Grain Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Harleston,
Norfolk,
England 🏴
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 2006
Contact
Description
The soul of every great beer is in the grain. Established in 2006 in barns at South Farm, Alburgh, with Oak as the first beer, Grain Brewery has since grown and grown. From originally only selling beers in farm shops, local food festivals and farmers markets in Suffolk and Norfolk, our beers are now available on draught and bottled across most of East Anglia. The Plough was the first Grain pub in 2010, with keg production starting in 2012. The Spread Eagle in Ipswich and The Corn Hall in Diss followed, and who knows what the future holds?
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask: Poured a golden with a off white. Aroma is grainy, light fruity, caramel. Taste is nice crisp, grainy, light bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2021
at 18:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Merci à Grumbo pour cette découverte. Ce Smoked Imperial Porter me laisse circonspect. Avec un fumé pas trop développé, fin et bien intégré (ce qui est rare), il aurait eu tout pour me plaire sir la base avait été plus riche, dense et complexe. Sa texture très fine, ces arômes linéaires, manquant de vivacité et de présence nous font finalement être quelque peu frustrés. LE visuel est sur un noir total, sans mousse ni effervescence. Le nez est sur un cocktail, sans éclat de chocolat, café et caramel agrémentés d'une pointe fumée. A l'attaque, de légères épices apparaissent, sur une dominante chocolat, caramel avec en complément café et un fumé aux relents de charbon tout de même. La deuxième bouche est marquée de son astringence, avec une légère acidité et des arômes plats. L'alcool à 9,3 % est bien intégrée mais manque de nervosité. L'amertume est pour sa part bien dosée (base de Herkules, First Gold, Progress, Cascade). Le manque de corpulence est notable est l'arrière bouche n'amène rien de nouveau. Le final est un peu plus intéressant, d'une bonne longueur, avec des arômes de café, chocolat et caramel qui reprennent les dessus et sur une jolie amertume mais sur une platitude toujours aussi affligeante. Dans le style, peut mieux faire.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2021
at 07:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - thanks a lot!]. Jet black colour with a single-layer bubbly, fading, tan head. Intense, roasty and chocolately, slightly smoky, dark malty aroma, condensed notes of dark chocolate, couverture, dark cocoa, dark caramel, whiffs of ashes, marmite, barbecue sauce. Taste is roasty, slightly smoky and chocolately, dark malty, moderately bitter roasty, notes of dark chocolate, couverture, hints of ashes, dark caramel, burnt caramel, a touch of leather, peat, tar; minimally warming finish. Oily texture, smooth and soft, slightly cloying palate, fine, soft to flat carbonation. Intense and condensed, nice smoky flavours, relatively drinkable, a tad too simple and monotonous overall - acceptable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2021
at 20:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O'Nails, Bristol 26 May 20201. Golden in colour with a slight, white, head. Leafy hops, stone fruit, light rich tea malts and a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 May 2021
at 06:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Bumble Inn Peterborough. light haze pale gold colour lasting white head. bubble gum weizen. sweetish rose petal sweet lemon sweet bubble gum. light in body. ok if nothing like a German weizen.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2020
at 16:03
7/10
Just a bit too ashy and need more dry hops/whirlpool action but roasting is perfect. Nice job.
Tried
at
The Ale House
on 28 Feb 2020
at 18:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
19/2/2020. Keg at the Spread Eagle, Ipswich. Pours clear dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, hops, biscuit, stone and dried fruits. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2020
at 19:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
19/2/2020. Keg at the Spread Eagle, Ipswich. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma of grain, sweet malt, hops, light tropical fruits and grass. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. A little extra bitterness and biscuit to finish. Quite decent.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2020
at 17:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
4/1/2020. Cask at the Spread Eagle, Ipswich. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of moderate roasted malt, chocolate, hops, light tropical fruits, grass and pine with a touch of coffee and caramel. Moderate sweetness and towards medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jan 2020
at 17:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
14/12/2019. Cask at the Spread Eagle, Ipswich. Pours clear bright gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit and flowers with light spicy and piney notes. Moderate sweetness and medium plus bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Very nice bitterness to finish. Decent brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2019
at 17:06