- Thornbridge Brewery
The Thornbridge Brewery is an independent brewery sited in the grounds of
Thornbridge Hall near the village ofGreat Longstone ,Derbyshire ,England .The brewery is based in a converted joiner's and stonemason’s workshop within the grounds of Thornbridge Hall. They aim "to make a small range of quality cask and bottled beers using new recipes, innovative approaches and the use of local fresh ingredients." cite news
title = Thornbridge Brewery
publisher =
date = 2005
url = http://www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk
accessdate = 2006-12-02 ] Their first beers appeared in February 2005 and have won many awards.Thornbridge's beers were originally brewed by Martin Dickie, a graduate of the International Centre for Distilling and Brewing at
Heriot-Watt University inEdinburgh and Stefano Cossi, a graduate in Food Science and Technology atUdine University,Italy .In 2007, Martin started his own brewery in Scotland and was replaced by Kelly Ryan, a graduate in both Microbiology and Food Science and Technology at the
University of Otago in New Zealand. A few months later the team was joined by David Pickering, a biotechnology graduate who also completed a diploma at the International Centre for Distilling and Brewing in Edinburgh.More than 30 awards have been won by Thornbridge's brews since its opening, including the Silver Medal (Strong Ales) at the
Great British Beer Festival (August 2006) for Jaipur IPA.Cask beers
* "Wild Swan" (3.5% abv) White gold in colour, aromas of bitter lemon and spices.
* "Lord Marples" (4.0% abv) Named after former owners of Thornbridge Hall. A classic bitter, with tastes of honey and caramel.
* "Brock" (4.1% abv) Velvety dark, exceptionally smooth and creamy stout with soft treacle flavours and a full body.* "Jaipur IPA" (5.9% abv) An
India Pale Ale . Soft and smooth with massive hoppiness and honey. This slowly converts into a powerful but pleasant, enduring, bitter finish.
* "St. Petersburg" (7.7% abv) A full bodied stout, chocolaty, malt flavours with a coffee finish. Named because John Morewoood, who bought Thornbridge Hall in 1790, made his money selling linen toSt Petersburg inRussia .Bottled beers
* "Jaipur IPA" (5.9%)
* "Saint Petersburg" (7.7% abv)
* "Bohemia" (5.6% abv)
External links
* [http://www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk/ Thornbridge Brewery website]
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