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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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at The Cambridge Blue, Cambridge. Pours clear amber brown with a beige head. Aroma: malt, fruity, berries. Taste: light to moderate sweet, caramel, light earthy. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 22 Sep 2020 at 19:46


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Beautiful Beers. Appearance - golden with a snow white head. Nose - lemon and flowers. Taste - lemon zest and pith. Some sweetness, like honey or caramel in the middle. Palate - light bodied. Very dry finish. Overall - ok.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2020 at 18:37


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Beautiful Beers. Appearance - dark brown to black with a deep fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate, molasses and subtle blackberry. Taste - blackcurrant and menthol. Almost lozenge like. Palate - roasty in texture and finish. Light bodied really. Overall - quite unusual.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2020 at 01:58


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

Bottle from Beautiful Beers. Appearance - opaque black. Fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate, raisins and prunes. Taste - luscious chocolate and dry fruit. Palate - creamy and medium to full bodied. Balanced sweetness and bitterness. Overall - great stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2020 at 22:02


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Rocky tan head left a good cover on a jet black still body. Malt & coal aroma. Medium bodied, low carbonation, soft on the tongue with a dry clean back. Malt, tobacco, light smoke & bitter vegetal tastes.

Tried on 28 Apr 2020 at 19:40


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Purchased somewhere in Norfolk, not totally sure but think it may have been Sir Toby's Beers in Norwich Market. Black with a beige head that was so huge and craggy and long lasting that I nearly went and got a spoon to attack it with. Coffee and sweet plain chocolate with quite a salty kick and a touch of ash. Creamy but with a hint off dryness. Salt and a light burnt note in the aftertaste.

Tried on 29 Mar 2020 at 00:24


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7


Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.

[ As Boudicca Prasto's Porter (Cherry & Liquorice) ].
ABV: 5.2%. Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, chocolate, light licorice. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dark malt, sweet cherry, chocolate - roasted, licorice. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190807]
7-2-7-3-14

Tried from Cask on 05 Jan 2020 at 15:01


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Tried on 12 Oct 2019 at 18:50


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

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Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2019 at 22:47


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

Cask at GBBF: Poured an orange brown with off white head. Sweet malty perfume. Taste is nice soft grain malty very nice.

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2019 at 20:43