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.
4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Can. Chestnut colouring, off-white whipped cream head. Neutral, light nutty aroma. Metallic roasted base flavor - shavings off a rusty nail in water, light bitter finish. Thin mouthfeel, metallic on the roof of the mouth. Watery finish.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2007
at 12:37
3.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Can. Deep brown body under a creamy, white head. Malty aroma. Taste like watered flavoured caramel. A bit smoky impression. Can’t find the bitterness. Insipid (02.02.2007)
Tried
from Can
on 14 Feb 2007
at 13:37
4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Cask One skim of off-white whatever on top of orange to pale amber beer. No nose apparent. So subdued, that everything in the pub is smellier. Soft-sweet beer, dull and uninteresting. Some doughy "flavour". Sticky in a watery environment. I bet most keg beers are more flavourful than this stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2007
at 11:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Kookfest 06. Black, nutty sour aroma. Not much of a head. Got some toffeeish/milky thickness. Like a choc milkshake. Tia Maria flavour. Surprisingly good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2006
at 15:06
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
500ml can. I’ve had this several times, but not really since I was a student in nightclubs. It hasn’t changed at all. Deep clear copper colour with a lasting off white head. Slight hop aroma. Some caramel. Absolutely no flavour at all in the mouth with some dusty hop and caramel on end. Dull tasteless bitter. And people complain that they live in Oklahoma
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2006
at 17:25
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Canned. Copper colour, creamy head. Caramel aroma. Sweet, with simplistic malt character and light body with some papery malt, but near no hops. Low-medium bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2005
at 15:34
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
An amber beer with a small orange head. The aroma is spicy with a sharp hoppyness. The flavor is sweet and very dry hoppy in the end.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2005
at 17:54
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
reddish copper. Pleasant foretaste, slightly nutty. Good finish.............
Tried
on 25 Nov 2002
at 14:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Traditional English bitter, but with a slightly more than needed bitterness. Very little aroma, very little glass activity. Average.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2002
at 13:16