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.
McCash (16153) reviewed Pilgrim's Pale Ale from Barsham Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - golden yellow. The head disappeared quickly. Nose - caramel and honey. Taste - more like toffee and honey this time. Palate - creamy and light to medium bodied. The finish is very cloying. Overall - too sweet for the style.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Pilgrim's Pale Ale from Barsham Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
14/8/2020. Bottle from Roy’s of Wroxham Food Hall. Pours clear pale gold with a small white head. Aroma is buttery, caramel, digestive biscuit, flowers. Medium plus sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily and watery texture, above average carbonation. Increasing bitterness to finish as the butter sweetness subsided. Not today’s highlight.
mart (27261) ticked Norfolk Topper from Barsham Brewery 5 years ago
Ty Grumbo. Aroma and flavor are classic English beer - fruits, bit buttery, malt, caramel, black tea, hint of metallic notes. Wouldn't even say it uses NZ hops, only citric notes imply that. Finish has some nice dry bitterness, bordering harshness. Ok.
McCash (16153) reviewed Stout Robin from Barsham Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - black and opaque. Crema head. Nose - dark chocolate, caramel and blackberry. Taste - dark chocolate, smoke and molasses. Palate - medium bodied, roasty middle and finish. Overall - a nice roasty stout.
McCash (16153) reviewed B.O.B. (Bitter Old Bustard) from Barsham Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - amber with good lacing. Nose - caramel biscuits. An edge of chocolate. Taste - more of the same. Palate - medium bodied, crunchy texture, reasonably clean on the finish. Overall - quite typical for the style.
McCash (16153) reviewed Norfolk Topper from Barsham Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - golden amber. The head is very slightly off white. Nose - citrus, caramel and light biscuit. Taste - more subtle caramel but citrus still dominates. Palate - light bodied, fairly creamy through the middle. Decent bitterness on the finish. Overall - decent.
McCash (16153) reviewed Oaks from Barsham Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - amber with a big off white head. Nose - malty/meaty/mushroomy. Earthy too. Light ginger biscuit thing. Taste - ginger biscuit. Still earthy. Palate - medium bodied. Creamy but crunchy texture. Dry finish. Overall - ok, if a bit challenging. Nose a bit weird.
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Oaks from Barsham Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle: BBE Jan 2021. Drank at home during the virus Lock In, 8th May 2020. Clean amber body, steady white head. Nose gives hints of maltiness and a citrus twist, taste is malty molasses with a slight citrus trace towards the finish.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Stout Robin from Barsham Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
9/4/2020. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, nut, hops, toffee and milk chocolate. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Medium body. Roasty nutty finish. Traditional. Nice.
SHIG (13887) reviewed Stout Robin from Barsham Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle: Poured a dark brown almost black with a with light off white head. Aroma is roasted malts with light chocolate. Taste is milk chocolate, light fruit, and roasted malts.