Pete Brown, The Sunday Times resident beer expert has picked out the UK’s top 8 brewery and the beers to try and we are pretty darn stoked to have made the list

Out of the country’s 1,600 breweries, these are the ones Pete Brown comes back to again and again

Honoured to see Duration in ‘bootiful’ Norfolk up there with these absolute fantastic breweries: Thornbridge in Bakewell, Anspach + Hobday in London, Bullhouse in Belfast, Burton Bridge + Heritage Brewinf in Burton on Trent, Utopian in Devon and Lost + Grounded in Bristol.

Here’s what Pete had to say about Duration…

West Acre, Norfolk
This brewery, on a farm in west Norfolk, sits inside the ruins of a converted 10th-century barn. It has been here since 2019 but already feels like part of the landscape. The married couple Miranda Hudson and Bates (just Bates) are a perfect team. She’s the business head, the charismatic and tireless outward face. Bates brews and keeps his South Carolina drawl under his trucker’s cap, letting his beers do the talking: a shrewd combination of the kinds of lagers and pale ales that are popular in craft beer bars — barrel-aged, spontaneously fermented and drawing on local ingredients and inspiration.

Try: Turtles All the Way Down

5.5%, 440ml, £5.50
Tropical fruit and soft bitterness make this IPA as refreshing as it is flavourful.
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You can read the article and plan your next few trips around the full list HERE  (paywalled article)

Pete Brown was also kind enough to put us in his Financial Times piece the The Unlikely Chic Saviour of Real Ale and included some of our beers in his book on Beer By Design | The Art of Good Beer Branding and his more recent book Tasting Notes The Art and Science of Pairing Beer and Music and Sunday Times UKs 8 Best Brewery Taprooms and Sunday Times Six Fruit Brews that Shouldn’t Be Forbidden and 6 American Beers Brewed by Brilliant UK Brewers

Curious to check out our taproom for yourself?

Our Tap Days with fresh beers and local food trucks runs every weekend from March-December with a bar in our barrel store and lots of seating inside and in our huge sun trap of a courtyard. We are dog and family friendly – lawn games and high chairs available and we’re fully wheelchair accessible.

We offer monthly tours and other activities – everything from Yoga + Beer Sessions, Winter Banquets + a Christmas Market and this summer we have Crafty-Crafty Sunday Sessions to drink together and make together!

See the beer and food line up HERE

Our very popular brewery tours are on the first Saturday of each month with a brewer or founder-led guided tour of our state of the art brewhouse followed by a tutored tasting session of 4 beers. Read more about what else is included and make a booking HERE

Or why not make a trip for our legendary 3-day Oktoberfest Beer Festival  with 15 unique beers, bands and DJs. Games, prizes and more in a big marquee . Tickets on sale now HERE

We hope to see you in Norfolk soon! Be sure to look on our FAQs for lots of local tips too!