Thwaites Brewery

Regional Brewery in Mellor Brook, Lancashire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 24 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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5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Delt med Rune på The International Brewing & Cider Festival 2024, Manchester. Amber. Klar. Luftig filmskum med litt farge. Forsiktig sviskearoma. Smaken mørke plommer. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.

Tried on 23 Mar 2024 at 12:17


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Golden amber with a frothy/creamy white head and a fruity nose. Creamy and fruity with a touch of bitterness, very easy drinking.

Tried from Cask on 11 Nov 2023 at 16:30


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

Bottle at Monks Retreat, Reading. Sampled March 2015. Pours clear chestnut with a beige foam. Brown bread, toasted malts, light fruity, earthy hints. Light to medium body with fine carbonation. OK

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2023 at 09:14


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

Bottled. Deep goldeny amber colour with a smal white head. Aroma is green apple skins, some bready and biscuity tones as well as mild herbs. Flavour is wooden, some bready, biscuity and mild doughy notes with a slight bit of caramel to it.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2023 at 21:03


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Brown beer with a small, frothy white head and a somewhat malty aroma, with just a hint of fruit. Light bodied, on the bland side with some fruit malt, toffee sweetness and hop bitterness going on, but all a bit messy.

Aztec Hotel & Spa, Almondsbury, Bristol

Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2023 at 13:24


8

Tried on 01 Oct 2023 at 18:30


7

Tried on 01 Oct 2023 at 17:46


7

Tried on 01 Oct 2023 at 16:45


6

Cask at the ship inn Chester... Dark amber.. Small tan head thick off white head.. Light yeasty floral nose... Bready yeasty fruits.. Light caramel. Ok but middle road

Tried from Cask on 05 Jul 2023 at 15:23


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Foamy white head on an unclear pale golden body. Sweet fruity aroma. Medium to thin bodied, light & airy. Sweet, fruity, peach & light malt tastes. Forgettable,

Tried on 13 May 2023 at 17:49