Yetman's Beer

Those of you familiar with the North Norfolk town Holt may also be familiar with the name Yetman's. For nearly two decades husband and wife team Ali and Peter (Yetman) have cooked and served outstanding food in their restaurant. It was the place to go for highly flavoured and unpretentious quality food, and a laid back service (I should know, I waitressed there for nearly 15 years). But as with everything, all good things come to and end and the restaurant closed in January of this year.

When Peter worked in the City twenty years ago, he developed a skill and taste for brewing in his spare time in an attempt to relax and unwind from the stresses of his job. Years later, and not totally put off with being the person always mixing and pouring drinks in the restaurant, Peter decided to reignite a dormant passion for brewing and started his own microbrewery.

When they moved to Norfolk to start the restaurant, the brewing kit was stored and almost forgotten until a few years ago, Peter decided to start brewing in the garden shed where he was able to try out his pints on his customers in the restaurant.

With the punters loving his pints, Peter took the plunge and decided to up-scale his operation and set up a microbrewery. No longer able to brew in the tiny shed with Ali's vegetables, he moved into and helped restore some old cattle barns in an idyllic location on the Bayfield Estate outside Holt. With the mash tuns in place along with a sofa and a loud sound system, Peter has all he needs to create a smooth pint.

With hops sourced form Worcestershire, Germany and America, there are currently five brews varying in flavour and alcohol content. The types range from his Red label (Abv 3.8) to the more stoic Green (Abv 4.8). There is also Stout (not sure of it's colour tag) and a new one Amber (Abv 4.0) appropriately labelled with the colours orange and green.

If you would like to try Peter's draught beers, you can buy them in hearty pints in a number of pubs in around Norfolk; The George Hotel, Blakeney White Horse, Wiveton Bell,and the Buckinghamshire Arms.

To purchase bottles visit Byfords, Samphire, Humpty Dumpty Brewey Shop, Fishes Restaurant and Picnic Fayre.