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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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Ale Emporium. Pours pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of pineapple, light malt. Taste is more pineapple, malty. Good balance. Nice beer.
Tried from Cask on 17 Apr 2015 at 16:56

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at the Great British Beer Festival 2014, Day 4 - London. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. Nice biscuity pale bread character, light dough and grains, faint butter, mellow lemon. Yes, very nice citrus character here, some tangerine, a bit of bitter hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Balanced finish with notes of doughy white bread and restrained citrusy hops. Good stuff.
Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2015 at 17:16

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, grassy and slight citrusy. Crisp hoppy, toasted and mild fruit. Bitter and slight citrusy into a crisp hoppy into the finish.
Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2014 at 10:08

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask, handpump, The Ship Inn, Weybourne, Norfolk, Wednesday 24th December 2014 . Pours ambercwith filmy white head. A little chewy toffee but fruity also. Reasonably bitter. Fine. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov11 2.9
Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2014 at 14:46

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 07 Dec 2014 at 01:57

4.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
14th August 2014
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Clear gold beer, good white head. Palate is very dry and light. Mild crispness. Light dry pale malts. Barely there citric hop. Dry finish. Over dry and bland.
Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2014 at 09:04

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Clear light golden with little in the way of a head. Nose is bready, light citrus, grass, orange. Taste comprises bready notes, straw, citric peel, pale malt. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. So so GB.
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2014 at 13:58

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled @ GBBF. Slightly unclear yellow golden color, small white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly bitter, lightly a touch of herbal bitter. Average body, average carbonation. Decent.
Tried on 19 Aug 2014 at 00:03

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Blackish beer with a light head. The aroma is lightly bitter and roasted, and the flavour is gently bitter with coffee roastedness and a hint of maltiness. Over a reasonable mild. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2014 at 14:12

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe [280414]
Caramel brown, clear, huge beige head, some lacing
Aroma of caramel malts, soft toffee, dab of chocolate, bit nutty
Taste of roasted malts, dark malts, soft bitter hops, soft burnt notes, some toffee, some nutty malts, nice
Palate - soft carb (after the huge head had settled), thin to medium body, soft sweet dark malts. Finish as main flavour, light bitter toasted malt linger
Overall - Quite a decent soft mild
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2014 at 15:51