Woodforde's

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

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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at Hoste Arms, Burnham Market, Norfolk. 8th July. Difficult to rate a beer that wasn’t fit to be served, but still, what do you want for the best part of 4 quid...
Tried from Cask on 10 Jul 2014 at 08:28

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pint from Bull Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln. Coloured golden beer with a thin white short head. Not much aroma, but the flavour was nice and bitter.
Tried on 09 Jul 2014 at 05:25

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at The Scarborough Arms, Leeds. Pours clear dark amber, thick creamy head. Aromas of toffee, light citrus. Taste is light sweet, more citrus bitterness. Good.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2014 at 03:19

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Granite City, ABZ, 22/06/14. Lightly hazed golden amber with a good sized egg shell white head. Nose is sweet malts, caramel, mellow fruit, bready twinges. Taste comprises bread pudding, fruits, caramel, light spice, floral notes, touch of hops. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, bitter sweet close. Decent enough bitter.
Tried from Cask on 23 Jun 2014 at 23:11

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - dark amber to chestnut. Nice fluffy head. Nose - sweet malt with a fresh note that is somewhere between citrus and orchard. Taste - more apples plus sweet malt and just a touch of citrus again. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long elegant finish. Overall - really enjoyed this. Beer of the day.
Tried from Cask on 23 Jun 2014 at 16:19

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at my 5555th rating tasting at Sar HaMashkaot Ramat Gan. Thanks zvikar. As Marks & Spencer Norfolk Bitter. 4.8%. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma of floral, citric and earthy hops, a bit of yeast, malt and a bit of caramel. Sweetish flavor with malt, caramel, a bit of bread, earthy hops and mild bitterness. Medium-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2014 at 10:33

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from M&S. Clear dark brown with small off-white head. Very spicy up front, some dried fruits, caramel, citrus, some weird candy sweetness, like the candy with many herbs in it. Medium bodied and bit light carbonation. Quite interesting stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2014 at 15:09

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours dark amber, sweet, watery, dry toffee, sweet malts.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jun 2014 at 02:56

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours brown, sweet chocolate nose, rich chocolate and liquorice, toffee. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Norfolk Nog on 11 Jan 2014 at 17:42 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bottle. Sweet chocolate nose, rich chocolate and liquorice, toffee.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2014 at 09:37

6/10
Tried on 12 Jun 2014 at 09:32