Thornbridge Brewery
Thornbridge Brewery is an English, independent brewery founded at Thornbridge Hall, now based in Bakewell, Derbyshire, and known for its Jaipur American style IPA beer.
History
The first Thornbridge craft beers were produced during February 2005 in a 10-barrel brewery housed in outbuildings at Thornbridge Hall.A new 30-barrel brewery, at a former car sales showroom in Bakewell, opened in September 2009.
As of 2015, the brewery operates 12 pubs and exports its beers to 33 countries.
In 2024, with the support of Brooklyn Brewery using equipment donated by Marston's Brewery, Thornbridge recommissioned the only remaining, working Burton Union brewing set.
Awards
At the World Beer Awards, Thornbridge Brewery won gold medals in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. In the World Beer Cup it won silver medals in 2010 and 2014, and a bronze medal in 2012.In 2012, Jaipur IPA was named as one of The Top 50 food and drink products in Britain by the Guild of Fine Food. Two years later it was selected as Best Drinks Producer in the BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards.
Beers
Core cask beers
- Brother Rabbit - golden ale
- Jaipur - India pale ale
- Kipling - South Pacific pale ale
- Lord Marples - best bitter
- Wild Swan - white gold pale ale
Core keg beers
AM.PM - all day IPA- Chiron - American pale ale
- Colorado Red - English hopped red ale
- Halcyon - Imperial IPA
- Jaipur - IPA
- Jamestown - New England India pale ale
- Wild Raven - black IPA