Theakston

Commercial Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 5 Venues

Established in 1827

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The Brewery, Masham, HG4 4YD, England
Description
T&R Theakston Ltd is an independent, family brewing company founded in 1827 located in the Yorkshire Dales market town of Masham, North Yorkshire. The company is controlled and run by direct family descendants of the founder Robert Theakston. Theakston is one of Britain’s oldest established family brewing companies.

In 1987 Theakston was taken over by Scottish & Newcastle, core beers being brewed at Tyne Brewery. In 2003 the Family bought the company back and moved all production back to Masham.

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle, picked up from Sainsbury's Broadstairs. Drunk at home in France. Dark brown appearance, good off-white head. Lovely dark toffee character, light and breezy but really quite good for an AF. Would choose this over the abundance of thin bitter tasteless AF pales.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2025 at 12:47

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Rocky white head on a clear copper coloured body.
Punchy hop & malt aroma - proper 70's Bitter aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a dry back.
Malt, toffee, caramel, tea & spiced berry tastes with a long bitter finish.
Proper good Yawkshire Bitter - It's all in the water.
Tried from Bottle from Booths Supermarket (Various Locations) on 16 Nov 2025 at 17:14

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 5 Overall 6.5
(Draught at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam, 16 Aug 2025) Golden amber colour, slightly hazy, with frothy offf-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, grapefruit, grass and fresh hops. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of crisp-bread, citrus, grapefruit and a balanced citric/grassy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, dry. Smooth and refreshing. Quite nice.
Tried from Draft at Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman on 09 Nov 2025 at 21:43

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2025 at 19:41

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
cask at the blue blazer ...dark brown black ...small tan head ..soft sweet vanilla caramel nose ... soft sweet vanilla ..soft sweet caramel toffee malts ..juicy sweet toffee malts
Tried on 04 Nov 2025 at 15:22

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at The Lamplighter in Jersey. Pours dark brown with an off-white head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, salted caramel, toffee & butter. Medium body. Smooth light bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 02 Nov 2025 at 11:58

5/10
Vesine, linnaseline, kuiv, tee. Joodav.
Tried from Draft on 18 Oct 2025 at 16:07

7/10
Tried from Bottle from Beers Of Europe on 17 Oct 2025 at 17:58

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Beer Festival 2025, Beer#10. Heavy amounts of salted caramel in both aroma and taste, at excellent levels, although not a session beer being rich and sweetish.
Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2025 at 16:38

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Copper with a creamy white head. Sweet caramel malt, a bit toasty, light fruit. Medium bodied. Finish is a little sweet. Solid.
Tried from Cask at Kays Bar on 11 Oct 2025 at 16:46