Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall Salted Caramel Lucaria

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

Borough Beer House, Farnham, Surrey

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		14 Feb 2026	3rd beer of this visit: Good head and lacing and lasting on this jet black Derbyshire porter from Thornbridge Hall in Bakewell, and from a brewing company founded in 2005 and widely regarded as a pioneer of the UK craft beer scene. A malty first hit from its Maris Otter, chocolate and wheat malts. A chocolatey note rising in its gentle bitterness derived from its Goldings hops. Hints of runny salted caramel winning over with touches of vanilla ice cream coming to the fore and achieved through the use of specific ingredients like oats and lactose. A lingering chocolatey sweetness playing out. A touch too sweet for my taste buds but presented here in fine condition.

Star & Garter, Bromley, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		31 Jan 2025	Poured quite flat from "That pump". Multiple decantings between two glasses brought some head and lacing. Marked as poured
Philip Pirrip		25 Jan 2025	Poured flat through "that pump" hence this mark. Multiple decantings between two glasses brought it to life
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Jan 2025
Philip Pirrip		18 Jan 2025	With its overpowering taste a half would have sufficed
Philip Pirrip		24 Sep 2022	Could have been cooler, probably first out for a while