Norfolk Topper
Barsham Brewery in West Barsham, Norfolk, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.18
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A 3.8% straw coloured, easy drinking session bitter with floral, citrus flavours courtesy of New Zealand Green Bullet hops. It’s named after ‘Topper’, one of the much loved Suffolk Punch horses that worked on the West Barsham Estate up until the 1980’s.
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6.5/10
A clear golden beer with a white head. Aroma of citrusy hops, flowers, pale malt. Taste of intense citrusy hops, piney hops, dank, pale malt. Long bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2026
at 10:47
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Creamy white head on lightly carbonated clear golden coloured body.
Newspaper, digestive & malt aroma.
Medium bodied, creamy with limp dry finish.
Grain, cereal, bread, wet paper & metallic tastes with a bitter finish.
No citrus tastes, no hop tastes - Pants.
Newspaper, digestive & malt aroma.
Medium bodied, creamy with limp dry finish.
Grain, cereal, bread, wet paper & metallic tastes with a bitter finish.
No citrus tastes, no hop tastes - Pants.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2025
at 20:08
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2025
at 01:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Golden Star not to far across the river Wensum on its north side in Norwich. Slightly deeper glowing golden with a thin head. Easy session, somewhat floral in design, most obviously in its aroma. Citrus provides a kick but still a regular bitterness in taste.
Tried
from Cask
at
Golden Star
on 10 Sep 2024
at 14:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500m bottle. Gluten Free. Clear golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of light citrus. Taste is sweetish, malt, caramel, bready, with orange citrus and tangy metallic bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2023
at 20:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden amber with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of light metal, faintest orange. Taste is caramel, faint orange. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2023
at 16:35
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gravity cask at Cambridge CAMRA Beer Festival 2023. Pours clear straw amber with a white cap. Aroma: malt, caramel, bread, floral hop. Taste: light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter, semi-dry, light citrus, some caramel. Light to medium body with soft carbonation
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2023
at 20:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Bell in Hempton. Clear deep golden amber color, small but dense white head. Aroma of lightly earthy lightly peppery caramel and lemon. Taste is lightly bitter toasted caramel. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2023
at 11:06
6/10
Tried
on 19 Jul 2022
at 19:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Ticket Office Cambridge, 19/07/22. Clear golden to light amber Decent egg shell white head. Nose is biscuit, stewed fruits, grains , brown bread. Taste comprises fruit loaf, nutty, biscuit, caramel, stewed fruits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent cask bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2022
at 19:14