The Union
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
7.35
|
|
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
Sign up to add a tick or review
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at St Albans beer & cider festival 2024, St Albans, Herts. A golden/straw coloured pour with a decent white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, malty, caramel taste and aroma. Served way too warm but it's fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2024
at 09:16
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the Thornbridge Beer Club. 7.0%. Pours clear golden with a persistent thin white head. Aromas of biscuit malt, spice and light floral hops. Taste is light malt sweet and floral hops. Light bitter finish. Very easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2024
at 06:44
7/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 28th August 2024. Clear amber with shallow whitish foam and full lacing. Caramel malt aroma. Spiced maltiness and zesty peel in-mouth. Biscuit malt finish with hints of citrus zest. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 28 Aug 2024
at 12:57
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a cloudy golden amber with a large almost white head and good lacing. Hops are the mainstay of the aroma, plus traces of tropical fruits and yeast. In the mouth it starts off slightly bitter with a creamy texture and full bodied. But the bitterness gradually increases to become dominant Flavour of oranges and traditional hops with peeks of alcoholic strength. Later on there are traces of marmalade and treacle too leading to a finish which is quite bitter and slightly sticky. This is rather nice – and dangerously drinkable !
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2024
at 14:41
8/10
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2024
at 19:45
8.4/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask. Hallamshire House Sheffield. Soft haze on a pale to medium orange gold. Fully lacing lasting sparkler induced wonder of a swede. Looks belting. Much like the Jaipur Union this is very yeast forward. Sweet bready malts. Spicy peppery herbal hoppage. It’s out of the ordinary for sure. Taste has the bready sweet malts up front with a decent hit of peppery herbal bitterness. Lots of body here. Feels like a cask that has just been tapped (which it has) with that fine brisk carbonation and a bit of a “green” character running through. Bittersweet finish leans toward the peppery herbal hop side. Good. Bit odd. This Burton Union kit has produced two very interesting brews so far. Will look forward to the next
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2024
at 13:43