Woodforde’s Brewery Shop

If you love beer then you will want to tour Woodforde’s Brewery in Norfolk, England.  Located near the county seat of Norwich, Woodforde’s recently found out that they were one of four brewers chosen to supply M&S with bottle-conditioned beers.  This is a big honour for the company that has only really been known in East Anglia for the 4.5% bitter they specially brew for the local pubs and stores.  They supply several outlets in the county with their very popular range of draught beers.

Tours of the Brewery are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00pm and they are approximately an hour and a half long.  Visitors will learn the history of the Woodforde’s Norfolk Ales, see how the brewing is done including descriptions and explanation of all the equipment, and then be able to ask questions for more information.  From there, visitors will able to sample many of the different ales the company makes and look over the exhibits detailing the history and advertising campaigns.  This part of the tour is for visitors aged 18 or older.

The gift shop offers visitors a variety of gift items from beer boxes, bottled beers from the brewery, home brew kits, clothing such as t-shirts and sweatshirts, other items, and memorabilia.  The brewery itself has been awarded numerous awards over the last 20 years for their beer and many of them can be seen in the Visitor Centre.  The tours are based on a booking system of groups of 12 for the regular group price and up to 24 for a large group price.  Check out their website for more information or call them at telephone number 01603 720353.