Briarbank Brewing Company in Ipswich

If you like obscure beers and ciders this is the place for you. Never had food here, but as its part of Isaacs I would assume its as good here as it is there!

Saturday 16th November 2024 This pub brews its own real ales below the pub This pub has always ,as Briarbank ales on The pub serves ample real ales and ciders A friendly one roomed place above an area below next to the brewing flasks where tables are there for people to drink their drinks on. This well staffed friendly locals pub is an essential visit for real ale drinkers when drinking in Ipswich.

Great bar. Good craft beer and a nice selection of Gins.

We were in the area for the weekend for a football match and found this lovely bar with amazing ales. Visited on two evenings and the bar staff were very knowledgeable about the beers on offer. Tried a mixed trio of 1/3 pint of ales, two of which I chose and asked for Lucky dip for 3rd one. All were exceptional. They do a range of ciders and food too. A gem.

Lovely place just away from the Waterfront to get a drink

Had the marquee here for our evening wedding reception. I can't fault it one bit. Amazing buffet with plenty of vegan and veggie options, great staff. Very very affordable, we struggled to reach our minimum spend as it was so reasonable! We had the most amazing night, thank you!

A wonderful range of excellent beers brewed downstairs, a warm atmosphere, good food and very welcoming staff. A superb place to go for a drink and family friendly.

Great pub that brews its on beer. Mocha porter that was amazing. Great place

Nice beers and ciders. Great music and people who go. Shame the service is slow.

Food was OK band and beer were good

Two words: Suffolk Haze. What an incredible beer! The location is great, the atmosphere friendly, but the beer is the star here. You can order amazing food (which I think comes from the Isaac's kitchen next door) I recommend the loaded fries. Never too busy, except Friday & Saturday evening or for music events. Clean facilities, friendly and courteous staff. The main bar is upstairs (above the Micro-brewery where the magic happens).

Super tasty beer in a great place with good environment, I definitely recommend

Seemed understaffed when I visited & some regular ales not available. Otherwise unchanged much from when I 1st visited shortly after it had opened many years ago.

Great pub with a great range of real and craft keg ales.

A good town centre pub. Good beer. We didn't eat there.

Good place to sit in comfort and have a beer and food (not too noisy when we went). Big piece of fish with chips for just under £15, I had a pizza twist and chips as a smaller option, would have preferred a bit more choice with this. Staff friendly and welcoming.

Wonderful beers, wonderful service, lovely atmosphere, but above all, wonderful beers!!!

Excellent taproom, decent range of beers, not just IPAs like most craft brewers these days. Had already eaten but will try the food next time I'm in Ipswich. Showed the football

Fantastic place, big choice of beers Of excellent quality.

Nice tap room above a brewery, good range of own brew on tap as well as some guest beers and ciders. Friendly staff.

Always a great place for drinks in Ipswich. Sunday afternoon jazz sessions especially good

Love this place, great beer especially when they have a beer festival. The bar staff are amazing, so friendly.

Excellent selection of beers in the tap room upstairs.

Popped in after Sunday graduation with my family. Very friendly staff. Warned that they were taking orders in 5 minutes and there would be a jazz band in an hour. Ordered. Had a great rhubarb cider. After 45 minutes was about to ask if the food was ok. It arrived with a warning that my daughter's plate might be really hot. It wasn't. It was barely warm. This was good as her food was safe to eat straight away. However, my chips were lukewarm and the middle of my burger was cold. Disappointing as it looked well cooked, but had been sitting around waiting for some reason. The bar staff refunded immediately with no questions and would have replaced it had we had more time to sit and wait for another to be made. Was told it happens regularly. Such a shame as the location, drinks and jazz band were great.

Brilliant night. Reasonable prices, fantastic beer.

An extremely pleasant evening with friends. Friendly staff, great beer.

Brilliant place with great atmosphere! Gary behind the bar was amazing, very helpful and professional. Thank you!

Me and a friend went to Briarbank for first time to eat, lovely environment, great music and amazing barstaff who made our night. Gary! Thank you! We will be back again soon.

Great selection of drinks. Good food and amazing staff. Monthly quizes are fun, and they have beer/gin/rum festivals.

Super miejsce na piątkowy wieczór.

