Artefact Brewing

Microbrewery in Ixworth, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2020

Contact
Bridge Farm, Bury Road, Ixworth, IP31 2HX, England
Description
We are a new microbrewery based in the village of Ixworth, near Bury St Edmunds. Our brewery is a small 200L system, set up in a converted shipping container on our family farm.

Run part-time by husband and wife team, James and Kat, Artefact Brewing’s ethos is to make good-quality, small-batch, artisan craft beers, with an emphasis on experimenting with local ingredients and seasonal releases. Artefact launched in May 2020.

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7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Keg at Handsome Prince, Cambridge. Pours deep brown with a beige/tan head. Toasty malts, mild coffee, charr, grapefruit pith. Light to moderate sweet with a prominently bitter roasted malts finish. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft at The Handsome Prince on 21 May 2026 at 05:52

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 4.5
3/5/2026. Bottle at the ITFC Promotion Party (2026) beer share. From Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. Pours okay. Aroma is fruity, nettles, funky, citrusy, chalky, pear. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with a slight sour edge. Veggie and potato starch notes. Moderate body, foamy carbonation. First Artefact beer I’ve struggled to enjoy.
Tried from Bottle from Beautiful Beers on 03 May 2026 at 16:42

2/10
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2026 at 16:33

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2026 at 16:33

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
25/4/2026. Bottle from Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. Good pour. Aroma is hoppy, spicy, tropical and stone fruits. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness and body. Average carbonation. Long bitter finish. Well done.
Tried from Bottle from Beautiful Beers on 25 Apr 2026 at 18:56

7.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2026 at 18:56

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2026 at 18:56

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2026 at 17:59

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2026 at 17:58

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
25/4/2026. Bottle from Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. Decent pour. Aroma is grainy, stone fruits, husky tropical fruits, chalky notes. Very nice drying bitterness. Good body. Well done.
Tried from Bottle from Beautiful Beers on 25 Apr 2026 at 17:41