Wildcraft Brewing

Microbrewery in Smallburgh, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2016

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Unit 3, Church Farm, Smallburgh, NR12 9NB, England
Description
Our wonderful brewery that many of you know and love was first set up in 2016 after months and months of hard work converting an old barn into a fully functional business.

Even though we were able to replace some of our equipment, to this day we are still using the OG 750 litre brew kit we bought off Ebay - and she’s SO ready to retire.

Where we are at the moment has around 900sq ft for us to work within, plus 750sq ft of storage and parking for 3-4 vehicles. Our new site has a whopping 3000sq ft with 1500sq ft of storage for us to use, and we have a car park too which is something we feel we desperately need to be able to move forward the way we would like to.

Due to the increase in workspace size, this will enable us to go from brewing 3000 litres a week to an incredible 8500 litres a week! We have two new 2000 litre fermenters meaning we can increase our brew capacity from 750 litres a day to 2000 litres a day.

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 23/09/21. Murky mahogany brown with a moderate khaki cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is cocoa powder, red berry fruits, light roast, blackcurrants, hint of cherry. Taste comprises chocolate, berry compote, light roast, red berry skins, light astringent bitterness. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok stout ... pulls off the chocolate berry cake shizzle but comes over a touch thin overall.

Tried on 23 Sep 2021 at 17:02


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Gluten Free. Black brown colour, beige foam head and aroma of chocolate, malt, dark fruity, roasty, coffee. Taste is roasted, smokey, earthy, with coffee, dark chocolate, cherry fruit, black forest cake, some earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roast bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 11 Sep 2021 at 18:30


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a deep black with brown edges, head was off white to tan. Aroma is dark fruits, chocolate, roasted malts, smokey/ashy. Taste is roasted malts, ashy, chocolate, dark fruits, bit tingly, woodsy.

Tried on 06 Sep 2021 at 19:14


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

2/9/2021. Bottle from the Real Ale Shop, Wells. First Wildcraft Wild beer which didn't explode like a volcano on opening. Poured dark cherry brown with a frothy off-white to beige head. Aroma of chocolate, cherry, black forest gateaux, roasted malt, vanilla, light woody notes. Medium sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, quite fizzy carbonation. Some stewed fruits and metallic notes to finish. Eight and best I've had from this brewery so far.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2021 at 14:41


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Gluten Free. Hazy golden colour, white bubbly foam head and aroma of grains, yeasty, herbal. Taste is malt, grain, with yeasty, fruity notes, peach, citric, some bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry finish. Quite OK

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2021 at 19:59


6.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Frothy tan head left a cover on a reddish brown still body. Malt, sultana & sliced fruit aroma. Medium bodied, lightly carbonated with a clean back. Toffee, spiced fruit, malt & berry tastes. Tastes like Christmas!

Tried on 14 Jul 2021 at 16:44


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Gluten Free. Golden colour, thin white foam head and aroma of grain, mucky, bubblegum hints, smoked. Taste is grainy, chewing gum, pineapple hint, astringent, dry bitter. Medium bodied, light carbonatio, dry woody finish. Not great.

Tried on 09 Jul 2021 at 20:30


5.9
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

7/7/2021. Bottle from the Real Ale Shop, Wells. Opened with the usual Wildcraft explosion but I was ready for this one. Poured cloudy pale orange with a huge fluffy white head and plenty of unavoidable “pesky sediment!”. Aroma of citrus, tangerine, malt, straw, fruit biscuit, touch of pineapple, peach and mineral notes. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness, touch of tart. Moderate body, quite fizzy. Sweet and fruity finish. Not bad but they need to bring their beer bottling under control.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2021 at 17:51


5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

26/6/2021. Bottle shared with Dan & ITFCfan at the Euro16 beer share. From Real Ale Shop, Wells. Huge explosive gusher on opening, quick reactions saving most of it thankfully. Huge white head, eventually settled clear gold. Aroma of pineapple cubes, sherbet, liver salts. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, watery texture, fizzy carbonation. Finished weak flavoured water. Not good, and the theatrics were unnecessary!

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2021 at 10:08


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Beers of Europe - Hazy orange body, gushing head. Nose is sweet mango, a bit flowery. Taste is a slow burner, loads of sweet mango in the finish, strong hop bitterness after a few sips. Really good, I think this is my first of this brewery, need to get more.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2021 at 18:44