Briarbank Brewing

Brewpub in Ipswich, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Briarbank Bar & Brewery

Established in 2013

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70 Fore Street, Ipswich, IP4 1LB, England
Description
When you’re looking for a great beer experience in Suffolk, look no further than the Briarbank Brewing Company. Set just moments from the historic waterfront, in the heart of Ipswich, our award-winning, independent microbrewery and bar was established in May 2013, and we’ve been creating beers ever since.

The craft of beer-making is hard at work at the Briarbank microbrewery. Located in a light and open setting that was once occupied by Lloyds Bank, here you’ll witness our head brewer blending traditional methods with bold new flavours and techniques.

With a two-barrel (BBL) system that’s powered by electricity rather than by gas, we have the capacity to brew over 350 litres – that’s eight casks – at any one time.

Brewing two to three times every week, and with four fermenters on our line, we can produce four different beers at any one time – certainly a unique brewery operation in Ipswich.

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Gravity cask at the GBBF Winter 2023 Festival, day 2 at Burton On Trent Town Hall, 17/02/23. almost clear golden amber with a good sized off white head. Nose is caramel, straw, biscuit, nutty, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises biscuit malt, toffee, grains, hedgerow, dried fruit esters. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent bitter.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2023 at 17:32


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Gravity cask at the GBBF Winter 2023 Festival, day 2 at Burton On Trent Town Hall, 17/02/23. Light brown with an off white covering. Nose is brown bread, dusty fruits, grains. Taste comprises biscuit, toffee, brown bread, dark malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Passable cask brown.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2023 at 17:14


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

Sample at GBBF Winter. Golden pour, clear, small foamy white head. Malty aroma, grainy with a light hoppy edge. Taste is biscuity malts and grassy hops, finishing with a big bitter bite.

Tried on 17 Feb 2023 at 16:04


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the great British winter beer festival. A mostly clear toffee orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, honey, light earthy, cereal. Flavour is composed of semi sweet grainy, honey malt, light toffee, grass. Palate is semi sweet, light grainy, moderate carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 17 Feb 2023 at 12:02


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Delt med Rune på GBBF Winter festival i Burton-Upon-Trent. Gylden. Ferskenaroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Lett søtlig tørr avslutning. Litt tam.

Tried on 17 Feb 2023 at 11:21


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Delt med Rune på GBBF Winter festival i Burton-Upon-Trent. Gylden. Filmskum. Uklar. Maltaroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Aptrikos. Forsiktig tørr bitter avslutning.

Tried on 16 Feb 2023 at 18:52


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Delt med Rune på GBBF Winter festival i Burton-Upon-Trent. Mørkebrun. Uklar. Skumring. Karamellaroma. Smaken søt. Mere karamell. Malt i bunnen. Tørr bitter avslutning. Gjennongående krydderpreg.

Tried on 16 Feb 2023 at 18:46


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Delt med Rune på GBBF Winter festival i Burton-Upon-Trent. Kjeksaroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Tørr bitter avslutning.

Tried on 16 Feb 2023 at 14:05


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

16/12/2022. Draught at Briarbank, Ipswich with Travlr. Pours cloudy pale golden orange with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is stewed fruits, very ripe citrus, mashed tropical fruits. Medium sweetness, light to moderate bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Quite drinkable but a bit underwhelming for its 9%.

Tried on 16 Dec 2022 at 16:24


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

16/12/2022. Draught at Briarbank, Ipswich. Pours cloudy/murky dark mustard gold with a small frothy off-white head. Super sabro aroma with coconut, citrus, orange, peach and tropical fruits. Fairly sweet, light to moderate bitterness. Moderate body, very soft carbonation. Two of my favourite hops but to good use here.

Tried on 16 Dec 2022 at 15:04