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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask, half pint, shared with Finn at St. Andrews Brewhouse. Clear mahogany coloured body, covering pearl white head, clingy lacing. Malt-fruity aromas, moments of caramel and peaches. Quite decent, well-balanced taste of fruity caramel. Malt-fruity finish, bittersweet. Pretty fair. (Norwich 11.11.2021).
RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Norfolk Topper from Barsham Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask, half pint, shared with Finn at St. Andrews Brewhouse. Bubbly white head, fair lacing, clear warm golden body. Moderate smell of herbal hops and ripe fruits. Malt-fruity flavours, rather sweet. Ends on the sweet side of bittersweet. Easy going. (Norwich 11.11.2021).
RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Oaks from Barsham Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask, half pint, shared with Finn at St. Andrews Brewhouse. Off-white head to a clear copper coloured body, upper part lacing. Smell of grainy fruits, mid-dry. Moments of buttery caramel to the taste buds joined by a bite of biscuit. Bittersweet malt-fruity finish. Fair enough. (Norwich 11.11.2021).
Garrold (11502) reviewed Norfolk Topper from Barsham Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Ringstead Stores, Ringstead, Norfolk. Crystal clear pale amber colour. Half an inch of sturdy off white foam. Nose has caramel. Cracknel. Yeasty bread. Some dried citrus. Taste is really bitter and pretty dry. Hint of sweetness on the lips. Light body with prickly carbonation. Lengthy bitterness to finish. Eek.
Finn (18241) reviewed B.O.B. (Bitter Old Bustard) from Barsham Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Delt med Rune. Gyldenbrun. Lavt luftig skum med litt farge. Lett ferskenaroma. Smaken frukt & bær. Tørr - lett bitter avslutning.
Finn (18241) reviewed Norfolk Topper from Barsham Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Delt med Rune. Gylden. Litt uklar. Luftig filmskum. Karamellaroma. Smaken fersken & karamell. Lett tørr bitter avslutning.
Finn (18241) reviewed Oaks from Barsham Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Delt med Rune. Gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Lett sitrusaroma. Smaken karamell. Søtlig tørr bitter avslutning.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Old Ticket Office, Cambridge. Malty with a popcorn streak. Golden amber. Patchy foamy white head. Lightest bitter. Some watered down sugary sweetness. A lot of boiled veg. Light bodied. Thin verging on slick. Average carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Pretty awful gold. Pretty pissy. IPA my arse.
Idiosynkrasie (18028) reviewed Stout Robin from Barsham Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Opaque, dark mahogany colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty, minimally yeasty spicy and fruity aroma, notes of dark chocolate, dark caramel, a touch of marmite, liquorice, hints of blueberry. Taste is sweet-ish and moderately bitter, roasty, chocolately dark malty, slightly fruity hoppy and minimally yeasty spicy, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, a touch of dark caramel, burnt caramel, hints of blueberry, liquorice, cautious smoky-ashy overtones. Minimally oily, watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying, simultaneously slightly dry, minimally repellent palate, medium, soft carbonation. Quite beefy for only 4.6% abv, well balanced - good!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Panda, thanks to SHIG, split at the Grand Reunion Tasting, Watford 02/10/20. Light chestnut brown with an off white cap that clears to a swirl. Nose is dried fruits, brown bread, nutty, biscuit. Taste comprises brown bread, leafy notes, fruit rinds, raisins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge. Fine for the style.