Ampersand Brew Co
Commercial Brewery
in
Diss,
Norfolk,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Ampersand Brew Co
Established in 2017
Contact
Description
A family brewery based in Diss, South Norfolk making a wide range of modern & traditional beers.
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home picked up from Diss taproom. A hazed nut brown black coloured pour with a lively mid tan head. Aroma is mellow eathy roast, tangy dried fruit, cranberry, light soap, twigs and berries, chocolate. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earthy chocolate, oily, spicy, woody toasted nuts, milky chocolate, mellow ash in the finish. Palate is semi sweet, oily, moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jul 2021
at 20:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Ampersand taproom, Diss. A nutty brown coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Aroma is nutty, toasted malts, hint of smoke, milky roast. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, milky roast, nutty malts, light cinnamon, toasted brown bread, Pretty standard. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, milky, mellow carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2021
at 23:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewery taproom Diss. A clear golden yellow coloured pour with a lasting white froth. Aroma is simple dusty grains, cereal, light citrus, cut grass. Flavour is composed of dry dusty grains, lemon, grass, mineral. Palate is crisp, dry, grainy, highish carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2021
at 18:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewery taproom Diss. A very clear yellow golden coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is simple, dusty grains, hay, dry grains, dried grass. Flavour is composed of rustic grains, cereal, dried grass, hay, super crisp,. Palate is dry super crisp, highish carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2021
at 17:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery taproom Diss. A light hazed dull gold coloured pour with no head. Aroma is earthy, pinch of salt, honey, straw,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earthy grains, straw, zesty orange, some umami, bitter orange, bitters. Palate is semi sweet, zesty, fine carbonation. Quite unique.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2021
at 17:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery taproom Diss. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a lasting loose sticky white head. Aroma is semi sweet, zesty orange, grapefruit, toffee, some piney hop, white sugar. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, spicy green hop, pine needle, orange rind, not much grapefruit, light grass, toffee.. Some hop oils. Palate is semi sweet, dusty, dry finish, moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2021
at 17:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery taproom Diss. A light hazed golden yellow coloured pour with a lasting frothy white head. Aroma is semi sweet nutty cereal malts, honey,, white raisin, spicy hop. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rounded cereal grains, honey, light grassy hop. Some alcohol bite in the finish. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, fine carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2021
at 17:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery taproom Diss. A light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a a lasting creamy off white head. Aroma is soft bready grains, grassy citrus, twist of lime, little orange. Flavour is composed of semi sweet rounded base grains, mellow citrus, orange, grass, melon. Palate is soft and rounded, moderate carbonation. Good all rounder.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2021
at 17:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the new brewery tap in Diss. A mostly clear copper amber coloured pour with a lasting beige cap. Aroma is nutty malts, little grain husk, toffee, some grass. Flavour is composed of light rounded grains, husks, biscuit, toffee, light grassy hop,. Palate is semi sweet, light, mellow carbonation, little thin. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jun 2021
at 16:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Grumbo: Poured a unclear golden with white head. Aroma is hoppy, fruity, malty. Taste is bitter hops forward, fruity, malty backbone.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2021
at 14:04