Thornbridge Imperial Stout

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.

The recipe has evolved slightly over the years and now includes some smoked malt to match the peated addition, as well as our beloved Brewers Invert No.2 sugar instead of the supermarket Muscovado, but, as a brewing team, we believe the beer remains true to Stefano and Martin’s original intentions.

We’re hoping the Union fermentation will accentuate that ‘estery fruitiness’ and give us a beer that has a bold roasted malt character.  This will be the first proper stout we’ve made on the Union and our second ever can-conditioned Union beer, after the much-loved strong dark mild we brewed with our good friend Garrett Oliver.  We hope you enjoy drinking this Thornbridge classic as much as we’ve enjoyed making it over the years.