Thornbridge collaborates with Ruvani de Silva to launch IPA
Thornbridge Brewery has teamed up with “Beer Writer of the Year” Ruvani de Silva to release an eponymous limited edition beer on cask. The post Thornbridge collaborates with Ruvani de Silva to launch IPA appeared first on The Drinks Business.
Thornbridge Brewery has teamed up with “Beer Writer of the Year” Ruvani de Silva to release an eponymous limited edition beer on cask.
The collaboration, which took place between the British Guild of Beer Writer’s Awards’ 2024 “Brewer of the Year” Dominic Driscoll and its “Beer Writer of the Year” Ruvani de Silva, sees the launch of the Turmeric and Ginger IPA named Ruvani.
The 6% ABV beer will be released on 3 March and is a nod to Ruvani’s Sri Lankan heritage and Thornbridge’s ongoing commitment to quality and innovation – combining classic modern IPA flavours of Amarillo and Citra hops with a Maris Otter-forward malt blend and two traditional Sri Lankan spices.
The launch is also in celebration of de Silva being the first woman of colour and the first queer person of colour to win the Michael Jackson Beer Writer of the Year award as well as the first writer to win in five categories in the same year.
Driscoll, who co-created the beer, had initially started his brewing career at Marble Brewery in Manchester in 2005 before choosing to move to Thornbridge at the end of 2010, where he has been production manager for the past 14 years.
The recipe for the collaborative beer was inspired by a homebrew that de Silva made with her husband during lockdown and combines two South Asian spices with contrasting but complementary flavours, both known for their healing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Thornbridge used its brewing experience and expertise to adapt de Silva’s concept into a British-South Asian fusion IPA bursting with bright hops and an exciting new-to-beer spice blend.
The beer will be available on cask at the Thornbridge taproom in Bakewell as well as all seven Thornbridge pubs.
The collaboration, which took place between the British Guild of Beer Writer’s Awards’ 2024 “Brewer of the Year” Dominic Driscoll and its “Beer Writer of the Year” Ruvani de Silva, sees the launch of the Turmeric and Ginger IPA named Ruvani.
The 6% ABV beer will be released on 3 March and is a nod to Ruvani’s Sri Lankan heritage and Thornbridge’s ongoing commitment to quality and innovation – combining classic modern IPA flavours of Amarillo and Citra hops with a Maris Otter-forward malt blend and two traditional Sri Lankan spices.
The launch is also in celebration of de Silva being the first woman of colour and the first queer person of colour to win the Michael Jackson Beer Writer of the Year award as well as the first writer to win in five categories in the same year.
Driscoll, who co-created the beer, had initially started his brewing career at Marble Brewery in Manchester in 2005 before choosing to move to Thornbridge at the end of 2010, where he has been production manager for the past 14 years.
The recipe for the collaborative beer was inspired by a homebrew that de Silva made with her husband during lockdown and combines two South Asian spices with contrasting but complementary flavours, both known for their healing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Thornbridge used its brewing experience and expertise to adapt de Silva’s concept into a British-South Asian fusion IPA bursting with bright hops and an exciting new-to-beer spice blend.
The beer will be available on cask at the Thornbridge taproom in Bakewell as well as all seven Thornbridge pubs. 
