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
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle ordered from Rad Beer. Aroma is sweet and yeasty - citrus, spice, a touch of banana. Cloudy amber. Fine bubbled foamy translucent white head. Medium bitter. Dry. Woody. Spice. Sherbert. Earthy. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Earthy saison-esque stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2021 at 19:00


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle at 6.5%, 23rd September 21, from Grumpy Goat. Pours a black beer, big light tan head. Aroma is pine and citrus. Taste is cocoa, malts, citrus and pine, aromatic. Decent BIPA

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2021 at 19:10


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 22/09/21. Almost clear amber with a reddish glint and topped with a good sized egg shell white cap. Nose is orange zest, pink grapefruit, grass, light pine nip, floral tones. Taste comprises orange peel, light perfume, grass, hint of pine, caramel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close splashed with balanced hop bitterness. Decent enough offering.

Tried on 22 Sep 2021 at 17:57


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 22/09/21. Lightly hazed orange with a good sized off white head. Nose is floral, herb, lime leaf, Early Grey, citric zest. Taste comprises lemon zest, grass, herb, hedgerow, perfume. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Does what it says on the tin but a Panda is more than enough.

Tried on 22 Sep 2021 at 17:16


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 21/09/21. Light haze on a copper pour with a good sized lasting just off white head. Nose is dusty fruits, grass, grains, hint of orange peel/ Taste comprises biscuit malt, hedgerow, dusty fruits, brown bread. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with an astringent bitter edge. Ok bitter.

Tried on 21 Sep 2021 at 17:51


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

16/9/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours clear amber brown with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, citrus, burnt orange, caramel, vanilla wafer. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Soft carbonation. Nice bittersweet finish. Enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2021 at 20:46


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

16/9/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours slightly hazy pale amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, hoppy, leafy, light caramel and fruit biscuit. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, soft carbonation. Easy drinking bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2021 at 20:46


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

16/9/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours clear pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, orange, tea tree oil, hedgerow. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, fizzy carbonation. Bitter tea finish. Good brew.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2021 at 20:46


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle: Poured a burnt amber brown with a creamy beige head. Aroma is fruity, citrus, tropical, caramel, malty. Taste is malty, caramel, bitter hops, fruity, citrus, light tropical, dries the palate towards the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2021 at 19:03


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle: Poured an orange with an off white head. Aroma is bitter hops, fruity, earthy, malty. Taste is bitter hops, malty, leafy, eathy, very astringent at the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2021 at 18:24