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.
6/10
Crafty Dan Lil' Bewdy
Nothing too spectacular.
Nothing too spectacular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2015
at 20:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Thwaites Little Bewdy ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, moderate to heavy hoppy, flowers, grass, dusty grass, dusty hops. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, dusty hops, tropical fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130814]
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2015
at 02:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pint from cask at Britons Protection in Manchester 05.05.15. Dark golden. Off-white head and lacing. Aroma of grains, cereals and biscuits. Similar taste, perhaps with a hint of yeast.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2015
at 14:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thanks to olliejobbins for this one. Pours a clear dark amber color, topped with lots of solid and lasting beige colored head. Very pleasant fruity aroma, followed by some malty notes. Taste starts with some gentle fruity sweetness, thereโs a decent hoppy bitterness in the body and finish. Very nice and easily drinkable IPA.
Tried
on 04 May 2015
at 11:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Sainsburys. Pours clear amber with medium off-white head. Fruity nose, full taste with a lot of orange and uber sweet malts. Nice full, long-lasting flavours. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2015
at 14:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
From a 220ml bottle on 30/4/2015. Pours a cloudy dark golden with the barest of heads.The aroma features caramel malt and lots of sharp citrus fruit (particularly orange). These also feature in the flavour, along with some honey, spice and a hint of grapefruit. Finishes with nice lingering quite bitter hops. Medium body, slick texture and average carbonation. A very pleasant well made IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2015
at 04:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Morrisons and drunk at home. Clear gold lasting white head. some perfume spicy hop on the aroma. Itโs fine in the mouth with some peach fruit. Finish has some hop not much bitterness. Certainly peach and tropical fruit flavours. Decent and it went down quickly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2015
at 13:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml can as Crafty Dan 13 Guns. Copper colour with white head. Sweet, fruity aroma. Taste is caramel with decent hoppiness. Not as hoppy as expected, but not bad for that, a rather good, well balanced beer in fact
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2015
at 15:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Medium offwhite head. Clear amber body with carbonation. Fruity perfumy metallic aroma with citric notes. Dry-sweet caramelly spicy fruity taste with citric notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft, smooth mouthfeel. Dryish perfumy fruity citrus aftertaste with caramelly strawy notes. Nice, drinkable, unremarkable. (0.33l bottle, I forget where from.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2015
at 05:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Tesco - Ruby red body, thick white head. Nose is caramel, toffee, nuts. Taste is similar, but is let down with a tinniness in the background. Not that Christmassy, but then again, I had it in April.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2015
at 14:20