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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7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can. Pours a light red colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and fruit in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness and a touch watery, with a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Can at Thornbridge Brewery Tap on 31 May 2026 at 14:56

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6
Can at Firkim Alehouse. Hazy gold colour lasting white head. Mango aroma. Bitter finish. Decent base beer.
Its ok. Good fruit mango is over powering.
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2026 at 16:06

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 30/05/2026.
Moderate haze on a golden amber pour topped with an off white head.
Nose is grass, melon, papaya, floral nip.
Taste comprises orange pith, grass, pine needle, grapefruit, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spattered with juicy come light grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy.
Tried on 30 May 2026 at 15:34

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at Greystones, Sheffield - Deepest brown body with a lasting off-white top. Coffee influence very evident, smooth body, good robust flavours for such low ABV.
Tried from Cask at The Greystones on 29 May 2026 at 18:28

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
On keg at Greystones, Sheffield - Hazy pale yellow with a lasting white foam. Herby start, nice earthiness to the finish, clean citrus undertones. I've been a bit flat with Thornbridge Beer lately, but this is a refreshing - literally - reminder of what they are capable of.
Tried from Draft at The Greystones on 29 May 2026 at 17:57

7/10
Tried from Can from Malt Attacks on 28 May 2026 at 18:41

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
A golden beer, a head is quite big and blond. Aroma has grapefruit, mango, flowers. Taste has pine, grapefruit, medium bitterness, balanced. Medium bodied. Very nice.
Tried from Can from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 28 May 2026 at 18:35

8/10
Tried from Bottle at Thornbridge Brewery Tap on 25 May 2026 at 15:42

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Fairly tame overall, which I suppose is not a bad thing, as I don’t want to drink batter water. In truth, it’s not far from a straight-ahead porter. There’s roast, mild cocoa, burnt sugars, mild earthy bitterness. Inklings of dried dark fruits. The name is misleading. The beer is nice.
Tried from Can at House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal) on 23 May 2026 at 22:42

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask @ Charlies, CPH. Pours amber Brown with s small head. Nougat, Dark fruit and Chewy caramel. Smooth. Quite dope for a Brown ale.
Tried on 22 May 2026 at 16:34