Norfolk Square Brewery Reviews

Boca	3.5 Norfolk Square B52 Tuesday, August 2, 2022
DJMonarch	3.2 Norfolk Square Sunshiny From the Bottle at Chris O's Pre-GBBF Shindig 04/08/2012 Fruity aroma. Amber coloured and a little sweet on the palate with berry fruit flavours. A hint of dryness in a crisp lasting malt finish. Thursday, February 17, 2022
Grumbo	2.8 Norfolk Square Winklepicker Bottle. Old notes, source not recorded. Poured dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma was roasted malt, chocolate, touch of coffee and liquorice, plus a little tart fruit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Rather thin. Fair only. Sunday, August 16, 2020
Grumbo	2.8 Norfolk Square Scroby Bottle, historic rating, source not recorded. Poured clear amber colour with minimal head. Aroma of moderate malt, caramel, light roasting. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Body towards medium, texture a bit thin, soft carbonation. Sunday, January 22, 2017
FLBH	3 Norfolk Square Lunatik IPA Saturday, November 21, 2015
FLBH	3 Norfolk Square Barmy IPA Saturday, November 21, 2015
WingmanWillis	3 Norfolk Square Lunatik IPA Saturday, November 21, 2015
WingmanWillis	3 Norfolk Square Barmy IPA Saturday, November 21, 2015
SilverfoX	2.8 Norfolk Square Rumbustious caramel, woody, licorice aromas from a bronze body with no head, no flavour till the finish which is mostly licorice decent palate but quite dry. Friday, January 23, 2015
brontebeach	3.8 Norfolk Square Crazy Horse IPA Another good one from this little brewery in North Norfolk. Well worth seeking out. Monday, November 17, 2014
brontebeach	3.7 Norfolk Square Lunatik IPA In Holt, in North Norfolk, on a wet and miserable day we stumbled across a store selling bottled beers from Norfolk Square Brewery. This beer pours amber with a quickly thinning off white head. The yeast does add the Belgian twist making it a very palatable, if somewhat unusual, given its lack of bitterness, IPA. Monday, November 17, 2014
TerrifyingEq	4 Norfolk Square Raisin D'etre Saturday, November 1, 2014
Garrold	3.7 Norfolk Square Square Miled Bottle. Cromer Farm and Health, Norfolk. Clear, very dark red. Big, thick, foamy, lasting, pale tan head. Good looker. Soft, brown sugar toffee. Mild roast malt. Light nuttiness. Fruity sweet background. Taste is raisin sweet, with a nutty dryness. Palate is a little thin. Finishes short, fruity dry. Other than a thin palate, this was very drinkable. Friday, October 31, 2014
StueyD	2.4 Norfolk Square Raisin D'etre A hazy orange coloured beer with a weak white head. A strange banana and pear drop aroma, plus a hint of smoke. Dry mouthfeel. The taste starts off dry and biscuity malt, then a vegetal, unripened banana flavour leads a sweet fruity, definitely raisins, then the pear drop element comes through giving the taste into the finish a somewhat artificial flavour. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Thursday, October 30, 2014
SilverfoX	0.9 Norfolk Square Raisin D'etre Smelt like melted plastic (yes, really.) dark copper, whiskey flavours which were quite harsh and dry mouthfeel. well it was awful to be honest. Norwich beer festival 2014. Wednesday, October 29, 2014
AshtonMcCobb	3.5 Norfolk Square Barmy IPA Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - amber with a nice head. Nose - soap and apples. Taste - more complexity than the nose, fruitcake is the main thing here. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a nice balanced finish. Overall - ale of the day, so far. Friday, October 24, 2014
allmyvinyl	3.3 Norfolk Square Barmy IPA 330ml shared with AshtonMcCobb. Hit The Norfolk Tasting. Pours hazy golden amber with a thin tan head. Aromas of soap and apples. Taste is mixed peel and toffee sweetness. Finishes sweet and boozy. Not bad. Friday, October 24, 2014