Amazing band lucky number 7 is awesome

Great afternoon at the Briabank with our German friend - good to see Rob the Brewer today after quite a while

Great bar to enjoy the home brewed beers. Good service and obviously very well kept beers :)

Out on a new flooring recce with the wife . Couldn't come to Ipswich without popping into Briarbank brewery. Had some of their beer at various festival and wasn't disappointed. Even better direct from the brewery . Thoroughly recommend you give it a visit.

A quite night this visit... but great food, drink and staff makes it a place worth visiting

Good beer, clean and good seats.

Great selection of their own beers and also some guest beers on offer. The selection includes keg and cask as well as cider. Didn't try the food this time, but definitely will at the next opportunity.

Great beer and excellent atmosphere

Great place for a nice pint and good food

A bit warm inside but chilly in the marquee on a 4° evenning. Great live entertainment We saw the Abominable snowman,the Rain Man and Donna Summer all in one night. Unbeatable chioce of beautiful beers.

Fine collection of craft beers. You will love it for sure.

Great atmosphere, yummy nibbles & very friendly staff. We've been to one of the Sunday's Jazz and the band was just phenomenal!

Absolutely delicious beer and really nice food. Properly welcoming staff and friendly customers made me feel like I was at home on a random trip to Ipswich.

I'd not been in a while, but was very impressed with the drink selection and service. I'll be back!

A great selection of locally produced beers. Our group of 10 were here from 6pm so the bar wasn't that busy. Service was good although some beers were not available until after 7pm for some reason (micro brewery process?). It's a nice bar and we will be returning again soon.

Great end of evening service from the lovely bar staff

Great beer and a very very good venue. If you like beer then this beer factory is well worth a visit

Characterful place with great staff and tasty, locally brewed beers!

Nice beers. friendly staff, game of chess

This place is a hidden gem! Usually has 4 or more microbrewed cask beers and several other options tapped from kegs. Also has good full food menu. Rarely noisy or crowded.

Got told they don't take cash AFTER my drinks were poured. Places like this will kill society as we know it. Will never return

Been wanting to visit in person after have their beers at some beer festivals and other pubs. Wasn't disappointed with the tap room or the house and guest beer selections! Shared a great range of beers with good friends in a comfy booth. Worth your visit!

Christmas party held there, didn't stay long. 1 drink and we left. Food was not labelled with what is was or if it was vegan, vegetarian or what ingredients and catered for intolerances. It was cold most of us has big coats on. Had I known it was outside I would not have gone. Best bit was the awesome disco..

Staff friendly and helpful, food was basic but piping hot and perfectly cooked (was during the world Cup so think it was a simpler menu) nice atmosphere.

Nice clean establishment with a good selection of local and homemade brews on tap. Would happily recommend.

Good location and service but find the range of beers average.

Wonderful bar above its own brewery. A truly great spot for any real ale fan.

Always enjoy a trip to this pub. Great selection of it's own beers and ciders which you can see brewing on the bottom floor. Bar upstairs has table games as well as friendly atmosphere. Would recommend

Allermooiste bar van Rio de Janerio - als je hier niet bent geweest heb je echt verloren. Je MOET hierheen. Allerbeste barman, allerbeste sfeer, allerlekkerste bier, puur genieten. Fantastisch!!

Received some gift vouchers for a tour of the brewery and a taster session. Really good tour from brewer Rob who knew his stuff about different malts and hops and was very chatty and friendly throughout. Went upstairs to an impressive bar and met up with Rob’s colleague who runs the bar (sorry didn’t get his name !) but he was equally friendly, chatty, and knew his stuff. Drank one of their taster boards of three beers of my choice (same for my wife) and can honestly say I liked all of them. Followed up with a pint of my favourite. A really enjoyable and informative experience all round and well worth another visit.

Whether you're in jeans or a suit, you will feel comfortable at the Briarbank. Great beers, Great Staff and Lovely atmosphere.

Great micro-brewery with some interesting ales. Spent a lovely evening there and will return next time I am in Ipswich

Interesting. I did feel a bit like i wasn't supposed to be there but the beer is pretty good and the staff were chatty and helpful. Had a lovely beer called Brighter Things which was a dangerous 9% but very tasty.

What a great place this is. Venue excellent, beer even better. good choice of food and the service was first class. we will certainly return soon. many thanks.

Had a lovely evening meeting old work colleagues. Great beer and food and the lady who served us was so friendly and sociable.

Great place to visit for locally brewed beer.

Bar upstairs is better than the beer garden. Especially when sports are on . .

