Boudicca Brewing Co.

Client Brewer in Norwich, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2015

Contact
Bakers Road, Norwich, NR3 3AZ, England
Description
Commenced Brewing in 2015. Cuckoo brewer believed to be at Jo C’s. Late in 2016 they bought the Jo C’s Brewery and moved to premises. In 2019 they closed own Brewery and commenced Cuckoo brewing at S&P. Trading was paused in 2024. Hopes to restart announced mid-2025.

An independent Norfolk brewery, set up in 2015 to brew great beer in Norfolk using the finest ingredients.

The company was set up by real ale enthusiasts from Norfolk, with the intention of producing great beers, which could be enjoyed by anyone. Their vision is to produce high quality new beers which are true to Norfolk’s long brewing tradition.

We are named after Boudicca, the famous Queen of the Iceni who led a rebellion against the Roman Empire in Britain. She won several victories, and burnt Colchester, St Albans and London to the ground before finally being defeated. She wasn't captured by the Romans and while it is unknown what happened to her, it's thought she probably committed suicide to avoid capture and certain death at the hands of Emperor Nero.

The names of our beers reflect Celtic and East Anglian history and artefacts. For example, the spiral is a common motif in Iron Age British art. The torc that inspired our logo is a kind of necklace that was a status symbol for the Celts and seems to have been particularly common among the Iceni. Many of these torcs can be seen in the Norwich Castle Museum.

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6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Beautiful Beers. Gluten Free. Bronze colour, foamy off-white head and aroma of malty, caramel hints, dried fruity. Taste is sweet malt, grain, bready, dried fruits, with marzipan note and some metallic hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite OK.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2023 at 20:47


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle: Poured a deep black with a light brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, smoke, chocolate, dark fruits. Taste is rich roasted malts, dark chocolate, smoke/ashy, biscuit, coffee.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2022 at 22:35


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is grainy, malty, light fruit. Taste is light citrus fruit, rich malts, biscuit.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2022 at 21:31


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle: Poured a deep black with a light brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, licorice, dark fruit, coffee, smoky. Taste is rich roasted malts, little ashy, coffee, chocolate spatterings. Dry smoky finish

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2022 at 19:58


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask: Poured a chestnut brown with a off white to tan head. Aroma is light fruits, but dominated by rich malts. Taste is light bitter fruits, plays into the big bold rich malty backbone. Great beer on the night to cheers the Queen's Jubilee!

Tried from Cask on 19 Jun 2022 at 21:07


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is light citrus hops, malty. Taste is bitter hops forward, crisp grain, dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 Jun 2022 at 19:03


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at home in Hackney - sourced from Beautiful Beers. Pours clear gold with a modest, creamy white head. Lightly sweet with simple, mellow pale bread, subtle lemon rind, straw, leaves and grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mellow pale grain notes in the finish, more pale bread, mild bitter hay. Easygoing, easy-drinking beer.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2021 at 17:15


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle bought at Beautiful Beers. Shared with Finn. Crocheted lacing, clear dark coloured body with a ruby shade. Berry skins on the nose, inviting. Mixed taste profile of pale malts and berry-fruit. Rounded berry-fruity ending. Fair enough. (Hotel room, Cambridge 12.11.2021).

Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2021 at 19:12


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Ringstead Stores, Ringstead, Norfolk. Pours a fairly lifeless reddy amber. Slim ring of white foam. Nose is pretty subdued here. Light malt character. Some fruit. Taste follows suit. Thin-ish body. Low carbonation. Dry and light bitter finish. Ok at best.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2021 at 18:30


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Delt med Rune på rom 230 på Travelodge Cambridge Central. Mørk amber. Mokkafarget filmskum. Aroma av malt & frukt. Smaken karamell & bær. Tørr bitter avslutning.

Tried on 12 Nov 2021 at 21:27