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The Long Barn, Barsham Estate, West Barsham, NR21 9NR, England
Description
The West Barsham Estate in North Norfolk, home to the Barsham Brewery, is steeped in farming heritage. Susanna Soames’s family have owned and farmed the land here for generations. In an area renowned for its top quality agricultural soil, North Norfolk’s sea air and unique micro-climate help us produce some of the best malting barley in the world.
Having spent the year nurturing and growing our wide range of crops, from sugar beet to oil seed rape, wheat, vining peas and barley, summer arrives and our small team of just three embark upon the annual tradition of harvesting. Come rain or shine, darkness or light, and using a combination of traditional and modern techniques, the job gets done in time for the arrival of Autumn.
Our famous Maris Otter Barley is malted down the road at Crisp Maltings and returned to our state of the art brewery situated within one of the Estate’s ancient farm buildings. The malt is blended with beautifully pure water from our own bore hole and hop varieties from around the world to craft our collection of beers. We are proud to be the purveyors of a “Norfolk born and brewed” product in the very truest sense.
First brewed in mid-2017, having purchased the former Jo C's Ales, sharing the premises with Boudicca Brewing Co.
Having spent the year nurturing and growing our wide range of crops, from sugar beet to oil seed rape, wheat, vining peas and barley, summer arrives and our small team of just three embark upon the annual tradition of harvesting. Come rain or shine, darkness or light, and using a combination of traditional and modern techniques, the job gets done in time for the arrival of Autumn.
Our famous Maris Otter Barley is malted down the road at Crisp Maltings and returned to our state of the art brewery situated within one of the Estate’s ancient farm buildings. The malt is blended with beautifully pure water from our own bore hole and hop varieties from around the world to craft our collection of beers. We are proud to be the purveyors of a “Norfolk born and brewed” product in the very truest sense.
First brewed in mid-2017, having purchased the former Jo C's Ales, sharing the premises with Boudicca Brewing Co.
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF'23, day one, 01/08/23. Clear golden orange with an off white cap. Nose is grass, mellow orange, straw, toasted malts. Taste comprises light floral notes, grass, melon, orange peel, herb Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Passable cask affair ... lacks any depth of flavour for a 5% offering.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2023
at 17:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
1st August 2023
GBBF Day 1. Cask. A light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thin but decently sweet creamy malts. Ripe orange and a little marmalade. Light dry finish. Tidy gold.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. A light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thin but decently sweet creamy malts. Ripe orange and a little marmalade. Light dry finish. Tidy gold.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2023
at 14:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2023 - Day 1. Pours clear orange-gold with a bubbly white head. Light sweet flavour with doughy bread, English yeast, ripening lemon, straw. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet and bready to finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2023
at 14:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500m bottle. Gluten Free. Clear golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of light citrus. Taste is sweetish, malt, caramel, bready, with orange citrus and tangy metallic bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2023
at 20:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Appearance: Dark orange golden, clear. Small off-white head. Aroma: Malt, nuts, toasted. Taste: Medium malt, nutty. Lightly toasted, light caramel. Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £3.19 Info: 14/7-2023, BB: 31/1-2024
Tried
on 14 Jul 2023
at 23:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, grain, floral, hop. Taste is sweetish, malty, grainy, biscuit, straw with some tangy citric bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2023
at 20:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear amber with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of tea and apple. Taste is stewed fruit and caramel. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2023
at 18:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light honey malt and faint floral hops. Taste is quite bitter up front. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2023
at 18:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours deep golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light citrus and sweet malt. Taste is quite sweet up front. Light bitter for balance appears down the glass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2023
at 17:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light floral hops and biscuit. Taste is more of the same. Faint citrus. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2023
at 17:32