded sweetness and some of the special (and expensive) Brewers' Invert No.2 sugar from Ragus, which will add notes of caramel and toffee while helping to keep the beer's body in check. The all-important hops are British-grown Goldings and Northdown, which give us some gentle berry flavours and rounded, ceder-like hop aromas to balance the maltiness.
(Cask-6%, Bottle-7%)
Hops - Goldings & Northdown
Malts - Maris Otter, Crystal & Brewers Invert No.2
(Cask-6%, Bottle-7%)
Hops - Goldings & Northdown
Malts - Maris Otter, Crystal & Brewers Invert No.2
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the Westhill Service Station. It pours clear golden - blonde with a medium fluffy white head. The aroma is a has a lovely berry character, woody, earthy, grass, herbal, toasty grains, pine and leather. The taste is firmly dry, pleasingly bitterness which lingers, wood, earthy, touch of tannin, grass, herbal, some berry, dried citrus, toasty grains, cereal, some spice and a nip of alcohol with a drying, woody finale. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Interesting depth of flavour. Robust. Enjoyable and I'm looking forward to more Union brews.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2024
at 15:52
7/10
Tried
on 16 Nov 2024
at 13:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Cask at the kernel tap room bermondsey. A clear amber orange coloured pour with a creamy white head. Aroma is soft, semi sweet nutty bread, light dried fruit, trail mix. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutt malts, dried apple, woody pine. Some bitter alcohol bite,. Palate is semi sweet, soft sublime cake condition. Lingering firm grassy hop, enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Nov 2024
at 20:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A golden beer, a head is quite big and blond. Aroma has citrucy fruitness and biscuit. Taste has biscuity maltyness, fruitness with citrus, medium bitterness. Medium bodied. Good beer.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2024
at 17:45
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2024
at 13:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Spotty beige head on a lively clear amber coloured body. Sweet, malt & English hop aroma. Medium bodied, finely carbonated with a cloying back. Floral, lime, pale malt & biscuit tastes with a bitter citrus finish. Great Brew using the 1800's brewing system.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2024
at 20:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
1207785|Thornbridge The Union|Thornbridge Brewery|7|4|8|4|14|3.7|Klare goldene Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Malziger, hopfiger, fruchtiger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, hopfig, fruchtig mit Karamell, Biscuit und Citrus. Mittlere Süße mit hoher Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2024
at 12:38
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Against The Grain. Clear golden body with an off-white head that holds well. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of marmalade and dried grass. Flavour of orange peel and brown bread with a hoppy, bitter finish. Medium body with a slick texture. Light fizz. Flavoursome peppery with a lovely lingering finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2024
at 23:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled pint in Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 11th October 2024. White crown on a clear golden body. Nice caramel tasting base with some decent hop action giving bitterness and a slight fruity feel. Liked it!
Tried
on 11 Oct 2024
at 15:56
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2024
at 17:53