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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Brewing |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Derbyshire , England |
Key people | Jim Harrison & Simon Webster [1] |
| Products | Beer |
Production output | 30,000 hectolitre capacity[ citation needed ] |
| Website | http://www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk/ |
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. [1]
The first Thornbridge craft beers were produced during February 2005 in a 10-barrel brewery housed in outbuildings at Thornbridge Hall. [2]
A new 30-barrel brewery, at a former car sales showroom in Bakewell, opened in September 2009. [3]
As of 2015, the brewery operates 12 pubs and exports its beers to 33 countries. [4]
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. [5]
At the World Beer Awards, Thornbridge Brewery won gold medals in 2012, [6] 2013, [7] 2014 [8] and 2015. [8] In the World Beer Cup it won silver medals in 2010 [9] and 2014, [10] and a bronze medal in 2012. [11]
In 2012, Jaipur IPA was named as one of The Top 50 food and drink products in Britain by the Guild of Fine Food. [12] Two years later it was selected as Best Drinks Producer in the BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards. [13]
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