Great place with regular events. Often go to the events with bands. Always good music with a friendly atmosphere. Obviously lots of beer choice, but all other drinks available.

Great friendly environment with brilliant beers and choice of drinks.

Fabulous choice of beers and super staff.

First the plus points… Lovely venue, close to the waterfront with ample space inside and lots of room outside. Great range of beers all brewed on site (both cask & keg available). Food offering is ok (more about that in a while). The server (Katie) was absolutely fantastic. Helpful, friendly, chatty and really couldn’t do enough for us. Oh, and there’s a pub cat. A PUB CAT! Now for the not so great… first star lost because the food order was wrong. We asked for a burger with no sauce and got one full of BBQ sauce, which meant half of it got left. Oh, and the bacon that was in it looked like it had never seen a hot pan in it’s life. Second star lost due to the attitude of the duty manager (who’s name I believe was Chloe). We asked for a refund because the order was wrong and it was clearly too much trouble for her to take time out of her busy evening to come process it. She breezed in full of attitude, didn’t even acknowledge or apologise to us and left. Shocking behaviour. We would visit again, largely due to Katie who continued to make sure we enjoyed the beers and couldn’t apologise enough for the food. Would recommend, but maybe eat elsewhere…

A very welcoming and friendly barman. Lovely clean bar/restaurant. Interesting pictures on the walls. I really enjoyed my first visit to Briarbank. I will definitely go back again. Stairs lead up to the bar, but a large seating area outside, with a bar.

Great very local beer from this brewpub. Well organised and nice outdoor setup

Had a leaving do here with friends as relocating to Glasgow. Dan arranged seating for us all and didn't bat an eyelid as our numbers grew from the original amount I had said! Bar staff really accommodating and total service with a smile! Made the day/evening go brilliantly and everyone enjoyed the variety of beers/ales etc available! Thanks so much to everyone at Briarbank for making it such a good night 😎🍻🎉

Ubytovanie super ,cele to tu dycha historiou a ceny primerane nezderie vas to s koze ,kusok od pristavu a od pubov kde sa da objednat dobre pivko a jedlo 👍👍👍

Had a good explanation of how it all works followed by taster glasses at a reasonable price. Definitely worth a visit

Great range of beers from their brewery. Tried their porter and stout and both were great. Plenty of outdoor seating on a hot day but inside bar looked good too.

The beer was great, the atmosphere was great and made even better by the young lady behind the bar!!!

We had a great afternoon with live music and good food.

A must if you are a beer aficionado.

A real buzz to this place and a great selection if beer. Thankfully they do tasting flights allowing you to choose three thirds to sample more of the beer!

Great selection of beers - very quiet but good banter from the staff. Visit when you are in the area.

Lovely place with nice beer and friendly staff👍

Nice set up, excellent beer and friendly and informative staff. Well worth a visit.

Great selection of beers and great atmosphere

Very good microbrewery pub in Ipswich. Goid range of their own excellent beers, frequent guest Sussex brewers, and regular beer festivals. Try it.

Great place for a drink. Friendly staff and great selection

Good pub, good gins but quite pricey

Warm and cozy bar with a fantastic selection of beers on tap

Fab place to go if you like ales!! Has an outdoor space for smokers.

Great little brewery and bar with an amazing selection of beers,both their own and guest beers.good menu and very friendly staff..dog friendly too!

Great selection of local beer, nice outside seating area and Jazz Sunday is great.

Great atmosphere, excellent beer, and on the Sunday afternoon we visited a fantastic jazz group. Need to plan better and take the train next time as lots of great beers to sample. They've just won an award for one of their beers. Check The Briarbank out, not to be missed!

Fantastic hidden gem in Ipswich. Cozy relaxing atmosphere with friendly, chatty bar staff. Excellent and varied range of their beers were on offer and I managed to get through all with their flight boards (3 1/3 pint glasses). The food on the menu looked great but didn't eat here on this occasion. Time passed very quickly in here. A lovely little place. A bonus is you pass through/past the brewery to get to the bar which is upstairs. A beer garden/courtyard area is also available.

Muy buena cerveza de fabricación propia, y maanera inteligente de venderla para poder probar unas cuantas.

Awesome craft beer and mental loaded fries, don't order for two people you will be stuffed

Excellent beer, seating in the tent was very chilly, food from Isaacs was poor

Great beer and great bar snacks

Great beer, nice place. Go visit

1st time there. Food was awesome n the staff are all lovely & friendly. Thank you 😊