Barsham Brewery

Microbrewery in West Barsham, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2017

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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.

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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF '22 day 4, 05/08/22. Black with a good sized lasting khaki head. Nose is mellow roast, chocolate, toffee, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises earthy roast, brown bread, toffee, cocoa sprinkle, charr, light smoke. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Decent stout.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2022 at 16:09

4.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
From cask at the GBBF with Holmen1 and Stephen 03.08.22. Translucent straw colour. White head. Aroma and taste of biscuits, grains, pale malt, resins, and old tropical fruits. Waterish mouthfeel. Not great.
Tried from Cask on 03 Aug 2022 at 13:00

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Ticket Office Cambridge, 19/07/22. Light golden amber with a good sized lasting just off white head. Nose is pale malts, lemon tinged straw, crackers, grains. Taste comprises fruit cake, dates, biscuit, stewed fruits, malty. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Tidy enough bitter.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2022 at 19:20

6/10
Tried on 19 Jul 2022 at 19:19

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Ticket Office Cambridge, 19/07/22. Clear golden to light amber Decent egg shell white head. Nose is biscuit, stewed fruits, grains , brown bread. Taste comprises fruit loaf, nutty, biscuit, caramel, stewed fruits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent cask bitter.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2022 at 19:14

6/10
Tried on 19 Jul 2022 at 19:11

6/10
Tried from Cask on 17 Jul 2022 at 20:34

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
# 2818; 3/2022. Aroma of biscuits and citrus. Clear dark gold body, white head disappeared quickly. Malty, fruity. Harsh detergent bitter finish. 1/3 pint, hand pulled, tasting board, brewpub, Cambridge (East England).
Tried on 26 Mar 2022 at 13:29

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Old Ticket Office, Cambridge on 21st March 2022. Slightly hazy gold with shallow off-white foam affording full lacing. Fresh yeasts and hops in aroma. Fruity in-mouth with soft fruits and berries. Some bitterness in an otherwise fruity finish. Velvet smooth mouthfeel and a fair amount of body.
Tried from Cask at Old Ticket Office on 21 Mar 2022 at 22:15

8.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Cask at the Old Ticket Office, Cambridge on 21st March 2022. Amber with off-white foam and full lacing. Malty aroma with leafy hoppiness. Rich, nutty maltiness in-mouth and a velvety finish of luxury malt and tangy fruits. Smooth mouthfeel and plenty of body.
Tried from Cask at Old Ticket Office on 21 Mar 2022 at 22:00