Thwaites Brewery
Regional Brewery
in
Mellor Brook,
Lancashire,
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Associated with 25 Venues
Established in 1807
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.
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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Pivoteka. Full golden-orange body with a big white head, somewhat lasting. Cute light hoppy fruity aroma. White grapes mostly and light caramel. Grainy malty taste with mild perfumey grape notes, vaguely citric and herbal. Medium bitterness going into a light finish. This is a good, drinkable golden ale that will disappoint you if you seek huge hoppiness, but unlike some of the category, it does use at least some of its hops well and they are noticable. Without flaws, a good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2016
at 10:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden colored, clear, medium white frothy head, good lasting. Aroma is of malt and caramel, some lemony citrus and grassy hops. Taste is medium sweet malt and caramel, biscuit, bit bready, light to medium citrus lemony and grassy aroma, light+ bitterness, bit buttery. Medium- bodied, soft carbonation, oily.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2016
at 14:30
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Booths, Media City. Copper-amber with a thin head. Traditional ale in style with only a light bitterness. Not overly flavoursome, but with a slightly steamed texture itโs a very light in the palate. Has a sweetness in its nose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 16:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle, bright copper with a firm medium light yellow head. aroma of caramel, orange, malt, pine, resin, grassy, fruity. Taste medium sweetness, medium bitterness, lots of caramel, resin, toffee, sharp, grassy, citrus, orange, clear rye flavor, grapefruit, no annoying bitterness to be found, hoppy however with a short finish, medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2016
at 13:48
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Aroma of okay hops and grains. A bit of head and orange body, average. Flavour is weak hops with orange juice. Medium on the mouth. Positively boring.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2016
at 04:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(can, 33cl) Clear, amber to copper colour with a firm medium-sized off-white foamy head. Hoppy aroma with herbal, piney/resiny and fruity accents, including notes of grapefruit, oranges and pineapples, backed by cara-malt, hints of biscuits, tea. Sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied with a smooth carbonation. Robust malty base with notes of caramel, black tea, accompanied by complex hoppy favours, mainly herbal spicy, resiny and mildly fruity; quite lasting, medium-dry finish. Quite good and rounded IPA, canยดt wait to sample the bottled version. 14.VII.16
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2016
at 14:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Slightly hazy amber colour, small head. Aroma is grass, herbs, and some mild floral notes. Flavour is grass, herbs, some wooden and mild and some mild bready notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2016
at 12:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (from some shop in Tallinn). Ambery brown colour with a mediumsized foamy head. Aroma is caramel, some sweet nuts, quite rich on the hoppy side as well. Flavour is floral, some wooden notes, mild nutty and caramelly notes with a mellow bitterness. Nicely hopped brown ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2016
at 04:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Coppery color with an off-white head. Light hoppy aroma with hints of orange peel. Light bitterness, slightly resins. Light final with mild bitterness.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2016
at 17:03
7/10
Tried
on 15 Jun 2016
at 22:45