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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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of malt, brown sugar, faint herbs. A proper old-fashioned twiggy brown beer.
Tried on 01 Mar 2026 at 17:49

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
20/2/2026. Cask at The Purple Dog, Colchester.
Tried from Cask at Purple Dog on 20 Feb 2026 at 16:26

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of cereal grains and faint lemon. Taste is light grain, light white bread and faint grassy hop. Light bitter finish. Decent body for the strength.
Tried on 14 Feb 2026 at 16:58

7/10
Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2026 at 18:32

6.5/10
Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2026 at 18:31

6/10
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2026 at 09:47

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2026 at 09:22

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can picked up somewhere down Norfolk. Now with a Lowenbrau type label. Clear straw gold. Just a thin white head but it stays the course. Pale malts and a flicker of hop. Drinks decent and clean. Bit of refreshing bitterness. Good burps. Solid enough tackle. I wouldn’t get too bored doing a four pack in.
Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2026 at 17:22

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Huge thanks to Erzengel for that one! Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass amber coloured, small head. Starts fine malty, spicy, herbal notes as well. Mild bitterness. Shy fruity hints of berries. Finish well balanced, light metallical touch. Quite drinkable. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2026 at 19:35

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Bakers and Larners of Holt. Rates all over the place for this. “Seek it out while you can” 3.3! Jesus. Anyhoo. Clear amber. Thin dense just off white head is nearly fully lacing. Looks well. Nose has fruited tea loaf. Cracknel toffee. Moderate leafy mulch like hop. Taste is light sweet with some dryness. Bit of spicy leafy bitterness. A tad thin overall maybe and it tails off flavour wise on the finish. Ok enough.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2026 at 19:43