AshtonMcCobb	2.7 Norfolk Square Scroby Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden with a nice fluffy head. Nose - lemon, yeast and maybe some spice (white pepper). Taste - more of the same and astringent malt. Palate - light to medium bodied with astringency throughout. Overall - not great, a very astringent beer that is dominated by yeast and is lacking in flavour. Friday, October 24, 2014
allmyvinyl	2.9 Norfolk Square Scroby Bottle shared with AshtonMcCobb. Get to Norfolk Tasting. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light spice, malt, yeast. Taste is lemon and malt. Finishes thin and watery. Not great. Friday, October 24, 2014
Garrold	3.8 Norfolk Square Twisted Porter Bottle. Cromer Farm and Health, Norfolk. Clear, very dark ruby red. Halo of tan head. Dried fruit. Malt loaf. Peppery spice. Light cocoa. Taste is cocoa sweet. Some dryness. Quite a kick of chilli, to start, but it cools pretty quickly, to leave a pleasant tingle in the mouth. Fairly rich, accentuated by soft carbonation, and a little oiliness. Finishes soft sweet, light dry, with a nice warmth, from both the chilli, and a bit of booze. Very decent. Sunday, October 19, 2014
SilverfoX	3.7 Norfolk Square Crazy Horse IPA barnyard, dough, Thick massive head from dark muddy brown body, very sprucey bitter and refreshing, thick palate and long finish. its really rather good! Saturday, October 18, 2014
SilverfoX	4 Norfolk Square Barmy IPA before i comment its so over carbonated that i only cracked the cap off and im completely soaked. unimpressed. citrus, spruce and malt, thick foamy head on a murky cloudy amber body, tastes.... well im not sure.. its bitter, sweet and a little bit sour at the same time aith an indistinct flavour probably lemon flavour biscuits is the best i can think of... long finish that does require more... i quite like it after a bad start! Well done! Saturday, October 18, 2014
TerrifyingEq	5 Norfolk Square Black Widow Reserve Saturday, October 11, 2014
TerrifyingEq	4 Norfolk Square Lunatik IPA Saturday, October 11, 2014
BeerLuvver	3 Norfolk Square Barmy IPA Pours lively with really thick whipped cream head. Murky dark yellow, light brown hue. Aroma of dough, malts and hint of hops. Taste is malty sweetness, ripe fruits, banana. The malts taste slightly odd and overdone. Not crisp but heavy. Some hops in the final flavours but really need more citrus. Very low hops for an IPA; needs far more aromatic hops/dry hopping. Average. Sunday, October 5, 2014
BeerLuvver	3 Norfolk Square Crazy Horse IPA Pours very lively with thick meringue head. Very dark like a Belgian Dubbel. Aroma of caramel, toffee and prunes. Taste is malty roasted sweetness, fruity, banana, plums and some citrus sharpness. Full, oily mouthfeel. Big alcohol punch with hoppy fruitiness at the end, moving to dry bitterness. Feels heavy. Certainly not an IPA, more of a very hoppy Dubbel/Brune. Slight odd combination of malts to hops. Interesting though. Sunday, October 5, 2014
floydian1	3.2 Norfolk Square Scroby Bottle conditioned (500ml). Bright golden with a decent white head. Nose is light straw, flowery and lightly spicy hops. Taste is similar with a decent yet mellow bitterness. Low carbonation and lightish body make for easy refreshing quaffability. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Tuesday, September 16, 2014
floydian1	3.4 Norfolk Square Stiletto Unpasteurised 500ml bottle with BB of 31/12/15. Pale golden appearance with ample head retiontion. Nose has light golden malts, flowery hops and a subtle honey presence. Palate is pleasantly smooth and refreshing and offers moderately sweet malts up front with a firm floral hop bitterness to the finish. A nice session ale. Saturday, August 30, 2014
TerrifyingEq	5 Norfolk Square Black Widow Wednesday, August 27, 2014
TerrifyingEq	4 Norfolk Square Crazy Horse IPA Wednesday, August 13, 2014
TerrifyingEq	4 Norfolk Square Bisquit Monday, August 11, 2014
Garrold	3.6 Norfolk Square Black Widow Bottle from Cromer Farm and Health. Clear, dark ruby red. Halo of tan head. Dark, ripe fruit. Wood. Booze. Cocoa. Taste is dry. Light bitter. Thin palate. Finish is woody dry. Light bitter. I fancy trying the 12% reserve version. But I didn’t buy one, because I missed it on the shelf... Bugger... Sunday, August 10, 2014
