Bakewell based Thornbridge Brewery is celebrating “a fantastic set of six months trading figures” says brewery boss Jim Harrison(pictured on the left in the photograph). Jim reports a 115% increase in sales for the first six months of the year compared to the same period last year.
The Derbyshire brewer moved from the historic Thornbridge Hall to a new £2m purpose built site last autumn as reported on the blog of Wed 11 November 2009; Spotlight on Thornbridge.
Jim says: “Despite some very tough trading conditions, the brewery is experiencing the benefits of the investment in both equipment and staff that have allowed us to take up the demand that Thornbridge beers have created”.
He reports that as well as an increase in the local and regional pub market the brewery has also seen interest from national pub companies, so Thornbridge’s beers are now available across the country. Cask sales have been growing month on month and the brewery is on track to sell 4m pints this year.
And the new brewery has meant that the cask sales have been complemented by the launch of a new bottled range of its beers including the multi award winning Jaipur IPA( see beer notes). Now they aim to grow bottle sales substantially over the next five years. Previously they could not keep up with demand,but with the new site Thornbridge is now exporting to the US, the Far East and mainland Europe.
The really good news for Great British Beer Festival goers is that Thornbridge will be showcasing both their cask and bottled beers with their own bar at the Earls Court beer extravaganza on 3rd to the 7th August.
The problem will be that with an array of delights such as Wild Swan, Kipling,Lord Marples and St Petersburg Imperial Russian Stout on offer alongside the famous Jaipur you may not get any further. Never mind!
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