Briarbank Brewing

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

Established in 2013

Contact
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

4% abv. Ty grumbo. Sweet, fruity, hoppy, citrus, malty, bit acidic. Nice body for sucha low abv. Good. 3.6

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2020 at 19:10


7

Ty grumbo. Aroma and flavor are coffee, dry, malt, alcohol, chocolate, oats, realllly dry. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2020 at 00:19


5

Roast, bitter, grainy, ashy, tobacco

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2020 at 00:16


6

Roast, coffee, burnt, woody, chestnuts, acorns, dry

Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2020 at 23:14


7

Ty grumbo. Aroma and flavor are roasty, coffee, kalty, dry, woody, noble hopsy. Good. 3.6

Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2020 at 23:13


6.6
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.

Tried from Growler on 27 Jun 2020 at 19:26


6.8
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.

Tried from Growler on 27 Jun 2020 at 18:55


5.9
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.

Tried from Cask on 26 Jun 2020 at 16:35


6.4
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.

Tried from Draft on 14 Mar 2020 at 19:43


6.2
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.

Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2020 at 19:36