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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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask @GBBF Winter Beer Festival CAMRA, Burton on Trent, 18/02/2023. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas cítricos, cereal.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2023 at 20:29

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @GBBF Winter Beer Festival CAMRA, Burton on Trent, 18/02/2023. Color ambarino,aromas y sabores caramelo, malta.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2023 at 20:28

6.6/10 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. Golden orange with a just off white cap. Nose is mellow citric zest, grass, orange peel, airy malts. Taste comprises soft malts, melon, tangerine, toasted grains, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with mellow hop bitterness. Decent golde.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2023 at 09:34

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Gravity cask at the GBBF Winter 2023 Festival, day 2 at Burton On Trent Town Hall, 17/02/23. Lightly hazed golden blonde with a good sized white cap. Nose is bitter sweet citric peel, grass, melon, soft malts. Taste comprises orange zest, airy malts, toasted grains, light breads. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with light juicy hop bitterness. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2023 at 09:26

6.6/10 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

6.4/10 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

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Gravity Cask at CAMRA Winter Beer Festival 2023, Burton-upon-Trent. Clear golden amber color, edge bubbles. Biscuit aroma. Taste is lightly peppery lightly bitter cereal.
Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2023 at 08:03

7.1/10 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

6.4/10 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

5.4/10 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