Imperial Stout, 7.7% from the Union 12 x 440ml cans

Thornbridge Brewery

£69.5

By popular demand, our award-winning Imperial Stout is making a triumphant return! Crowned the Champion Bottled Beer of Britain in 2019, this exceptional beer is back to its original strength and brewed using our historic Burton Union System. Expect a full-bodied, warming stout with gentle smokiness and indulgent layers of rich chocolate and dark fruit ABV 7.7% / 440ml can Serve at 10-14 Liberty, Magnum, Sorachi Ace, Willamette Low Colour Maris Otter, Wheat Malt, Chocolate, Crystal Dark, Roasted, Barley, Smoked Malt Deep Black Roast coffee, light smoke Raisins, Chocolate Stichelton with honey

Thornbridge Brewery's own words, read from their page.

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Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as THE THORNBRIDGE HALL COUNTRY HOUSE BREWING COMPANY LIMITED, number 05142189. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "In 2009 a brand new state of the art brewery was built at Riverside, Bakewell to meet with demand and allow Thornbridge to develop their range of beers. Brewing still takes place today on the original kit which has been moved to beside the Taproom at Riverside, which allows us to experiment with new brews, create bespoke Hall brews, collaborations and assist the main brewery in Bakewell." Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.