Humpty Dumpty Brewery

Visit Our Brewery Shop

The Humpty Dumpty Brewery shop is open daily from 15 March - 31 October from 12PM to 5PM.

Stocking a full range of our bottle-conditioned real ales, as well as selected ales from other British breweries, Broadland country wines, ciders and apple juice, honeys, chutneys and other products from local producers.  We also sell brewery souvenirs and sportswear.

The shop stocks a specialist selection of over 20 Belgian beers, including a large range of fruit beers and lambics.  We aim to stock beers you won't find in supermarkets, like Drei Fonteinen Doesjel Lambic, De Ranke XX, and Poperings Hommelbier.

We also sell draught beer in 4-pint jugs and 8-, 17- and 35-pint polypins.  Perfect for your holiday needs! Call the brewery in advance to pre-order if you have a particular request.  By arrangement, we may be able to meet you riverside at Reedham Quay.

Humpty Dumpty Brewery Shop

(01493) 701 818

We're next to Pettitts Animal Adventure Park in Reedham. Map.

Open Weekend, 24-25 November 2007

Humpty Dumpty Brewery will be hosting an open weekend this coming weekend, 24-25 November.  The recently redecorated brewery shop will be open from 12-5PM.

We'll be offering samples of all of our beers (we plan to have three of them on draught, including our Christmas beer, Christmas Crack).  We'll also have mulled Norfolk cider, hot drinks, soft drinks and nibbles (many from local producers, some of whom will be demonstrating their range during the weekend). 

The brewery itself will be open for walk-through tours guided by Head Brewer Craig Fermoy or one of the other partners. 

During the weekend you can place orders for Christmas polypins (available to collect as late as Christmas Eve) or for New Year.  We also are featuring three-packs and mixed cases of our bottle-conditioned real ales - they make perfect Christmas gifts for the real ale enthusiasts in your life. New this year is Winter Mixture, a 12-pack of our stronger beers, including our winter seasonals.   

A 10% discount will be offered on all Humpty Dumpty Brewery beers (bottled or draught) purchased over the weekend. 

We welcome all to come and meet the Humpty Dumpty Brewery team.  Children are welcome.  We're located next to Pettitts Animal Adventure Park on Church Road in Reedham (follow the brown signs).  For Satnav, our postcode is NR13 3TZ. (map)

Michael Jackson, RIP

We were saddened to learn of the death of legendary beer journalist Michael Jackson at the age of 65.

Jackson's work on Belgian beers, The Great Beers of Belgium, was an early influence on us, introducing us to the art of brewing (as well as the art of drinking great beers!). 

Craig and Steve met with Jackson at the 2001 GBBF at Olympia.  We had a chance to thank him in person for helping to show us the way.

We'll be raising a glass of real ale in celebration of the life of this dedicated advocate of beer.

High Season

April marks the beginning of the busy season here in Reedham.  Our neighbours at  Pettitts Animal Adventure Park re-open and the stream of Broadland holiday-makers goes from a trickle to a flood.  With the return of the visitors, we will be returning our shop to summer hours.  Starting March 31st, we will be open every day from 12-5PM, and you can usually find someone around the brewery weekday mornings as well. 

We have been increasing our shop stock to broaden our product mix.  We currently have a full range of our own beers in stock and are increasing our range of other East Anglian beers from brewers like Yetman's, Wagtail and Tipple's.  We'll also be stocking new beers from Dark Star in Sussex - we're big fans.

In addition to beers, ciders and country wines, we are also boosting our range of gourmet food products from East Anglian producers.  We enthusiastically endorse local foodways initiatives and encourage everyone to try these fine foodstuffs from small producers.  We'll be featuring tasters from these suppliers through the season. 

Come by the Humpty Dumpty Brewery shop. We welcome you to sample the beers before you buy.  Folllow the signs to Pettitts in Reedham.  We look forward to seeing you here!

Christmas Greetings

The entire Humpty Dumpty family wishes you and yours a very merry Christmas and a Humpty New Year.  The brewery will be open most days between now and New Year, although we will be closed Christmas and Boxing Day.  We will have regular hours on the 23rd; we might close a bit early on the 24th, but we'll be there from 12-3 at least. 

We hope you're enjoying a most festive season, made all the better with fine real ales from Humpty Dumpty Brewery.  We look forward to seeing you in the New Year, and we'll be sure to bring the beer.  We've just racked and bottled our Humpty Dumpty Porter (5.4%) and we'll have at least two new real ales coming in the next few months.

Open House Weekend

Several hundred people came out to see us at the brewery this past weekend, including local folks curious to see what was going on at the brewery, some Norfolk publicans eager to sample the wares and some dedicated CAMRA folk who'd come out for a little of both.

We were pleased to welcome our MP, Keith Simpson (pictured, second from left, with three of the brewery partners), who came by for a look around and to show his support for local business in the Broads. 

We had a couple of casks on tap, including our new Christmas beer, and were also splashing around tasters of our bottled ales as well as some mulled cider from the Norfolk Cider Company.  We also had some sausage rolls made with love by Moira Bowman with local sausage meat from our neighbours at the Norfolk Sausage Company.

It was a most enjoyable weekend and we thank all of those who came by for showing their support for our venture. 

Open Weekend

We've scheduled an open weekend at the brewery for 25-26 November.  We'll be opening up the brewery for tours (really just a walk-past - there's not that much to see), offering samples of our beers (including at least one cask ale) and serving some snacks. We'll also be able to offer polypins for take away on the day, or you can pre-order some beer for the Christmas season. 

This winter, we are keeping our shop open weekend afternoons and also during the week when the brewery is operating (it's best to call first during the week to avoid disappointment). 

So please make a note on your calendar to come see us either Saturday or Sunday afternoon.  We look forward to welcoming you to the Humpty Dumpty Brewery.

In the News

Humpty Dumpty Brewery had a nice feature in the Eastern Daily Press yesterday.  We also had a little article in the Norwich Evening News on Tuesday.

Humpty's Back Together Again!

Humpty Dumpty Brewery is under new ownership.  The partners of Norfolk Broads Brewing announce completion on the purchase of Humpty Dumpty Brewery effective 19 September 2006.  We would like to thank Mick Cottrell for his stewardship of the brewery since it started in 1998, and we wish him the best of success in his new ventures.

We are looking to get stuck in right away.  Our first beer will be Humpty Dumpty Ale. Seems fitting!

Keep an eye out for our beers at your local.  Or ask for them by name!

Purchase

On 19 May 2006 Norfolk Broads Brewing LLP entered into agreement to purchase the Humpty Dumpty Brewery from founder Mick Cottrell.  Under the terms of the agreement, Norfolk Broads Brewing will take over all operations of the brewery and shop on completion, and will continue to operate from its location at Reedham in the Norfolk Broads. 

Welcome!

Welcome to the website of Norfolk Broads Brewing LLP, the future home of the Humpty Dumpty Brewery.