Lacons

Microbrewery in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Lacons Brewery

Established in 2013

Contact
The Courtyard, Main Cross Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3NZ, England
Subsidiaries
Description
In 1965, Lacons were taken over by a Whitbread who closed Lacons down in 1968. Subsequently reclaimed independence in 2013 and started brewing again.

Early on, beers were produced under a number of names, including Courtyard and Wilbur Wood. Launched under the Lacon's Name in May 2013.

Based in Norfolk, Lacons Brewery is home to Lacons Encore, the award-winning amber beer. Our brewing team is committed to using the highest quality Norfolk malt along with the original Lacons yeasts. Developed over 100 years ago and used in every brew, endowing all our new beer with centuries of brewing heritage.

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2018 - Hackney, London. Day 3. Pours clear ruby-brown with a frothy off-white head. Lots of ripe berries, low bitterness, old leather, butterscotch, earth. Medium bodied, oily, with fine carbonation, lightly warming and sticky on the finish, more earthy bitterness, ripe berries. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2018 at 22:27

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the pigs ear beer festival 2018. A clear pale gold yellow coloured pour with no head. Aroma is spicy lemon, grass, nettle. Flavour is composed of semi sweet grassy hop, zippy lemon, hedgerow hop,. Palate is semi sweet, little sticky hop, moderate cask condition. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 05 Dec 2018 at 22:35

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2018 - Hackney, London. Day 2. Pours black-brown with a frothy tan head. Nicely rounded, assertive but not aggressive, has some hearty toasted malts, scored earth and baking cocoa, secondary notes of burnt grass. Medium to full bodiednwith fine carbonation; good condition. Lightly warming finish, more ashy roast, some fudge, baking cocoa, sturdy earthy bitterness. Toothy. Very solid.
Tried from Cask on 05 Dec 2018 at 21:05

9/10
Excellent
Tried from Bottle at The Ale House on 04 Dec 2018 at 21:12

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Pigs Ear 2018 - London. Day 1. Pours clear goldnwith a small, foamy white head. Well balanced, lemony hops, straw, British yeast, lemon peel. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Grassy bitter finish, more lemon peel, straw. Nice overall.
Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2018 at 16:40

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
4th December 2018
Pigs Ear. Cask. Bright clear gold beer, small bubbly white head. Smooth palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts, mildly sweet. A little vegetal cabbage underneath. Good tangerine orange, little tangy peel. Mild spice. Has its faults but not hating this at all.
Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2018 at 16:39

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Lacons Encore ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, pale malt, fruity malt, citrus - pine, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160810] 6-3-6-3-13
Tried from Cask on 17 Nov 2018 at 17:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
16/11/2018. Tap at the Thomas Wolsey, Ipswich. Poured golden with a nice sized white head. Aroma of flowers, hops, fruit and malt. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Nicely done.
Tried from Draft on 16 Nov 2018 at 21:00

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
5th Oct 2018, cask, hand-pulled half-pint at The Crown Inn, Oakengates Shropshire during their 45th Beer Festival (they have two a year). Golden bodied, white head. Hedgerow fruits in the nose and initial taste, becomes sweeter as it warms a little in the glass, nice.
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2018 at 12:19

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours a clear golden colour with a foamy white head that settled to a thin layer. A light malt aroma, sour apples, lemon and spicy hops. A light sweet malt taste, straw and citrus. A moderate hop bitterness with a dryish finish.
Tried on 13 Sep 2018 at 17:04