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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7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
440ml can in my local Spoons on 9th June 2026, poured into a bulbous glass. Golden orange body, white topping. Nice nose of pine and fruitiness, taste followed the same lines, hoppy and semi bitter with both pine and citrus fruit flavours.
Tried from Can at William Withering on 09 Jun 2026 at 18:45

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
On cask at Peacock at Owler Bar.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2026 at 12:32

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small scummy tan head and good lacing. The aroma is basically coffee but with some hints of nuts and chocolate. In the mouth it is sweet and smooth with a rather watery texture. Malts and coffee are the main flavours plus traces of dark fruits and (later) cola and floral hints. Finish is quite fruity. This is reasonable – though a bit thin.
Tried from Cask at Hops on 06 Jun 2026 at 13:45

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Draft at teh Heartless Wrench, Randers. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jun 2026 at 11:57

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can. Morrison’s. Got this confused with the grapefruit one and didn’t realise it was a tick. Anyway. It’s a solid Jaipur base under mango purée. It neither adds much nor detracts. It’s a curio for sure and like Stu below says, it’s not same league as the mango Halcyon. That seemed better than the sum of its parts and this doesn’t particularly. Rambling here but simply put a plain Jaipur is way way better.
Tried from Can from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 05 Jun 2026 at 17:52

8.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of grapefruit and lemon. Flavour of vine tomato and grapefruit. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. This is a very good west coast IPA.
Tried from Can at House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal) on 04 Jun 2026 at 22:59

8.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a small dark brown foamy head with some retention and some lacing notes. Aroma of chocolate notes with some nice Cognac notes with faint madeira notes and light residual sugar notes. Taste is also a mix of chocolate notes with some nice Cognac notes and light residual sugar notes. Body is full with an oily texture and good carbonation with some light discernible alcohol notes. Great BA aged stout even though light madeira notes were present at the onset but seemed to disappear afterward.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2026 at 20:00

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle conditioned. Pours a clear gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and citrus fruits in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle at Thornbridge Brewery Tap on 31 May 2026 at 16:26

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Can. Pours a dark brown colour with a tight beige head, plenty of hops and malt in the aroma with hints of caramel, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry soft malt finish.
Tried from Can at Thornbridge Brewery Tap on 31 May 2026 at 15:38

5.5/10
Tried from Draft at Café Het Klooster on 31 May 2026 at 15:26