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was brewed to commemorate the bringing of the railways to Norwich in the last century; both beers met with immediate success, and continue as major brands to this day.
In 1995 Woodforde’s commenced sponsoring Derek Spanton's shirehorse and dray, which has subsequently won many top prizes at agricultural shows, and been regularly admired at public events.
In 1996 Boots PLC invited Woodforde's Norfolk Ales and Munton's of Stowmarket to break new ground in home brewing by producing a superior range of premium quality home brew kits. Although Boots has since ceased stocking home-brewing products, Woodforde's kits are widely available from specialist home-brew shops throughout the UK and, of course, from the Brewery Shop.
From a field of over 4000 beers, Wherry Bitter (3.8%) became 'Champion Beer of Britain' 1996/97, made all the more remarkable by the fact that this award usually goes to one of the stronger ales. As Woodforde’s has become more and more firmly established as the largest and most successful Norfolk brewery, it has taken an increasingly active part in East Anglian life. Its successful participation for the first time at the Royal Norfolk Show in 1994, led to our being invited to take over the "Mardler Pub" . . .
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