Woodfordes
Woodfordes
Woodforde's brew real Norfolk ale at Woodbastwick in the Broads, and their kits are the closest thing to brewing the pub version at home. They are made under licence by Muntons using the brewery's own grist formulation and choice of hops, so the beer you brew compares very favourably with its commercial equivalent — only regional differences in water will nudge the taste one way or the other.
Each kit is 3kg of malt extract in two cans making 40 pints, with the yeast included. They are no-sugar kits — nothing to add but water. The Woodfordes range has long been our most popular no-sugar range, and with good reason.
The beers we stock:
- Wherry — the famous one. Amber best bitter, flowery and hoppy with a long bitter finish; the cask original won CAMRA's Champion New Brewery Beer of Britain in 1990/91. 4.5%
- Nelsons Revenge — full-flavoured premium bitter, malt and rich fruit with a citrus note, developed to mark Norfolk's seafaring past. 5.0%
- Nog — dark red-brown old ale, roasted malts and caramel. The cask version took CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain in 1992/93 and World's Best Old Ale at the 2009 World Beer Awards. 4.5%
- Admiral's Reserve — strong tawny ale, dried fruit, sherry and almond on the nose; dangerously drinkable. 5.5%
- Bure Gold — the newest addition. Sweet, malty golden ale lifted by American aroma hops.