Woodfordes Norfolk Nip

Brewed by Woodfordes
Style: Old Ale
Broadland Brewery
Woodbastwick, England

Pours brown with some sparse white bubbles. Smells of oak, caramel, dark fruit, cherries, some earthiness. Tastes of citrus, caramel, some brown sugar, molasses, some rosy touches. Mouthfeel is oily. Finish is semi sweet with a warming alcohol presence.

Many thanks to David for bringing this over!! Bottle, BB 10/08. Poured relatively-clear shimmery copper with little apparent carbonation.. left a swirly dusting of tan for head. The aroma picked up some intriguing dark malty complexity to it.. toasty aged caramel and nutty notes in one layer.. semi-sweet chocolate spiked with some booze in another.. dark fruit sliding through at the end.. decidedly English hoppage.. came across a touch strong, but still very enjoyable. The flavor began with dark fruit and lesser caramel on the tip of the tongue.. chocolate and more drawn caramel across the middle.. some herbal and medicinal notes on the back-end, especially at the finish.. rather complex, but not great. Zero carbonation going on here, and I wish it had some.. warm and again, a touch medicinal. Interesting beer that I’d probably drink again.

330ml bottle acquired in trade with boutip (thanks!). Bottle labeled best before end Oct 08. Poured a deeper reddish / brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, dark fruits, woody and a little nutty. Tastes of nuts, toasted malts, lighter dark fruits, and general maltiness. Tastes and body on the thin side.

Thanks to hopdog for sharing this one. Pours a lightly hazy brownish with amber/ruby highlights and a small bubbly off white head. Aroma of dark fruits, toffee, some alcohol, cherry, a little woody. Flavor of toffee, toasted malts, some mixed dark fruits, chocolate notes, nuts, soapy notes. A little thin yet smooth and alcohol not really there.

Rich caramel malt and alcohol are what you notice upon taking a whiff here,a fruitiness then becomes evident,so much so that it starts smelling like a wine,first sip tastes wine like but the malt again takes over and some vanilla and sugar daddy caramel take the forefront,alcohol very evident,seems like its higher then 8.5. Smooth and strong,a nice enough winter sipper

Dark brown with no head. Sweet and malty. Alot of dark caramel and fruityness. A little bitterness to finish.

Date: 10/19/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Vintage: 2006

clear dark brown, headless, sweet dark caramel aroma with a nice fruity character, almost still body, well bittered dark caramel flavor, just a hint of sweetness along with the fruity character, lasting bitterness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

2006 vintage bottle: Pours a mostly still amber mahogany with a ring of large off-white bubbles. Aroma of sweet dark caramel and dark fruits with a touch of dough. Starts fairly full and caramely malty with some light oxidation and raisins toward a drier, more bitter finish. Pretty complex and drinkable, but could use some carbonation.