Thwaites Brewery

Regional Brewery in Mellor Brook, Lancashire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 25 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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Bottle@The Flying Horse, Gatwick Airport (08/09/2015) - pours a fuzzy amber colour with white head. Medium sweet tropical and citrus fruity and malty aroma and taste, some caramel, grapefruit and peach, pine needles, hoppy bitter finish, not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2015 at 04:24

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330ml can: BBD 26th Feb 16, poured into a Chimay chalice at home on 19th Jun 15. Really liked it. Amber to copper body with a full white crown from a vigorous pour. Hops front and centre, malts giving a heavy backbone: fruity, bitter and tasty. Not as bitter or hop forward as a lot of the US West Coast big hitters but a very good beer in a similar style.
Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2015 at 04:34

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330ml bottle: badged as Crafty Dan Lil’ Bewdy. Poured (one and a half times) into an old Home Ales half-pint countryman’s glass tankard at home on 16th June 2015. Dog, walked, lawns mown, diner prepared: and relax. Pale golden pour, thinning white top from the off. Mild floral hop nose, more prominent in the taste where subtle more fruity flavours vie for attention and favour. It’s sunny and blustery, the patio doors are open, but like this beer, can’t get to excited about the weather, it’s half decent.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2015 at 10:31

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Tried on 13 Jun 2015 at 10:43

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Tried on 13 Jun 2015 at 10:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tesco; clear golden amber pour with a frothy white head, aroma marmalade and some pale malts, taste has tangerine, some caramel, some fruits, bitter finish, serviceable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2015 at 12:01

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Bottle, 3.9%. No aroma as far as I can tell. Clear shiny dark chestnut colour. Small frothy off-white head. The flavour is watery with a hint of sweet liquorice. Fruity and watery finish. Tastes all right, but is very thin, even considering its ABV.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2015 at 14:27

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle as Crafty Dan’s Lil’ Bewdy. Clear golden amber colour, white foam head with alittle lacing and nose of biscuity malt & fruity citrus hops. Flavour is similar, biscuity malt with tangy citrus hoppy bitterness. Light bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2015 at 12:02

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Color moscatel. Espuma escasa. Aroma muy fuerte. Cítrico, pomelo, naranja... Mantiene en boca, con predominante presencia en boca donde aparece la uva, que se mantiene hasta el postgusto. El predominio aromático lo compensa cierto tono acaramelado... escondido porque estamos ante una pale ale más cercana a estilos APA (o incluso IPA) americanos. En cualquier caso, bien rica.
Tried from Can on 07 Jun 2015 at 00:54

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Oscura, casi negra. Dos dedos de espuma ocre. Muy cremosa. Y que permanece hasta el final. Excelente aroma. Potente muy lupulado, frutal, uva. Rica rica en boca, equilibrada manteniendo rico tono frutal con base de malta, café y algo de tabaco. Superbebible. Superagradable Absolutamente recomendable.
Tried on 04 Jun 2015 at 11:58