Garrold	3.1 Norfolk Square B52 Bottle from Cromer Farm and Health. Hazy amber. Decent, sticky, white head. Red fruit. Light citrus. Taste is light dry. Crisp palate. Finishes with some sweetness. Saturday, August 9, 2014
TerrifyingEq	4 Norfolk Square Barmy IPA Thursday, August 7, 2014
Garrold	3.2 Norfolk Square Pi Bottle from Cromer Farm and Health. Hazy gold. Big, thick, lasting, white head. Grainy. Lemon. Light spice. Taste is dry and light bitter. Lots of carbonation. Finish is pithy bitter. Saturday, August 2, 2014
Garrold	3.2 Norfolk Square Scroby Bottle from Bakers and Larner of Holt, Norfolk. Hazy gold. Thick, lasting, sticky, white head. Cut grass. Privet. Lemongrass. Taste is light, tart dry. Light bitter. Fresh palate. Finish is more of the privet woodiness. Light tart bitter. Unusual. Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Garrold	2.9 Norfolk Square Sunshiny Bottle from Bakers and Larners of Holt, Norfolk. 4.5%. Hazy gold. Thick, lasting, white head. Light, dry, biscuit malt. Light, grassy hop. Taste is dry. Palate is light and airy. Finish is dry, with some fleeting, citric bitterness. Sunday, July 27, 2014
Garrold	3.8 Norfolk Square Bisquit Bottle from Cromer Farm and Health. Hazy, amber colour. Thin, clingy, off white head. No idea what style of beer this sets out as, but I’m guessing there’s Belgian yeast in there. It’s dry and fruity. A little banana and clove. Almond, by way of a marzipan thing going on. Like a Belgian strong ale. Smooth palate. Dry, banana, fruity finish. Very nice. Monday, July 21, 2014
Mjp12	2.4 Norfolk Square Barmy IPA A malt heavy ipa interpretation, for me lacking hop freshness or a real bitter kick. Their maverick ipa is much better . Saturday, July 19, 2014
Mjp12	2.3 Norfolk Square Scroby Sweet, grassy aroma, pale yellow colour, some bitterness, but a very light flavour. Friday, July 18, 2014
Garrold	3.8 Norfolk Square Barmy IPA Bottle from Bakers and Larners of Holt, Norfolk. Hazy, dark gold. Thin, foamy, white head. Caramel. Soft toffee. Fusty, bloomy orange. Light, ripe banana. Taste is sweet on the lips, then pink grapefruit, zesty bitter. Palate is soft, but oily. Finish is long, rising, pithy bitterness. Unusual. The description states all English ingredients. It comes across US hopped, and Belgian yeasted! That’s by way of a compliment, mind. Sunday, July 13, 2014
SilverfoX	2 Norfolk Square Winklepicker chocolate, toast, flat cola black with a foamy white head. lightly bitter, and errrr thats it really. like a really bland hot chocolate that you’ve let go warm. possibly the worst beer ive had this week at least. Friday, June 20, 2014
SilverfoX	2.5 Norfolk Square B52 marmalade? vague aroma. golden orange body white foamy head. medium sweetness, lightly bitter, yeah deffo marmalade flavour. quite sweet. its nice though not sure id reach for it again. Friday, June 20, 2014
SilverfoX	3.4 Norfolk Square Scroby grass, dough very pale gold body, a bit like a pilsner foamy white head that lasts a fair while, medium sweetness, lightly bitter with a popcorn like sweet aftertaste, its quite nice would have been better cold! Friday, June 20, 2014
rossburton	3 Norfolk Square Scroby Tuesday, June 17, 2014
rossburton	3 Norfolk Square Lunatik IPA Thursday, June 12, 2014
chimpgibbon	4 Norfolk Square Black Widow Reserve Bottle from Real Ale Shop. Pitch black no head. Boozy dark fruits, liquorice, touch of coffee, cola, chocolate. Some slight astringent metallic notes. Very low carbonation, huge bitterness, with the sweet kicker arriving very late. Vanilla and oak. Warming alcohol on the end and an oily finish. Very good but lacking the killer touch. Wednesday, June 11, 2014
FBoekman	3 Norfolk Square B52 Ganska ljus. Lite skum. Inte så speciell, men helt ok engelsk bitter. Var inte helt fel i solen. Sunday, June 8, 2014
rossburton	3 Norfolk Square B52 Sunday, May 25, 2014
rossburton	4 Norfolk Square Sunshiny Saturday, May 24, 2014