In 1981 Woodforde’s Norfolk Ales produced the first commercial brew of Wherry Bitter at their original brewery in Drayton, near Norwich. In 1996, just fifteen years later, Wherry Bitter was awarded the ... READ MORE

Beer starts with water, although in the brewing trade it is refered to as `liquor`. The first thing to be added is malt. Malt itself is partially fermented barley grain, this is where the beer gets ... READ MORE

Norfolk now has 17 working breweries. At one time, in the 1970s, Norfolk was down to only one brewery – Watney’s Norwich Brewery, in King Street, but even that was to close in 1985 as the national ... READ MORE

  Introduction Firkin pubs serve beer brewed either on the premises, or imported from another pub in the chain. All of these “Firkin Beers” are unpasteurised and unfiltered. Those served from ... READ MORE

Alewife Brewery About Alewife Brewery is the only brewery in Norfolk that is owned and run by a woman brewer, who, having spent much of her childhood and early married life living adjacent to hop gardens ... READ MORE