Made North

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

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

Score

6.34

ABV: 3.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 39

Manchester-style bitter which pours a bright golden colour. Bracingly bitter and dry, Made North has light malt aromas and flavours of earthy, floral and very moreish English hops.

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6.5

LordAlwold1970 (9754) reviewed Made North from Thornbridge Brewery 2 months ago

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

Cask at the Three Hounds Beer Cafe & Bottle Shop. Nose is honey, baked apple, splash of kiwifruit. Taste is much the same. Spicy fruity undertones.

Tried from Cask at Three Hounds Beer Cafe and Bottle Shop on 28 Nov 2025 at 14:24

Reubs (35480) reviewed Made North from Thornbridge Brewery 2 months ago

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

Cask at Three Hounds Beer Bar, Beckenham 28/11/2025 Sweet bready malts, straw, cereal, yeasty note, light bodied, floral and herbal hoppy accents, soft cask mouthfeel, bitter hoppy finish.

Tried from Cask at Three Hounds Beer Cafe and Bottle Shop on 28 Nov 2025 at 13:15

Mr_Pink_152 (17201) ticked Made North from Thornbridge Brewery 3 months ago

Light golden and bitter malt. Some fruity citrus

Tried from Cask at The Strugglers Inn on 18 Oct 2025 at 12:45

5.9

dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Made North from Thornbridge Brewery 4 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 5

Half cask from Piccadilly Tap, Manchester. Pours a clear light gold with smooth white head once settled, nice lacing. Notes of cereal, melon, hint of mango and biscuit but that's being generous. Its extremely bland. Lovely smooth mouthfeel, modest bitterness.

It's brewed for an audience that that likes cask but doesn't want too much flavour in their ales. I would have thought that those guys would already have their favourites and wouldn't turn to Thornbridge but I could be wrong.

Tried from Cask at Piccadilly Tap on 15 Oct 2025 at 16:30

6.3

BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Made North from Thornbridge Brewery 4 months ago

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

Cask at the Colmore, Brum. Light clear to slightly opaque gold. Thick foamy white head. Aroma is woody, malty. Light citrus edge. Underlying sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask at The Colmore on 09 Oct 2025 at 22:09

6.3

reidyboy (3578) reviewed Made North from Thornbridge Brewery 2 years ago

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

Clear pale gold with a frothy white head and a touch of biscuit malt and lemon on the nose. Light bodied, very soft malt and subtle fruit, all on the down-low

Tried from Cask at Salopian Bar on 01 Nov 2023 at 18:25

5.8

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Made North from Thornbridge Brewery 2 years ago

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

Hand-pulled half-pint in The Salopian on 30th October 2023. Very pale golden body, white crust. Floral nose with a resinous undertone, taste is a little malty with a citrus hint or two, but all very subtle and pretty 'bland'.

Tried on 30 Oct 2023 at 18:24

eurosoba (18570) ticked Made North from Thornbridge Brewery 3 years ago

Tried on 07 Apr 2022 at 16:48

c0axial (8164) ticked Made North from Thornbridge Brewery 4 years ago

Tried from Draft on 27 Nov 2021 at 16:37

5.3

mike_77 (15875) reviewed Made North from Thornbridge Brewery 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Pale blond with lasting head. Aroma of farts, sulphur and icing sugar. Flavour is less weird but just plain.

Tried on 23 Jan 2020 at 18:05