Briarbank Brewing
Brewpub
in Ipswich,
Suffolk,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Briarbank Bar & Brewery
Established in 2013
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.
mart (27297) ticked Samuel Harvey V.C. from Briarbank Brewing 5 years ago
4% abv. Ty grumbo. Sweet, fruity, hoppy, citrus, malty, bit acidic. Nice body for sucha low abv. Good. 3.6
mart (27297) ticked Imperial Black Horse Stout from Briarbank Brewing 5 years ago
Ty grumbo. Aroma and flavor are coffee, dry, malt, alcohol, chocolate, oats, realllly dry. Good.
Marduk (26467) ticked Imperial Black Horse Stout from Briarbank Brewing 5 years ago
Roast, bitter, grainy, ashy, tobacco
Marduk (26467) ticked Black Horse Stout from Briarbank Brewing 5 years ago
Roast, coffee, burnt, woody, chestnuts, acorns, dry
mart (27297) ticked Black Horse Stout from Briarbank Brewing 5 years ago
Ty grumbo. Aroma and flavor are roasty, coffee, kalty, dry, woody, noble hopsy. Good. 3.6
SHIG (13882) reviewed Black Horse Stout from Briarbank Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Growler thanks to Grumbo: Poured a pitch black with a bubble tan head. Aroma is roasted malts. Taste is rich roasted malts, some soft bakers chocolate, light hops bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Growler thanks to Grumbo: Poured an unclear golden with a white head. Aroma is nice hops perfume. Taste is nice juicy hops, citrus fruit, soft finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
26/6/2020. 2 pint cask take-away from Briarbank hatch. Pours slightly hazy pale gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is fruity, light hoppy, grain and straw. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Light body, watery texture, soft carbonation. Taking it for what it is, it’s ok.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Perpendicular from Briarbank Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tap at the brewery. A mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a sticky white head. Aroma is zesty orange, toffee, grapefruit. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, juicy orange, apricot, brown sugars, toffee, ok. Palate is semi sweet. Ok, cask condition. Fine.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Briar Cobnut from Briarbank Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the brewery. A clear copper chestnut coloured pour with a a loose dirty beige head. Aroma is nutty malts, milky, hazelnut, light grass. Flavour is composed of earthy brown malts, chestnut, grassy, layered malts, light dried fruits, hint of infection in the background. Palate is semi sweet, light tang. Decent cask condition.