Moon Gazer (Norfolk Brewhouse)

Microbrewery in Fakenham, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Contact
Moon Gazer Barn, Harvest Land, Hindringham, Fakenham, NR21 0PW, England
Description
First brewed January 2012 as Norfolk Brewhouse. In early 2019 they rebranded as Moon Gazer Ale.

We have a passion for great-tasting, natural beer – high in quality and rich in flavour.

Through Moon Gazer beers we want to involve others with that passion. You see, we think that beer should set out to do one simple thing – bring pleasure.

In our beer we demand premium quality, local provenance and consistency. OK, buying locally is a little bit tricky when it comes to hops. To create great flavours and to complement our British hops, we have also selected some excellent hops from around the world.
Furthermore, we see time as a key ingredient in creating a quality beer. Yes, we understand that brewing is a craft. However, it is also a science and fermentation, maturation and flavour development are all given as much time as needed to get that ‘just right’ taste.

Our demand is for consistency in our Moon Gazer Ale and keeping all your favourites available at all times. That said, we do appreciate and understand that people enjoy variety so you will usually find at least one special new beer a month for you to enjoy.

Also look out for various collaborations when we team up with brewing mates to bring new beers and have fun.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
28/10/2025. Cask taster at Norwich Beer Festival (Waterfront). Taster was suggested as it’s “very sweet”. Lots of sweet caramel on aroma and taste. Milky chocolate. Hint of liquorice. Sweetness mellowed even on the taster. One to come back to and spend an evening with.
Tried from Cask on 28 Oct 2025 at 13:11

7/10
Tried from Bottle from Beers Of Europe on 12 Oct 2025 at 17:36

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Gluten Free. Orangey gold colour, foamy white head and aroma of toffee, citrus, hop. Taste is malty, caramel, toffee, citrusy, with mellow hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle from Beers Of Europe on 27 Sep 2025 at 18:01

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask handpull at Wg and Pen Norwich. Clear deep amber colour. Collar of bubbles.some malt some English hops. Like a light bitterness with some sweetish malt. OK. Some bitterness on the finish.
Tried from Cask at Wig & Pen on 27 Sep 2025 at 13:46

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask handpull at Red Lion Norwich. Clear deep amber light brown colour no real head. Sweetish malt aroma. Slightly cloying. Some English hops on the finish. Its OK. Some fruity malt. .
Tried on 27 Sep 2025 at 12:50

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Strugglers Inn, Lincoln. Aroma and taste are citrus orange. Slight sweet to light bitter. Medium body.
Tried from Cask at The Strugglers Inn on 27 Sep 2025 at 11:48

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Rocky white head on an unclear pale copper coloured body.
Malt, biscuit & butterscotch aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a sparkling dry back.
Toffee, malt, caramel & lightly hopped tastes with a tangy finish.
Standard.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2025 at 19:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Large foamy white head on still golden coloured body.
Pale malt & light citrus aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy & dry.
Yeast, malt, butterscotch & citrus tastes with a bitter finish.
Lacking.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2025 at 20:06

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. Aroma is fruity - berries, dark fruit. A boozy edge. Pours clear chestnut, sits in the glass with a more opaque appearance. Thin foamy light beige head soons recedes. An initial bitter streak. Woody. Medicinal. Charcoal. This sits over a sweeter dark fruit core. Peripheral berry sourness. A boozy warmth and bite. Medium bodied. Oily. Average-soft-fizzy carbonation. Dry. A big astringent finish. Dows get rather medicinal but I don't mind that. It has character and a slightly odd one at that.
Tried from Can from Beautiful Beers on 25 Jul 2025 at 20:33

5.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Excellent gets 7.6 ffs. Bottle from the petrol station in Brancaster Staithe that one day I’ll get round to adding on here. Although probably not. Anyway. Clear deep amber. Slim swirl of beige. Nose has some sweet toffee apple thing. Bit of sick. Taste is sweet. Little else. Doesn’t feel 10% to be fair but it’s not easy drinking. Slick and oily. Sweet surprisingly thin finish. Grim. Sink job.
Tried on 10 Jun 2025 at 21:20