Thornbridge Brewery

Microbrewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 12 Venues
Associated Webshop: Thornbridge Brewery

Established in 2005

Contact
Riverside Brewery, Buxton Rd, Bakewell, DE45 1GS,, England
Description
Note that the Thornbridge Hall series (largely one off and specials circa 2010-15) deliberately carry the Thornbridge name in their title.

Innovation Passion and Knowledge in all we do - and to have some fun along the way. The Thornbridge story began back in 2005 when the founders Jim Harrison and Simon Webster recruited two young brewers to brew on a second hand 10-barrel kit in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall. Soon demand outstripped supply and the need for a new Brewery became clear. In 2009 a brand new state of the art brewery was built at Riverside, Bakewell to meet with demand and allow Thornbridge to develop their range of beers.

Brewing still takes place today on the original kit at Thornbridge Hall, which allows us to experiment with new brews, create bespoke Hall brews, collaborations and assist the main brewery in Bakewell.

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7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Keg at The Colmore, Brum. Opaque dark brown. Creamy light beige head. Aroma has caramel and booze. Flavourwise it's got sugary caramel with a bitter edge. Peripheral booze. Medium bodied. Slick to creamy. Soft-flat carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. A punchy Brown.

Tried from Draft at The Colmore on 20 Mar 2026 at 16:15


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

A brown beer, a head is medium and beige. Aroma has breadyness, herbs, light fruitness and even some flowers. Taste has breadyness and flowers, herbs. Medium bodied. Pretty nice.

Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 20 Mar 2026 at 13:25


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear pale yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of light citrus and biscuit. Taste is grapefruit and more light biscuit. Clean finish. A bit one-note, but OK.

Tried on 17 Mar 2026 at 18:38


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Large tight white head on a reddish amber coloured body.
Berry, spruce & spiced aroma.
Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with a lively cloying back.
Resinous, red berry, caramel & sliced tastes with a malt backbone & peppery finish.
Very tasty.

Tried from Can on 16 Mar 2026 at 21:31

gave a cheers!

7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On cask up the White Lady.
Appearance - very pale yellow and clear. Snow white head.
Nose - gently citrus and pith though mainly grassy.
Taste - yep grapefruit pith and zest this time, gentle biscuits at the back.
Palate - light bodied and very refreshing.
Overall - good.

Tried from Cask at White Lady (JDW) on 16 Mar 2026 at 14:48


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

440ml can at 8.4%. Pours orange gold with a large head. Aroma is piney caramel and sherbet. Taste has sherbet, pine and hoppy banana.

Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2026 at 23:08


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear pale straw yellow coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is soft cereal grains, delicate citrus, grapefruit, peach, melon. Flavour is composed of light grains, straw, grass, floral lemon delicate. Palate is light and wet, mellow cask condition. Easy going.

Tried on 15 Mar 2026 at 17:40


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

From Bine and Vine, best before October 26th 2026.

Pours a clear amber brown, nice finger of foam, shrinks quickly but retention is good, lacing is excellent.

The smell is fruity, light roast, toffee, hoppy, very mild malt notes that don't lean towards the sweet.

Taste is fruity, toffee, rather strong bitterness, not much of any malt sweetness, very dry. Very dry, to me.

Good mouthfeel, I would drink this again. Similarly, iirc, to a Fullers Vintage Ale

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2026 at 13:05


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Handpull cask at the Needle & Pin, Loughborough. Dark brown and slightly translucent with a thin khaki/tan head. Black malt aroma, some Marmite, some salted treacle. Taste has a sweetness with a quickly following yeasty umami. Some good bitterness in the back of the tongue at the finish. Medium to full body with soft to medium carbonation.

Tried at Needle & Pin on 13 Mar 2026 at 19:20


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

A good porter before to sleep, subtle notes of cacao, brown chocolate, malt, vanilla, more sweetvthan the young's, some hop, 24.09.19, at Epalinges purchased at Wittisch, Olten.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2026 at 18:40