About
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.
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.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Pours a dark gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and fruit in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Thornbridge Brewery Tap
on 13 Jun 2026
at 16:28
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Pours a light gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and fruit in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Thornbridge Brewery Tap
on 13 Jun 2026
at 16:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Smell of roasted malt, hops, some tar. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of licorice, roasted malt, some tar, ash and herbs. Lively carbon. Medium sweet. Pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bier-Bier
on 13 Jun 2026
at 14:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, small to medium bubbly fizzy head, cloudy polish orange colour, citrus, juniper, flowers, some tonic, a touch of glue and a bit of spiciness and wood, empathic light grapefruit bitterness and a mellow light white wine sourness. Original and highly enjoyable, the gin character is quite evident.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2026
at 17:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Friends of Ham, Leeds. Hazy-opaque orange-amber. Foamy white head. Aroma has resin and light spice over light but tangy fruit. Flavourwise it's bitter with a stunted resinous, over light fruit with a sour citrus. Underlying watery juice. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Hmm... enjoyable enough but a bit of a damp squid.
Tried
from Draft
at
Friends Of Ham
on 11 Jun 2026
at 19:48
7.1/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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