Thomas Hardy Burtonwood
Microbrewery
in Burtonwood,
Cheshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Molson Coors
Established in 1997
Contact
Description
Thomas Hardy is a unique, family owned, service company dedicated to bottling and packaging. The company has two production facilities in the North West that package beer, cider, FABs, RTDs, soft drinks, juice drinks and tonic water in glass and PET bottles. Thomas Hardy is able to focus completely on customers’ requirements as we have no brands of our own. As a bespoke production company, we pride ourselves on service, quality and competitive pricing.
History:
Thomas Hardy Burtonwood was launched by Peter Ward on the site of the former Burtonwood Brewery, and now has twelve main customers on contract, ranging from international breweries to market-leading soft drink companies.
It is a proud family business on a site that is steeped in history - Burtonwood Brewery dates back to 1865.
The company sold its brewery to Molson Coors in 2015; it now has a unique business model where it focuses on bottling, and supports other firms rather than being a main competitor. Chris Ward took over the reins from his late father, and his team now specialise in bottling smaller, niche products or new drinks that are in product development, including their own small range of traditional and craft beers.
History:
Thomas Hardy Burtonwood was launched by Peter Ward on the site of the former Burtonwood Brewery, and now has twelve main customers on contract, ranging from international breweries to market-leading soft drink companies.
It is a proud family business on a site that is steeped in history - Burtonwood Brewery dates back to 1865.
The company sold its brewery to Molson Coors in 2015; it now has a unique business model where it focuses on bottling, and supports other firms rather than being a main competitor. Chris Ward took over the reins from his late father, and his team now specialise in bottling smaller, niche products or new drinks that are in product development, including their own small range of traditional and craft beers.
26/03/1994. SMITHFIELD HOTEL, 37 High Street, UTTOXETER, Staffordshire, England (BURTONWOOD)
Tried
on 15 Nov 2022
at 14:10
30/11/1996. ECHO, 24 Old Road East, GRAVESEND, Kent, England (INNTREPRENEUR)
Tried
on 15 Nov 2022
at 12:49
11/05/1977. CAERNARVON CASTLE, Ruabon Road, WREXHAM, Clwyd, Wales (BURTONWOOD)
Tried
on 15 Nov 2022
at 12:43
04/02/1996. ROYAL OAK, Leicester Road, LOUGHBOROUGH, Leicestershire, England (BURTONWOOD)
Tried
on 15 Nov 2022
at 12:40
08/10/1977. RED LION HOTEL, 7 Market Place, LEEK, Staffordshire, England (BURTONWOOD)
Tried
on 15 Nov 2022
at 12:37
05/03/1987. CROWN HOTEL, 7 Hall Street, WELSHPOOL, Powys, Wales (BURTONWOOD)
Tried
on 15 Nov 2022
at 12:30
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle thanks to Fergus. It pours deep brown with a medium off-white head. The aroma is plastic, burnt tires, cheap chocolate, caramel, dark fruits and malt loaf. The taste is bitter - sweet, ashy, tangy fruits, treacle, charred wood, earth and dull burnt notes. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Pretty weird stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2016
at 09:27
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at home, picked up from tesco. A musty airy nutty brown malts, tangy , sugary. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, highish carbonation. Flavour is composed of, nutty malts, brown, tangy apple, pear. Not as bad as I feared. Little burnt sugars.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2016
at 09:25
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle shared in Watford - thanks to Feergus. Pours clear light brown with a frothy, off-white head. Novel aroma, some rotting apples, dark bread. Light sweet flavour, sugary like cider, bitter and a little ashy too. Light bodied with average carbonation. Harsh ashy finish, with faint cocoa, earth, ripe apples. Strange stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2016
at 09:24
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
500ml bottle, take-out from Birmingham Beer Bash 2015, shared on the train home. A cross between a porter and a cider? What’s not to like? Well.. this beer. Pours black with large bubbly beige head. Thin, sweet chocolate, mild cider influence. Really couldn’t get my head around this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2015
at 15:50