Thornbridge
Jim Harrison bought Thornbridge Hall near Bakewell and in 2005 started brewing in its outbuildings with his partner Simon Webster; Martin Dickie, later a co-founder of BrewDog, helped develop Jaipur there. Jaipur, a 5.9% IPA with American hops, won more than 100 awards, and in 2025 more than 3.5 million pints of it were brewed for cask. The BJCP lists Jaipur as an English IPA and Saint Petersburg as an imperial stout. In 2024 Thornbridge recommissioned a Burton Union set donated by Marston’s.
Styles brewed by Thornbridge
Imperial Stout
AleImperial stout: a strong, black, roasty stout with dark fruit and a warming finish, born as an export to the Russian court. Strength, glass and classic examples.
Best Bitter
AleBest Bitter: the English session ale of the pub, amber to copper, malty and bitter, served from the cask at cellar temperature. Strength, glass and classic examples.
English IPA
AleEnglish IPA: the bitter, hoppy, dry pale ale first shipped from London to India in the late 1700s and remade in Burton. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
At a glance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Brews in
- Bakewell, Derbyshire
- Founded
- 2005
- Owner
- Co-founder Jim Harrison
- Best-known beers
- Jaipur, Saint Petersburg, Kipling, Lord Marples
- Address
- Buxton Road, Bakewell DE45 1GS, England
- Website
- thornbridgebrewery.co.uk
Sources
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- Thornbridge Brewery Online Shop : Buy Craft Beer Online — Thornbridge
- Thornbridge Brewery - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Jaipur IPA, Thornbridge – Protz On Beer, by Roger Protz — Protz on Beer
- Jaipur drives impressive Thornbridge cask sales - Beer Today — Beer Today
- THORNBRIDGE BREWERY HOLDINGS LIMITED persons with significant control - Find and update company information - GOV.UK — Companies House
Image credits
- Thornbridge Brewery, Bakewell — John H Darch. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP
