Thornbridge Brewery Simka

Simka

 

Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular
Score
6.51
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 11
Plum Sour

This beer is inspired by a renowned Japanese plum variety celebrated for its delightful taste and appealing appearance. It’s refreshingly tart with a sweet, juicy flavour, perfectly capturing the essence of these fruits. The latest addition to our sour series, this brew is crafted for savouring on darker nights, bringing a satisfying, rich character.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Hazy golden, mid sized. Tart plum aroma. Mildly tart with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Tart with mild lemon and plums. Low bitterness.

Tried on 19 Jan 2026 at 20:37


5.5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

EB - Can 440ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 🍂🍁 ☁️☂️ [ As Thornbridge Simka ]. ABV: 4.2%. [20251007]. 5/2-/6/3/11

Tried from Can on 07 Oct 2025 at 16:06


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Hazy amber colour, small white foamy head. Aroma is herbal, some mild plum and a bit minerals and some chalky tones. Flavour is plummy sweet with mild tartness as well as some mild toffee tones to it. Sweetish tart aftertaste.

Tried from Can from Alko (Webshop) on 08 Sep 2025 at 16:05


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hazy orange colour and small off-white head. Light fruity plum aroma. Medium-bodied. Tartish, citrus, fruits, chalky. Neh.

Tried from Can at Panimoravintola Beer Hunter's on 25 Mar 2025 at 16:34


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Draught at Biratenu, small stable creamy head, cloudy very pale red colour, aroma of minerals and light sewer notes, mineral flavor, some yoghurt and a hint of fruitiness, medium lactic sourness, noticable lightish bitterness. Not too complex but nice to drink and well made.

Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2025 at 17:23


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can at home picked up from thornbeidge online. A peachy pink hazed beerr with a fine pinkish head. Aroma is soft doughy wheat, tangy fruit, plum, dusting of sugars, tangy grape, pithy. Flavour is composed of flaked wheat, grainy, tangy underripe plum, lemon rind, mineral. Palate is pithy, slightly abrasive, moderate carbonation. ok.

Tried from Can on 10 Jan 2025 at 21:46


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home in Hackney - picked up from Thornbridge online. Pours hazy, dull grapefruit pink with a creamy, white topping. Light sweet flavour with mellow tartness, delicate tangy plum, nips of citric tang. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Fairly dry in the finish, relaxed plummy tartness. Tasty, easygoing.

Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2024 at 21:27


6

440ml can from Mitchell Wines Meadowhead - milky pink body, pink top. Fruity bitterness, pick the plums up straight away, more unripe than sweet. Meh.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2024 at 21:02


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Large foamy punk hued head on a murky rhubarb coloured body. Earthy, vegetal & root aroma. Medium bodied, short on the tongue with a dry back. Plum, earthy, vegetable & chalky tastes with a tart finish. Sharp.

Tried on 31 Oct 2024 at 22:49


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can picked up at Thornbridge. Lovely purple and gold can btw. Pours a kind of milky pale purple tinged amber. Soft pink froth stays the course. Nose has slightly sour plum. Wheat. Not too much else. Taste is semi dry and a little tart. Nice mouthfeel with a gentle acidity and soft rolling carbonation. Dry and tart finish. There was a fair amount of trub in the bottom of this can so maybe it needs a gentle swirl to release a bit more oomph? Nice enough overall but a tad muted.

Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2024 at 17:55