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 Sudbury in neighbouring Suffolk. Three months later when the brewery had been rebuilt, Woodforde’s celebrated the return to full production with the appropriately named Phoenix XXX, a 4.7% beer which quickly became a favourite with Norfolk drinkers.
The demand for Woodforde’s beers continued to grow, together with an enviable reputation for beers which were outstandingly drinkable. Eventually, the demand for the expanding range of beers outgrew their second premises and by 1988 they had been forced to look around yet again for premises which could cope with the increase in business. Ray Ashworth located some disused farmbuildings owned by the Cator family at Woodbastwick to the East of Norwich, and conversion to a brewery took over a year to complete. ‘Broadland Brewery’ was officially opened in October 1989. Originally, two cottages adjacent to the new brewery were used as offices, and these were subsequently converted into the brewery tap in 1992 – The Fur & Feather Inn. It was around this time that Woodforde’s began to win some prestigious national awards for beers which were already well appreciated by the customers of the many pubs into which their beers were sold. In 1990 Wherry Bitter (3.8%), a beer still cherished by . . .
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