Woodfordes Wherry

Brewed by Woodfordes
Style: Bitter
Norwich, England

Serve in English pint

Cask, Irish Pub next to St Andrews Hall Norwich. A pre wedding pint prior to Guy’s wedding. I fear that this wasn’t in the best condition as I was expecting a lot more from this. Came over as lacking any real body or character; watery and thin with a bland vaguely stale aroma. Will re rate at some point.

got a bottle from realale.com to compare it to ethereals and tashis homebrew version. which came pretty close, but this is obviously a rate of the real thing. hazy amber little white rim. Aroma of coriander, nettles and a bit of farm, quite floral, hoppy with a tad of wet tobacco. Nicely bitter flavour, still floral, honeyed and hoppy, dry and mouthwatering, lovely beer.

[On draught at the Green Gate Inn, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk] Finally found a pub serving decent quality real ale in Caister - although admittedly the choice was only this or Ruddles. Pours a pale orange-bronze with a large but diminishing head - this is an attractive pint! Soft carbonation leads into a very mellow, light-tasting pint - an earthy mellowness in the foregrouns with an odd sharpness behind that made me think of raspberries. In fact, summer fruits quickly came to dominate the flavour - this is very much an easy-drinking summer evening pint. However, there’s nothing outstanding about it, and it’s rather let down by a dusty bitter finish that doesn’t really fit in.

Appearance: Orangy brown. Not much head. Slightly cloudy. Some sediments. Aroma: Some fruit and hops. Taste: Quite hoppy. A bit of fruit. Bitter aftertaste. Info: 500ml bottle, 28/7-2007, 179/500

A good, yet weaker beer with a nice, fruity flavor. It’s a mild bitter that I enjoyed very much. Good stuff!

Cask at The Spaniards on the Heath. Fruity aroma; amost peach. Golden amber color with a white head. A bit thin in body with mild carbonation. The fruit is over the top, but is balanced by biscuit tones. Finish is rather dry, and the bitter accumulates. Very enjoyable.

Cask in the tennents bar. Aroma is sweet biscuity pale malts, grassy fruity and floural hop character. Taste is similar peppery biscuity malt character makes for some seriously easy drinking.

Gravity cask at Battersea Beer Festival, 6th Feb 2008. Clear golden amber with a hoppy aroma with some tobacco hints. Excellent flavour - balanced malt and hops with honey and floral flavours too. Palate is smooth and very drinkable. One of the best English session bitters.