Thirst Class Ale
Microbrewery in Reddish, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Established in 2014
Closed in 2023
Contact
Unit 16 Station Road Industrial Estate, Reddish, SK5 6ND, England
Description
Welcome to Thirst Class Ale, a Stockport based micro-brewery creating exciting hand crafted beers. We make our beers with the finest ingredients available and maintain a painstaking dedication to quality ensuring all our beers are truly Thirst Class. Established in 2014 we have a loose core range we brew regularly as well as a constant stream of specials and collaborations ensuring we always have something new and exciting available.
Closed June 2023 due to economic pressure.
Closed June 2023 due to economic pressure.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at IMBC. It pours clear bright gold with a small white head. The aroma is fairly sweet, bready, brioche, candied fruits, gummy bears, fruit jelly and some tropical character. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, green, candied fruits, gummy bears, quite raw, boozy heat, tannin, doughy white bread, sponge cake and icing sugar with a drying finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Too sweet in my opinion. Fair.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Oct 2018
at 19:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at IMBC 2018, session 3. Pours clear gold with a small, foamy white head. Not bad, some juicy citrus fruits, rindy and grassy bitterness, pithy lemon. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, notes of peach and lemon, grapefruit, some dry pale bread, bitter lemon rind and pine needles. Not bad overall.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2018
at 19:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at indy man beer con. Session 3. A translucent golden orange coloured pour with a sticky white head. Aroma is sugary orange, midget, gems, pineapple. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, Nectar, mango, and orange, wheaty brwsdy malts, mixed hoops. Little muddles. Palate is medium sweet sticky, moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2018
at 19:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at IMBC. It pours opauqe jet black with a small tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, heavy sweet, oily, orange, Terry's chocolate orange, chocolate cake and cocoa. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, harsh, charred wood, dark chocolate, tobacco, light smoke, boozy heat, sticky, treacle and some spice with a drying finish. Full body and fine, foamy carbonation. A bit harsh and charred.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2018
at 17:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at indy man beer con. Session 1. A jet black coloured pour with a halo of light tan head. Aroma is rustic, dungy malts, farmyard toast, coco. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, spicy funk, choc, cocoa, burny cow pat. Palate is semi sweet, spicy, oily, lowish carbonation.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2018
at 17:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at IMBC 2018, session 1. Pours black-brown with a small, foamy tan head. Not bad overall, some burnt wood, minimal chili, bitter baking cocoa, earth. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, nice ashy bitterness, baking cocoa, dried berries. Not bad.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2018
at 17:46
8/10
This was very good indeed. Well-balanced and flavourful.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2018
at 20:04
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Drink? Hebden Bridge. Dark brown with no head. The raspberry is flavoursome within its roasted malts, but with no aroma from the former. The fusion is very tasty. Texture-wise there's a mild grittiness to proceedings.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2018
at 19:34
6/10
Tried
on 03 Aug 2018
at 11:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Half pint at the Port Street Beer House. Thin beige head. Clear amber pour. Chocolate in the aftertaste
Tried
on 27 Jul 2018
at 18:41