Thwaites Brewery

Regional Brewery in Mellor Brook, Lancashire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 24 Venues

Established in 1807

Contact
Myerscough Road, Mellor Brook, BB2 7LB, England
Description
The oldest surviving brewery in Lancashire founded by Daniel Thwaites started brewing in 1807 based on Syke Street, Blackburn. A new modern brewery was built in 1966. In 2014, they entered into an agreement with Marstons that resulted in much of the beer being brewed by Marstons in Wolverhampton. In 2015, Wainright and Lancaster Bomber were sold to Marston. In 2015 we made the decision to reinvigorate our brewery, we wanted to return to our old ways and take pride in every beer we have our name on. This led to our new craft brewery being built at the foot of the Ribble Valley. Opened in 2018, our small team of brewers created our delicious beers by hand using the latest equipment, a step away from automation and mass production.

Today, Thwaites still produces beer but it in much smaller quantities as it only sells to its own estate of pubs, inns and hotels, which it brews from its Ribble Valley brewery.

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6.5

Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2025 at 17:44


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5

Tried from Cask on 02 Dec 2025 at 12:41


5

Absolutely had this before, but must have been pre-untappd. Malty, smooth slight bitterness. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2025 at 17:38


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Tried on 29 Aug 2025 at 20:24


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating - A 330ml bottle. Pours brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, fruit & malt hops. Long bitter finish. Well made IPA

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2025 at 15:41


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 18-01-15 - 330ml bottle from Waitrose, part of multi pack I got for Christmas. Pours a very dark brown with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, coffee, dark berries, bread & roasted malt. Medium body. Medium bitter finish. Enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2025 at 13:35


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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Beer Number #13 at the Clitheroe Beer Festival 2025. Amber and mildly hazed. Has Belgian style bubble-gum notes in taste, that linger.

Tried from Cask on 16 May 2025 at 15:31

gave a cheers!

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6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Beer Number #6 tried at the Clitheroe Beer Festival 2025. More traditional British than Belgian for me. Nice caramels, mild bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 16 May 2025 at 12:45

gave a cheers!

6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

On keg at Old Horns inn, Bradfield - Hazy yellow body with a scuzzy white top. Grassy citrus tang, hoppy bitterness slight touch of unripe mango.

Tried from Draft on 05 May 2025 at 14:22


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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Large creamy white head on a reddish brown coloured body.
Malt, woody, toffee, berry & tangy tastes.
Great stuff from Thwaites.

Tried from Cask on 03 May 2025 at 18:29

gave a cheers!