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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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
2nd October 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Creamy and smooth with mild citric hop. Not bitter - easy drinking.
Tried on 08 Jan 2011 at 04:30

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Stockbridge Tap. Dark golden colour, white head. Aroam is light malty, light fruity. Flavour is malty, fruity, citrus. Little bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 27 Nov 2010 at 05:57

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
LIVE RATING. Cask at the Cambridge Blue, Cambridge on 26th November 2010. Slightly hazy amber with thin part-lacing white head. Grassy aroma with some yeastiness. Interesting main taste in-mouth, fruity, hoppy with plenty of herbs and spices present. A grassy finish on a light easy drinking mouthfeel. Very pleasant.
Tried from Cask on 26 Nov 2010 at 13:56

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading] Light amber, slight white head, slight fizz. Lemon up front with some smooth malt coming through, a hint of spice (coriander?) and a mild bitterness in the finish. Low-key but OK.
Tried from Cask on 13 Nov 2010 at 13:18

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
1st November 2010
Spoons Fest! Clear amber beer. Tiny suddy white head. Smooth palate - almost carbonation free - a little dry. Well balanced even malt and some hybridised orange and grapefruit bitterness. Finishes dry. Dull but okay. Could taste no Nelson to Motueka.
Tried on 06 Nov 2010 at 11:30

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Claude du Vall (JDW), Camberley. Golden amber with a loose white head; grainy aroma; sweet grainy flavour; thinly bodied; with a light floral bitterness to finish. Elegant and very easy drinking.
Tried from Cask on 02 Nov 2010 at 10:58

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Dark brown. Light molasses and toffee aroma. Chewy, soft, with toffee and date character. A decent pint.
Tried on 01 Nov 2010 at 12:14

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
JDW Fest Autumn 2010
Cask @ Esquire House. Dark golden colour, white head. Aroma is light caramel malts, bit hoppy. Flavour is soft malty, fruity, bit of biscuit. Fairly bitter and dry finish. Good stuff.
Tried from Cask on 01 Nov 2010 at 10:14

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle as Marks & Spencer Norfolk Bitter, from M&S Bath (08/2010). Deep amber colour, mid-sized head, zesty and slightly sparkling. Malty with nice citrusy accents. Very pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2010 at 01:17

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Golden brown with thin lasting white head. It’s a bitter. If it has Nelson Sauvin then it’s pretty well hidden. Some bitterness in mouth, some light fruit in the flavour. Perfectly acceptable light bitter..
Tried from Cask on 31 Oct 2010 at 05:13