About The Real Ale Shop, Norfolk

The Real Ale Shop is unique because of its location in the beautiful rural setting of a classic North Norfolk malting barley farm which supplies the brewers with malt, their prime ingredient. These fine ales are thus reunited with their local roots opening up the opportunity to rediscover this Norfolk's proud heritage of great malting barley and ales.

Branthill Farm enjoys the distinctive coastal climate of North Norfolk which helps extend the natural ripening process, giving the malt that superior quality for these superb real ales.

Bottle conditioned ales have a fresh flavour, full of character and the shop’s friendly staff are there to help you with your personal selection. An ale for every occasion from a bottle to an 18 pint beer box!

We have worked closely with the East Anglian Brewers Association and Crisp Maltings at Great Ryburgh in order to be able to achieve total traceablity for the ales in the shop. And, indeed, some of the bottles even show a grid reference of the actual field where the malting barley was grown.

The farm is also a member of LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) which connects farming with the protection of the local environment. We are proud of our contribution to preserving the local landscape and wildlife conservation.

The Real Ale Breweries

We are proud to stock bottle conditioned beer from the following Norfolk breweries available in the shop:

• Brancaster Brewery, Brancaster Staithe
• Buffy's Brewery, Tivetshall St. Mary
• Elmtree Brewery, Snetterton
• Elveden Ales, Elveden Forest, Thetford
• Fox Brewery, Fox and Hounds, Heacham
• Humpty Dumpty Brewery, Reedham
• Iceni Brewery, Ickburgh
• The Why Not Brewery, Norwich
• Tipples Brewery, Acle
• Wolf Brewery, Attleborough
• Woodforde's Brewery, Norwich
• Beeston Brewery, Beeston
• Blackfriars, Great Yarmouth
• Grain Brewery, Harleston
• Wagtail Brewery, Old Buckenham

Awards & Recognition

Over the years the Real Ale Shop has received several prestgious awards, including:

• Winner EDP "Plough to Plate" Award 2005
• Winner CAMRA "Best Independent Retailer" 2005
• Arable Food Chain Marketing Award 2006
• Winner CAMRA "Online Retailer" 2008
• Winner DRA "Independent Beer Retailer of the Year" 2009

Shop Opening Times

Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 6pm
(Winter 10am - 4pm)
Sundays Noon - 4pm
Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays and in high season.

The Real Ale Shop is a subsidiary of Branthill Farms Ltd.
Company registration number: 357258 (England & Wales)