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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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Pickerel, Cambridge. Pours clear gold with a fine, creamy white head. Dusty, dry pale malts on the nose, some toasty grains. Light sweet flavor with dry hay, orange and grains. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Light sweet finish, dry pale malts, dry hay, straw. Simple stuff.
Tried from Cask on 02 Feb 2013 at 05:27

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol, November 2012. Copper coloured with a decent, off-white head. Heavy cereal malts, tangerine fruit sweetness and a moderately bitter finish. Didn’t do much for me.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jan 2013 at 07:21

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500ml bottle - Pours dark copper with little head. On the nose there is some caramel malt and citrus hops. Sweet at first and then the bitter yeast hop feel come right afterward. Earthy. Dry finish. okay for a session, but nothing special.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2012 at 14:58

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Clear and clean golden ale. Has a very thin head and a complex mix of malts and sweet fruits.
Tried on 03 Dec 2012 at 10:40

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Cask @ JDW Muckle Cross, Elgin 171112
Amber, clear, dense white head, some lacing
Aroma of light pale malts
Taste - light fruity malts, touch of pineapple, background of soft bitter hops
Palate - soft carb, light to medium body. Finish as main flavour with a light fruity pale malt linger
Overall - Simple bitter beer. It’s OK
Tried from Cask on 17 Nov 2012 at 08:16

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask at The Counting House. Pours clear and golden yellow witha small white head. Aroma is mild peachy to citrusy fruity. Light bitter, citrusyand mild malty. Bitterand light fruity into the finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Nov 2012 at 09:01

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
[Gravity cask at Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading] Amber, slight white head. Sweet lots of caramel, a little wisp of citrus, just enough bitterness to balance. OK, but not great.
Tried from Cask on 08 Nov 2012 at 15:49

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(500ml bottle aka M & S Norfolk Bitter) Amber in colour, minimal head and lacing. Medium in body, aroma of malt/hops. Taste is malt/hops/yeast/grass caramel. Ok, but nothing special.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2012 at 10:31

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25th October 2012
Hamilton Hall Spoons. Almost clear gold beer, little white head. Smooth palate, semi dry, Mild minerally carbonation. Smooth malt, semi sweet. Okay balance of mild citrus hops - tangerine and lemon. Finishes dry with a carbonated nip. Not bad!
Tried on 08 Nov 2012 at 06:41

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Cask at the Kingston Arms, Cambridge. Poured golden brown with a thin white short-lived head. Not much in the aroma, but the flavour was nice and bitter. Nothing special. A half decent session ale but a taste was good enough for me.
Tried from Cask on 04 Nov 2012 at 14:21