Woodforde's

Microbrewery in Woodbastwick, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Fur & Feather Inn (Woodforde's)

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

Light, hazelnut, easy drinking

Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2023 at 18:38


6

Light, bitter, malty

Tried from Can on 16 Aug 2023 at 18:34


5.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours a hazy / cloudy gold with minimal off-white head. The aroma is mainly marmalade with some hints of generic citrus. In the mouth it is slightly bitter with a creamy texture, but some underlying sharpness. Flavour is oranges, nelon and werthers original sweets, plus some ginger coming through later. Sharpness increases in the finish which leads me to suspect this beer was going off and needs to be rerated.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2023 at 21:38


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from Asda. Amber in colour and clear, with a tight, off-white, head and plenty of carbonation. Light, malty aroma, with some marmalade notes and a hint of floral hop.The flavour also had a malty edge, with a suggestion of prickly pine, more orange sweetness before a moderately bitter finish. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2023 at 15:45


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Clear golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, citrus, fruity hop. Taste is malty, with alittle caramel & toffee, fruit, orangey citrus, and woody bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry citric bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2023 at 15:33


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5.5

Appearance: Slightly fogged pale amber with a one finger tall loudb off-white frothy head of low to medium retention. Aroma: Spicy and herbal brittish hop, Biscuits, caramel, floral hints. Taste: As described above. Medium dry. Light to medium ending hop bitterness. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, soft to average carbonation. Overall: Decent.

Tried on 09 Jun 2023 at 20:34


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Cornfield Garage, Eastbourne. Poured a clear medium amber colour with a thin white head. The aroma is malt, yeast, light woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, yeasty, herbal, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 01 Jun 2023 at 16:10


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Canned (from Prisma Vaasa). Deep golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some herbal and mild grassy notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, wooden and some mild sweetish tones.

Tried from Can on 30 May 2023 at 06:34


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Appearance: Slightly misted pale amber with a one finger tall off-white frothy head of medium retention. Aroma: Biscuit malt, floral and herbal hop. Some resin & pine needles. a bit metallic. Taste: light sweet ans medium bitter. Herbal and floral hop, resin & pine needles, biscuits. Lingering hoppy ending. Mouth feel: Medium body, average carbonation. Overall: OK.

Tried on 05 May 2023 at 14:23


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Village Vintners, Pyrford. Aroma is doughy with a sugary lemon juice streak. Clear light gold. Thin white head barely managed a light froth. Medium bitter, woody, metallic, with a juicy citrus edge. Underlying malts. Light. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Had worse. Keeps things vaguely interesting but no interest in having another.

Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2023 at 13:37