Timothy Taylor’s has created a collaboration beer for the first time in its 165-year history, by working with Thornbridge of Bakewell to create Artesian (4.2 per cent ABV), an elderflower and gooseberry pale ale.

The two breweries have long admired each other’s approach to cask and craft beer respectively, with Timothy Taylor’s Landlord and Thornbridge’s Jaipur, both widely regarded as pioneers within their categories, and both having won more awards than any other beers.

The brewers came up with a style that can be showcased in cask for pubs, but also enjoyed in keg in bars and restaurants plus from cans at home.

Taylor’s head brewer Andy Leman said: “It has been a pleasure to work alongside Rob Lovatt and the brewing team at Thornbridge to produce Artesian Elderflower and Gooseberry Pale Ale.

“They have a great reputation for their partnerships and share our uncompromising passion for quality and consistency, so were a natural choice for brewing our first collaboration.

“Artesian is a fresh pale ale that just screams summer and was brewed using Crystal, Chinook and Amarillo hops, pale ale malt and wheat. It is packed with aroma and flavour from the addition of elderflowers and gooseberries, and we look forward to hearing how our customers are enjoying it over the next few weeks.”

Thornbridge head brewer Rob Lovatt said: “We are incredibly proud to be the first brewery to work alongside Timothy Taylor’s for a collaboration. Nearly everybody at Thornbridge regularly drinks Landlord, so to create a modern pale ale with them is really exciting for the whole team.”