Jaipur - On The Union
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
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Score
7.48
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Here at Thornbridge we have a deep respect for British Brewing heritage and on hearing that the historic Burton Union system was being retired we decided we wanted to do our part in saving one of the sets. We installed it in Bakewell, and after getting up and running we brewed this batch of Jaipur using it, each pint is a true piece of history. Hops: Chinook, Centennial, Ahtanum, Simcoe, Columbus and Cascade.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 9.5
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours golden amber with a small scummy off-white head and excellent lacing. The aroma has plenty of bitter hops and just a trace of yeast. In the mouth, sweetness and bitterness arm wrestle for supremacy, with the bitter hops eventually winning out. Plenty of other flavours come through too after a while – spice, ginger, yeast orange peel and herbs. Finish is very strongly bitter – but not overwhelming. This is excellent – an old favourite with just a little extra depth added by the Burton Union.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hops
on 27 Jul 2025
at 13:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Loose white head left a froth on a well carbonated unclear pale golden coloured body.
Typical Jaipur aroma with a touch of yeast.
Medium bodied, foamy & cloying.
Cereal, yeast, bitter & grapefruit tastes with a bitter finish.
Would like to try on Cask.
Typical Jaipur aroma with a touch of yeast.
Medium bodied, foamy & cloying.
Cereal, yeast, bitter & grapefruit tastes with a bitter finish.
Would like to try on Cask.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2025
at 17:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask. Thornbridge. Perfect nick, obvs. Lightly hazed pale gold. Fully lacing, lasting, dense tight white foam. Looks boss. Nose has light bready yeasty notes. Clean grain. Orange peel. Soft herbal hop. Taste has some sweetness up front with a mineraly herbal citrus pith bitterness. Lean and clean. Fine carbonation. Lengthy bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2024
at 18:25