Cliff Quay

Microbrewery in Debenham, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2009

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Unit 1A, Meadow Works Industrial Estate, Kenton Road,, Debenham, IP14 6RP, England
Description
We started brewing in February 2009 in the old loading bay of the former Tolly Cobbold Brewery in Ipswich on the Cliff Quay. The Tolly Brewery is located in the heart of the industrial dock area of Ipswich, and is a hugely historic site with brewing being carried out here since the 1700’s.

By 2012 it was becoming obvious that the old loading bay we were located in, which was not part of the Victorian brewery, was coming to the end of its natural life. So we took the reluctant decision to relocate. After much hard looking, we found a site in Debenham not far from our sister brewery in Earl Soham . This new site makes it much more logistical sense, so now we spend more time brewing and less time shuffling through the traffic between the 2 site.

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06/09/2014. ST. JUDES BREWERY TAVERN, 69 St. Matthews Street, IPSWICH, Suffolk, England
Tried on 19 Nov 2022 at 08:50

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Arcade, Ipswich. Clear golden session ale with a small head. It's a mildly hoppy golden styled ale but not much flavour.
Tried from Cask on 01 Oct 2022 at 18:35

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Dark malty with prominent notes of liquorice, caramel and toffee, medium body, dark malty lingering finish.
Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2022 at 14:05

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Forholdvis pålitelige notater fra en travel dag på The Great British Beer Festival, London 02.08.22: brunsvart med fint skum som varer. Mørke karameller, mørke lakrissjokolader, hint av bjørnebær og eukalyptus.
Tried on 16 Aug 2022 at 17:25

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Dark mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is big on liquorice, dark malts, light spice, cocoa powder. Taste comprises faint coffee, dark malts, more liquorice, spice, charr, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2022 at 10:09

4.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 8 Overall 2.5
From cask at the GBBF with Holmen1 and Stephen 03.08.22. Very dark brown. Biege head. Strong aroma and taste of liquorice. And more luquorice. A bit one-dimensional. Some bitterness in aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2022 at 13:30

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle: Poured a burnt orange with a huge carbonated white head. Aroma is sweet malts, caramel, fruits, biscuit, citrus. Taste is bitter carbonated bite forward, malty, toffee, biscuit, fruity, light citrus, mellows a bit at the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2022 at 21:43

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask: Poured a brown with orange head. Aroma is malty, hoppy, fruity. Taste is light bitter, fruity, malty, lingers around a bit.
Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2021 at 18:41

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask: Poured an orange with a white head. Aroma is bitter hops, malty. Taste is light bitter, malty, grain.
Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2021 at 18:33

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask: Poured an orange, off white. Aroma is light malty. Taste is bitter forward, malty.
Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2021 at 18:28