Ampersand Brew Co
Commercial Brewery
in Diss,
Norfolk,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Ampersand Brew Co
Established in 2017
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
8/10/2025. Tap at The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Nicely hopped aroma, biscuit, malt, earthy, floral, tropical, herbal, piney, touch bready. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Drying husky finish. Decent body and quite smooth. Average carbonation. Liked this.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Gravity dispense at the Royston, Broadstairs, 01/10/2025.
Almost clear golden orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is juicy citric flesh, orange wine gums, grass.
Taste comprises airy malts, orange peel, melon, mandarin, light breads.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow juicy hop bitterness.
Okay pale.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Blonde from Ampersand Brew Co 2 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
Cask handpull at Wig and Pen Norwich. Clear gold colour. That's weird some dustiness. Not much conditionnot good.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Festbier from Ampersand Brew Co 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
On tap at Ampersand Brewery Diss
Clear deep gold colour lasting cream head. Good malty lager. Yes decent festbier. Plenty of oomph but well hidden. Touch of caramel. Good malty lager. Liked it. Woke me up.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Bitter from Ampersand Brew Co 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at Ampersand Brewery Diss. Clear mid brown beer lasting beige head. Malty best bitter. Nothing special but competent. Decent best bitter with English hops throughout ok.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at the brewery Diss. Hazy gold orange colour lasting cream head some citrus hops on aroma some tropical fruit. Light bitterness on the finish. Light malts. Some orange flavour on the finish. OK.
eurosoba (18472) ticked Cowella from Ampersand Brew Co 2 months ago
BeardedAvenger (8926) reviewed Riatach from Ampersand Brew Co 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keg at Tamworth Tap. Hazy-opaque amber-gold. Foamy white head. aroma is full on citrus and herbs. Flavourwise it has light citrus with a malty and caramel streak. Plus herbs. Light-medium bodied. Slick
Soft carbonation.
Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Riatach from Ampersand Brew Co 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, 05/09/2025.
Moderately hazed golden topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is pale and bready malts, mellow citric zest, melon.
Taste comprises tangerine, grass, herb, soft malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close splashed with modest hop bitterness.
Okay pale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.76 |
| Beers | 147 |
| Ticks | 491 |
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