Taste: A straw-coloured session IPA with hop notes of orange and pineapple and a gentle biscuit malt flavour. A blend of USA and UK hops with some orange and pineapple thrown in for good measure.
Pondhopper – our very popular Norfolkness IPA is a transatlantic collaboration first brewed in 2018 to bring together Norfolk UK and Norfolk Virginia to celebrate Norfolk Day. And this year we couldn’t wait until July so it is back in cask at the end of May – with a slight tweak for 2026 as we have added a hint of maize to guve it even more smoothness.
The collaboration was created with Smartmouth Beer – and their owner Porter Hardy and his family were very welcome guests as they flew over to join in the Norfolk Day fun.
The rest as they say is history and Ronan is the happy result!
As for the beer:
Pondhopper 4.5% session IPA Available from 18 May
Our Pondhopper UK has a soft bitterness, with a growing fruit and citrus finish but also a nice malt biscuity sweetness. Easy drinking and perfect for summer sunshine – a contemporary ale but with a nod to traditional pale ales.