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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
4th February 2010
Chelmsford Winter Fest. Clear brown beer. Apologetic suddy head. Christmas spice nose of dried fruits and sweet spices. Light palate. Sweet orange oils?!? Light cloves and cinnamon. A Christmas beer in February! Okay but not exactly subtle.
Tried on 08 Jun 2012 at 12:04

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
11th September 2009
Cask at Chapel Beer Festival. Clear dark red -brown beer. Semi dry palate. Low carbonation. Fresh malt, a little dark toffee. Just a little hop fruit but ultimately this is a malty beer. Not too dry or bitter. Finishes with some toffee apple.
Tried from Cask on 27 May 2012 at 09:04

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask@The Wheatsheaf, London. Goldeny amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruits, wood, some herbs, mild yeast and crisp maltyness. Flavour is quite similar, but wooden and resiny notes dominate.
Tried from Cask on 13 May 2012 at 07:07

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
cask at reading ... dark brown ... totall aniseed nose ... and totally aniseed ... star aniss flavour ... nice but wierd as the proverbian fuck ..
Tried from Cask on 05 May 2012 at 07:12

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
RBESG 2011 Day 1 ... golden glowing yellow ... sweet fruit hop nose ... zezty light fruity lemon hop ... juicy sweet ...
Tried on 01 Jan 2012 at 03:48

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
RBESG August 2011, Craft Beer Co. Yellow with a lasting white head. Fruity and floral aroma with grainy malt. Sweet fruity and grassy flavour.
Tried on 20 Nov 2011 at 12:39

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
6th August 2011
On tap at Craft Beer. Hazy light gold beer, small white head. Light dry palate. Low carbonation. Okay lagerish pale malt. Light barely there hops. Minerals in the finish. Inoffensive but dull.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2011 at 10:37

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Craft Beer Co., RBESG Weekend, 82 Leather Lane, London, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR.Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, light to moderate yeasty, soap, UK yeast, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110806]
Tried from Cask on 05 Oct 2011 at 14:18

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Cask @ Craft Beer and Co., London. RBESG 2011. Pours clear yellow with a small off white head. Hay, grain, citrus and grass. Smooth and dry.
Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2011 at 03:40

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Cask@Craft Beer Co, London. Dark golden colour, small white head. Aroma is wood, malts, mild sulphur and some mild hoppyness. Flavour is being quite much the same. Quite boring.
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2011 at 21:37