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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.
6.5/10
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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.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2021
at 09:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a carbonated orange with a thick creamy off white head. Aroma is grain, fruity. Taste is bitter hops, light fruit, malty.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2021
at 14:58
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
7/1/2021. Bottle from 3at3, Ely. Pours clear dark gold with a small frothy off-white head. Good looking beer. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, butter, biscuit, touch of honey and light fruits. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. As with most Barsham beers, except for their Stout Robin, was not especially keen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2021
at 16:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
My first rating of 2021. 500ml bottle: BBE Jan 2022, drank at home on 5th Jan 2021. Almost black in colour, beige head that stayed a while. Roasted malty aroma and taste, red berries in the flavour also, not as exciting as I'd hoped, but it's a pleasant enough Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2021
at 16:04
6/10
Tried
on 02 Oct 2020
at 11:37
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Growler shared in Watford - cheers! Pours clear honey-gold with a small, bubbly white head. Light sweet flavour with some toasted pale malts, a little dough, English yeast, grains. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with more pale grains, leafy bitterness. So so.
Tried
from Growler
on 02 Oct 2020
at 10:53
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Growler power thanks to shig. A clear nutty brown coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is dishwater, nutty, earthy, raisin, soapy,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, bitter liquorice, grassy, nutty, malty,, malt loaf. Palate is semi sweet, sticky hop, fine carbonation.
Tried
from Growler
on 02 Oct 2020
at 10:48
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
26/9/2020. Bottle shared with SHIG, bought at 3at3, Ely. Pours clear gold with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma of butter, caramel, sweet malt and minerals. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, soft carbonation. Metallic finish. Wasn't a fan but it looked real good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2020
at 19:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
26/9/2020. Bottle shared with SHIG, bought at 3at3, Ely. Now brewed by Barsham Brewery. Pours clear bright pale amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, hops, fruit, toffee, biscuit. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, slight creamy texture, average carbonation. Quite decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2020
at 19:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared by Grumbo: Poured a darker golden with white lacing head. Aroma is caramel malts. Taste is sweet caramel malts, light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2020
at 13:42