Lacons

Microbrewery in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2013

Contact
The Courtyard, Main Cross Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3NZ, England
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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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Stillage at St Albans Beer Festival on 29th September 2017. Copper with shallow non-lacing foam. Richly malty aroma. Biscuit and caramel malt in-mouth, and a similar finish with notes of cooked veg. Smooth, with a medium body.
Tried on 30 Sep 2017 at 18:12

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Russell & Newnes, Aldeburgh. Pours golden/amber with an average sized creamy white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, fruit, nut and hop. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Malty fruity finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2017 at 18:09

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazed golden color with a white head. Decent intensity in the aroma. Medium body and an average carbonation level. Moderate sweet and a decent bitterness. Herbal, malty, citric, mild fruity and some floral notes. Ok easy drinkable beer.
[On tap at a quite naked bar in Norwich, England]
Tried from Draft on 18 Sep 2017 at 04:59

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ 33th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2016, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Lacons Oatmeal Stout ].Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, oat, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, oat, dark malt, roasted, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161202] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2017 at 13:29

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF�17, day one, 08/08/17. Clear golden blonde with a well presented off white cap. Nose is mellow citric peel, straw, grains, biscuit. Taste comprises orange peel, bread dough, hint of melon, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Decent enough golden bitter.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2017 at 03:12

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
8th August 2017
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Lightly hazy gold - amber beer, no head. Light and semi dry palate, modest carbonation. Trace of brett. Semi sweet malts. Mild citric tang. Light dry finish. Okay.
Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2017 at 11:36

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 1. A clear amber beer with a small off-white head. Aroma reddish malt, citrus. Taste of mild citrusy hops, reddish malt, caramelish malt.
Tried on 08 Aug 2017 at 15:17

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 1. 08/08/2017. A golden orange coloured pour with a sticky white head. Aroma is hay, floral, orange, rind,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, orange, anduxed English hop.. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, moderate cask condition.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 08:45

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The aroma is very earthy, wood, leather, must, damp leaves and plaster board. The taste is drying, bitter, earthy, wood, leather, tannin, cereal, grainess and varnish with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Unusual stuff, but not in a bad way. Earthy.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 08:44

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Cask at GBBF 2017.. Copper.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet toffee fruit nose.. Soft sweet zezty toffee fruit.. Juicy fruits
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 08:20