Woodforde's

Microbrewery in Woodbastwick, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Fur & Feather Inn (Woodforde's)

Established in 1981

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Slad Lane, Woodbastwick, NR13 6SQ, England
Description
When good friends Ray Ashworth and David Crease got tired of the same old beers, they were determined to change things up a level. With a passion for homebrewing and creating authentic flavours, they became part of a new-wave revolution, handcrafting their own beers in the 1960s.

In 1981 they founded their own brewery near Norwich and moved to a converted farm complex in the picturesque Broadland village of Woodbastwick in 1989

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6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Clear, dark reddish amber with a full head and high carbonation. Fudge aroma. Malty and nutty taste with notes of fudge. Balanced bitterness.

Tried on 30 Nov 2025 at 20:40


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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask, pint at the Crown Rivers at LHR T5. It pours very deep brown with a thick, dense light brown head. The aroma is rich maltage, toasty, bitter - sweet, cacao nibs, toasted fruit cake, dried/dark fruits, touch of plum, woody, leather and earth. The taste is fairly smooth upfront, then dries out, toothy, woody, leather, dried fruits, raisin, prune, date, touch of tannin, toasty grains, treacle, some umami, liquorice,. coffee beans and rich chocolate with a drying, roasty finish. Medium body, moderate cask carbonation and fluffy mouth feel. A very respectful dark/old ale. Nice condition and moreish.

Tried from Cask at Crown Rivers (JDW) (Heathrow Terminal 5) on 12 Nov 2025 at 13:16

gave a cheers!

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

Klar mørk brun med off-white skum. Lukter karamell, malt. Mild, lavt karbonert. Bitter avslutning. Karamell, malt og litt appelsinskall.

Tried on 08 Nov 2025 at 18:53


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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

7/11/2025. Cask at the 13th Beccles Beer Festival. Decent pour. Nice sweet ripe fruity aroma. Tropical, citrus, berries, lychee. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, tart hint. Moderate body, oily watery, soft carbonation. Very nice fruity bitter.

Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2025 at 16:25


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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate

Tried from Cask at Gate House (JDW) on 20 Oct 2025 at 16:27


5.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at Wellington, Brum. Opaque chestnut brown. No head. Aroma is sour with underlying malts. Flavourwise it's similar with added caramel. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Off or just twiggy trash?

Tried from Cask at Wellington on 10 Oct 2025 at 06:05


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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5

7/10/2025. Bottle at Oakes Barn, Bury St Edmunds. Pours golden with a small white head. Aroma is funky, mucky, apples, slight sulphur notes. Medium sweetness, light bitter/tart. Moderate body, quite lively. Some dryness to finish. Quite crisp. Mucky notes present throughout, unexpected but not unappealing. Better than expected. Produced in the UK for Woodforde’s, doesn’t say where.

Tried from Bottle at Oakes Barn on 07 Oct 2025 at 16:29


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Burk från SB. Mörkt bärnstensfärgad med medelhögt krämigt skum. Rejäl kropp med rostade nötter, fullkornsbröd och en liten karamellsötma. Lätt beska för stilen. Välgjord och god

Tried from Can on 28 Sep 2025 at 12:22


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Burk från SB. Mörkt bärnstensfärgad med medelhögt krämigt skum. Rejäl kropp med rostade nötter, fullkornsbröd och en liten karamellsötma. Lätt beska för stilen. Välgjord och god

Tried from Can on 28 Sep 2025 at 12:22


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6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Ravtarget klar med beige skum. Lukter noe brent karamell. Maltig, søt lett bitter. Smaker lett brent karamell, noe syltetøy og brød. Kort.

Tried on 13 Sep 2025 at 14:38


Brewery Stats
Score 6.44
Beers62
Ticks748