Thwaites Brewery

Regional Brewery in Mellor Brook, Lancashire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 25 Venues

Established in 1807

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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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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle 33 cl. Brown-garnet color, good foam. Flavor: malty, caramel and coffee, roasted, string hop bitterness, good one.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2020 at 12:30

6/10
Many thanks to Simon for this can. 33cl. Fresh grainy floralness. Easy to drink, moderate malty with a nice floral back. Bitter, grainy and floral in the end. Nice.
Tried from Can on 20 Apr 2020 at 21:19

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Cask at the Rose & Crown, Wycombe. Amber with a white head. Caramel with a brief whiff of over-ripe red apple. Sweet from the off, and very little there apart from watery caramel. Admittedly in sub-optimal condition, but a crap beer regardless.
Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2020 at 20:52

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle, from historic notes. Source from a local supermarket. Poured pale amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, hops, fruit and a light herbal edge. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, watery and oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2019 at 21:03

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle, from historic notes. Source not recorded. Poured clear amber with an average size off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, hops, fruit and slight nutty notes. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2019 at 21:00

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle, from historic notes. Source not recorded. Poured amber with a medium size off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, hops, fruit and slight nutty edge. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2019 at 20:56

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle, from historic notes. Source not recorded. Poured very dark brown with an average size beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate, roasted malt, liquorice, coffee and ash. Moderate sweetness, medium roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2019 at 20:52

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle, from historic notes. Sourced from a local supermarket. Poured dark amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of toffee, malt, dark fruit, nut. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, sticky texture, average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2019 at 20:48

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle, from historic notes. Source not recorded. Poured very dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, liquorice, chocolate, dark fruit and nutty notes. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Moderate body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Mild roasted, milky chocolate finish. Decent brew. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dark Mild / Dark (Filtered) on 05 Jan 2022 at 11:00 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5. Original review text: 2/1/2022. Can at the New Year beer share. From Beers of Europe. Pours clear deep amber bronze with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of malt, molasses, liquorice, dried fruit, caramac bar. Medium sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Light body, watery texture, average carbonation. Good looking beer, fair overall.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2019 at 20:44

6/10
Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2019 at 22:20