Thwaites Brewery
| Company type | PLC |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1807 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Founder | Daniel Thwaites |
| Headquarters | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
Key people | Anne Yerburgh (chairman) |
| Products | Food and beverage |
| Revenue | £162.7m (2007) |
| Website | http://www.thwaites.co.uk/ |
Thwaites Brewery is a regional brewery established in 1807 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England by founder Daniel Thwaites. Now located near Mellor in the Ribble Valley, part of the company was sold to Marston's in 2015, and the original brewery was demolished in 2019.
Thwaites produces beer on a small scale. The brewery invested in nitrokeg beers in the 1990s, but is working to increase market demand for its cask beers. Thwaites unveiled their new craft brewery in 2011.
In 1999, the Mitchell Brewery in Lancaster closed down and was bought in part by Thwaites. Lancaster Bomber, an ale named after the Avro Lancaster aircraft, has been available at Thwaites' public houses since the Marston acquisition and is now brewed by Marston's, as is Wainwright, another Thwaites beer.
The company has over 270 pubs, mainly in the North of England.