Malt Coast Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Branthill,
Norfolk,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: The Norfolk Bottle Shop (formally The Real Ale Shop)
Established in 2017
Contact
Description
Bracing seas, open skies and wild empty beaches. Pine forests, salt-steeped air and shimmering fields. Two brothers brewing a true expression of life on the North Norfolk coast.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
29th April 2026
Missed the tasting again solo can, thanks to Paul and Sarah. A near clear deep good beer, a good bubbly cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Slightly thin bodied malts, smooth, a touch of grain, modest sweetness. An unwelcome smoky note from somewhere. The Slovenian hops (be nice to know wot ones) brings a mildly resinous citrus peel bitterness. Cooling pine. Light but juicy citrus, brighter, on the back end. Something else going on in the hop dept that I can't quite put a finger on. Light finish leaves a mild peel bitter linger. Not bad. Get rid of the smoke and there would be a tidy West Coast Session job here.
Missed the tasting again solo can, thanks to Paul and Sarah. A near clear deep good beer, a good bubbly cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Slightly thin bodied malts, smooth, a touch of grain, modest sweetness. An unwelcome smoky note from somewhere. The Slovenian hops (be nice to know wot ones) brings a mildly resinous citrus peel bitterness. Cooling pine. Light but juicy citrus, brighter, on the back end. Something else going on in the hop dept that I can't quite put a finger on. Light finish leaves a mild peel bitter linger. Not bad. Get rid of the smoke and there would be a tidy West Coast Session job here.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2026
at 17:43
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Satchells in Burnham Market. Pours amber with a large white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, hints of smoke, earth, hops & malt. Medium body. Dry moderate bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2026
at 08:10
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Generous taster from the keg at the brewery & bottle shop. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, lemon, hints of pine, biscuit, hops & malt. Medium body. Crisp light bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2026
at 13:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from lowcostbeer.com, consumed 7 months past BBE. Cloudy gold, moderate sized white head. Subtle aromas of citrus and tropical peel, bread, dusty floral hops. Grainy and bready with a tangy citrus zest and a light floral bitterness; has an earthy freshness to it; nice. Light bodied, refreshing, very much unfiltered. It's quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at London Beer Factory Bermondsey. Murky orange white head. Citrus and black tea and herbs. Malt and cracker and tea and herbs. Dry finish. Easy drinker. 7 3 7 3 13
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Apr 2024
at 13:11
7/10
Resinous, malty, earthy
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2024
at 21:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle: BB 11th January 2024. Poured into my IPA tasting glass at home on 11th August 2023, 5th beer in a mini-tasting with myself. Slight haze to the golden/amber body, large white head which arrived with a gush. Hoppy nose and taste, it's fairly bitter too, piney/earthy hops with a light fruity trace below the bitterness. Someone forgot the put the malts in, or they have changed the recipe because there is no caramel or malty sweetness in my glass, others noted the malts in earlier reviews.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2023
at 14:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Branthill Farm beer shop. BBD is in five days time. Very soft haze on a glowing yellow gold. Thick loose white froth. Pot pourri up front. Dry cracker. Saison yeast. Taste is dry and lightly bitter. Some cracker sweetness. Lively carbonation. Crisp and super clean. Light bitter finish. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2023
at 17:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Foamy tan head on a well carbonated black body. Bitter, chocolate & pine aroma. Medium bodied, sharp & dry. Malt, chocolate, pine, pithy & citrus tastes with a long bitter finish. Standard.
Tried
on 21 May 2023
at 16:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Spotty beige head on a chill hazy amber coloured body. Malt & digestive biscuit aroma. Medium bodied, smooth on the tongue thinning out to a clean back. Sweet biscuit, malt, caramel & toffee tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish. Nice one.
Tried
on 08 May 2023
at 16:10