Thornbridge Brewery

Microbrewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 13 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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
440ml can from Mitchell Wines Meadowhead - Hazy orange, not much head. Pithy citrus fruits, herby pine notes, bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 11 Aug 2026 at 18:29

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with a small scummy off-white head and good lacing. There’s malts, grass and herbs in the aroma with just a touch of spice as well. In the mouth it starts off slightly bitter but this does gradually increase. There is also the expected Burton Union deep creamy texture. Flavours are mainly malts and home with a fair dollop of citrus and hints of oats and bergamot. Finish is somewhat dry. This is quite nice but also somewhat disappointing.
Tried from Cask at Hops on 11 Aug 2026 at 15:45

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at Thornbridge. Hazed pale straw yellow. Sturdy white foam. Low on the wheat and high on the fruity addition. Fairly dry with some decent bitterness. Drinks well especially as it’s served really cold in here. Juicy light bitter finish. Nice one. In fact I had two of the same.
Tried from Draft at Thornbridge Brewery Tap on 11 Aug 2026 at 13:29

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Cask at Sun, Stafford. Pours golden yellow with a medium sized foamy almost white head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly peaches with some hints of biscuits. In the mouth it is quite sweet with a creamy texture. Flavour is floral hops and tinned peaches plus traces of gooseberry and elderflower. Some bitterness comes through later but the finish is still peachy. This is reasonable – but I’m not exactly keen on the craze for peach beers !
Tried from Cask at Sun Inn (Titanic) on 10 Aug 2026 at 14:30

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
A light yellow and hazy beer, a head is medium and white. Aroma has wheat, grapefruit, lime, mandarin, mango. Taste has lightness and freshness of wheat, Grapefruit, lime. Medium bodied. Very refreshning. Very good.
Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 08 Aug 2026 at 15:52

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap. Sheffield Tap. Hazed yelllw gold. Frothy white head stays the course. Nose has gummy bear sweets. Pineapple. Sticky drizzle cake. Actually smells sweet. Taste, unsurprisingly, is sweet. Too sweet in fact, for me. There’s some bitterness but it’s way at the back and doesn’t kick in soon enough. Feels sticky overall. Bit heavy going. Nah. Struggled with a half.
Tried from Draft at Sheffield Tap (Tapped Sheffield) on 08 Aug 2026 at 15:19

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Colmore, Birmingham. Poured a clear yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is yeasty. The flavour is light bitter, with a light, watery, light herbal, woody hop bitter palate. Light bodied with flat carbonation. Nothing to write home about.
Tried from Draft at The Colmore on 07 Aug 2026 at 21:50

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can from Raynville Superstore. It pours crystal clear fairly pale yellow with a decent white head. The aroma is fresh and bright, bitter - sweet, lemon sherbet, candied peel, zingy, tangy, apricot, nectarine, mango, juicy and tangfastics. The taste is firm, dry, bitter - sweet, touch green, weedy, sweet ripe fruits, apricot, nectarine, mango, tinned peach, fruit syrup, pithy, zesty, bitter orange, kumquat, peppery spice, slap of booze, warming, toothy and light tannin with a drying, chewy finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Fun stuff, but punchy!
Tried from Can from Raynville Superstore on 06 Aug 2026 at 17:57

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 05/08/2026.
Moderately hazed orange to amber topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, grapefruit, pine ripple, citric tinged straw.
Taste comprises grapefruit zest, pine needle, bitter orange, mixed tropicana, subtle hop spice.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with grassy come earthy hop bitterness.
Tidy bitter bastard.
Tried on 05 Aug 2026 at 16:38

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tight white head left a creamy top on on a clear pale golden coloured body.
Grain, biscuit & pale malt aroma.
Medium bodied, frothy, cloying & sticky.
Biscuit, light malt, grain & herbal tastes with bitter lightly hopped finish.
Great Lager.
Tried from Can on 04 Aug 2026 at 20:09