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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask at Craft. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is bitter, citrusy and crisp hoppy. Bitter, citrusy and rather dry. Bitter and dry hoppy finish. Ends dry and bitter.
Tried from Cask on 06 Aug 2011 at 23:57

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Suffolk Beer Festival, the Seven Stars, Bristol 4/07/2011. Amber coloured with a slight white head. Aroma of hedgerow fruit, bready malts and orange blossoms. Flavour of biscuit malts with some more fruit and decent bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2011 at 13:46

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Dark, clearish ruby-brown pour with a moderate head. Roasty malts on the nose with sour malts and hints of cocoa. Sour malt flavor, some tangy citrus, ripe dark fruits. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Faintly sweet finish, more sour malts, and a final impression of light roast. Not really into this.
Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2011 at 12:56

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
3rd February 2011
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Loads of beers shared with ChrisO and Harrisoni - Cheers! Clear gold beer, no real head. Light dry palate. Very sweet. Fruit salad sweet flavours going on with zero hop bitterness. Light dry finish. Over sweet and somewhat one dimensional.
Tried on 13 Feb 2011 at 08:17

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask gravity at Chelmsford Winter BF 2011. Peach and nail varnish on aroma no real condition. Old gold. Its a peachy strong English style IPA. Cant say I am overly keen. Bit sweet. No condition.
Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2011 at 04:28

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Kingston Arms, Cambridge. A rather basic bitter; amber with a thin, fast-fading, white head; malty aroma with a hint of farm yard; sweet fruity flavour, almost cidery; with a dry and tart finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jul 2010 at 13:21

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
15th June 2010. Cask & Kitchen. Clear dark red brown beer. Short lived cream head. Light semi dry palate. Tangy red fruit, a minty tone and then sweet aniseed. Finishes with some orange squash and some more aniseed. Unusual and tasty.
Tried from Cask on 26 Jun 2010 at 09:47

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cask & Kitchen, London 5/06/10. Deep amber with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of orange fruit with an earthy, malty edge. Flavour was similar, with more fruit, a slight hint of spice and bitter finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2010 at 10:09

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cask & Kitchen, London 5/06/10. Deep gold with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of floral hops, a touch of caramel and orange fruit. Flavour of biscuit malts and citrus hops, with a decent bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2010 at 10:04

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ 2nd Larbert Beer Festival. Clear golden oclour, white head. Aroma of flowery hops, honey. Flavour of flowery hops, biscuit malts, hint of honey. Fairly bitter, slightly dry.
Tried from Cask on 22 Mar 2010 at 05:53