Woodforde's

Microbrewery in Woodbastwick, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1981

Contact
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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7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can from systembolaget, sweden.
A very nice dark ake with small and lingering dark grey head with a dark red brown color.
Medium roasted and a bit chocolate aroma and taste.
Tried from Can on 08 May 2026 at 16:49

6/10
Caramel sweet.
Tried from Cask at Tiny Tavern on 03 May 2026 at 12:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can at ash's. Pours golden, nose is musty toffee, floral, bit of apricot, taste is bitter, floral, 6
Tried on 02 May 2026 at 10:20

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pint of gravity at the Lytton Arms beer festival. Fantastic colour in the glass, a deep mahogany, and a really rich flavour. More of a bitter than a pale ale, but what do I know. This is pretty good, but still a bit warm.
Tried from Cask at The Lytton Arms on 01 May 2026 at 21:10

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Half pint from the cask at The Wrong Un (JDW), Bexleyheath. Pours black with a white head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, hints of liquorice & dark roast malt. Moderate body. Slightly sweet finish.
Tried from Cask on 12 Apr 2026 at 13:26

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
One Volt can power an LED screen, this one Volt carries quite a bit of power through a fuller body, subduing the fruitiness of its hops. There's quite a lot of malt and bitterness coming through too, making it quite traditional tasting. It's decent. Darker clear golden with a glow.
Tried from Cask at Barum Top Inn on 04 Apr 2026 at 15:27

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear red-brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of stewed apple and brown bread. Taste adds caramel, ashy dry finish.
Tried on 24 Mar 2026 at 12:32

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
It’s quite basic even for a mild. Soft toasted brown bread, a caramel accents, rather sturdy earthy-ashy bitterness. A little burnt toast. Not bad.
Tried from Cask at Crosse Keys (JDW) on 12 Mar 2026 at 18:22

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the red lion jdw.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light chocolate
Tried from Cask at The Red Lion (JDW) on 12 Mar 2026 at 18:18

5.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Cask at the willow walk spoons Victoria. A clear reddy copper coloured pour with a lasting loose khaki head. Aroma is semi sweet, mealy apple, nuts, brown bread. Flavour is composed of twigs, bark, light chalk, burnt grass. Thin. Palate is semi sweet, thin, chalky ok cask condition. Lackluster.
Tried from Cask at Willow Walk (JDW) on 12 Mar 2026 at 18:14