Ampersand Brew Co

Commercial Brewery in Diss, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Ampersand Brew Co

Established in 2017

Contact
27-31 Sawmills Road, Diss, IP22 4GG, England
Description
A family brewery based in Diss, South Norfolk making a wide range of modern & traditional beers.

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sample Wee Vault 2013-12-13 Edinburgh AR: Clean Rich coffee, wee chocolate AP: dark brown, wee lid F: Clean Rich coffee, wee chocolate
Tried on 16 Jan 2024 at 22:34

7/10
keg at wee vault ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft nutty chocolate roast malts nose ...soft sweet hazelnut roast
Tried on 04 Jan 2024 at 09:48

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
30th December 2023
Can. A light haze on this orange gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, slightly soft, but then some late emerging fine minerally carbonation livens things up. Soft creamy malts, nice. The hops present very cleanly here. Soft cooling pine into fresh orange, mandarin, tangerine with mango led tropical fruits, a little papaya in there. Whispers of both pink and yellow grapefruit. Hop spice emerges late on before a crisp finish. Can't recall if I have had a Cold DIPA before, but I won't forget this one soon. So clean and bright with the hop character coming through loud and clear. Colour me impressed. Could drink this all night, or until my legs gave out.
Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2023 at 19:56

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
17/12/2023. Draft at the Ampersand Brew Co Tap, Diss. Pours clear dark mahogany brown with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, lightly roasted, chocolate, caramel, slightly perfumed and piney. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium body, quite fizzy. Drying finish. Thought I’d enjoy this more than I did.
Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2023 at 19:17

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
17/12/2023. Draft at the Ampersand Brew Co Tap, Diss. Pours clear dark amber brown with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma is malty, hoppy, citrus, fruity, biscuit, light nut and pine. Moderate sweetness with quite heavy bitterness. Medium body, smooth, average carbonation. Drying bitter finish. Good, the best on this visit.
Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2023 at 19:12

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
17/12/2023. Draft at the Ampersand Brew Co Tap, Diss. Pours cloudy orange with a small just off-white head. Aroma is lime, mango, citrus, malt. Moderate sweetness and tartness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Nicely done.
Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2023 at 18:59

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
17/12/2023. Draft at the Ampersand Brew Co Tap, Diss. Pours clear golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is citrus, grapefruit, grassy, tropical, passion fruit. Nicely balanced, though a little thin. Average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2023 at 18:51

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
17/12/2023. Cask at the Ampersand Brew Co Tap, Diss. Pours clear golden with a small creamy white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, citrus, floral earthy edge. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Average to soft carbonation. Nice bittersweet finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 18 Dec 2023 at 18:45

6/10
Tried on 25 Nov 2023 at 21:39

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tried on tap at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2023. Golden colour with a white head. fresh light hops. And a crisp body. Note. Correction of rating. Brewer confirmed this is the standard Pulpit as hops no longer change.
Tried from Draft on 22 Oct 2023 at 13:29