# Nethergate Brewery — Sudbury, Suffolk

> Nethergate Brewery in Sudbury, Suffolk, England scores 3.03 out of 5 — Limited, #21 in Suffolk. 223 beers tracked, mostly Stout / Porter.

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Nethergate Brewery is a brewery in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.03 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #21 in Suffolk. Of the 223 beers we track, 30% are Stout / Porter and 21% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.03 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #21 in Suffolk · #1,004 in England · #18,577 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 223

## About

Nethergate Brewery was established in 1986 in Clare, Suffolk, England by former Head Brewer Ian Hornsey and his business partner Dick Burge. In 2005 the brewery site was moved across the county border to Pentlow in Essex.

The Brewery is once again on the move to a new location on the outskirts of Long Melford at Rodbridge Corner.  The New Brewery also now has a visitor centre, bar and shop.

## What they brew

- Stout / Porter — 30% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 21% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 20% of the beers we track
- IPA — 15% of the beers we track
- Spiced / Herbed Beer — 6% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
- Coordinates: 52.0611, 0.710973
- Website: http://www.nethergate.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Mauldons](https://finding.beer/brewery/mauldons-8174.md) — 3.03, Limited — Sudbury, Suffolk — 2.2 mi away
- [Roughacre](https://finding.beer/brewery/roughacre-19691.md) — 3.03, Limited — Sudbury, Suffolk — 5.1 mi away
- [Little Earth Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/little-earth-project-5996.md) — 4.16, Great — Sudbury, Suffolk — 5.7 mi away
- [Old Goat Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/old-goat-brewery-29698.md) — 2.85, Limited — Sudbury, Suffolk — 6.8 mi away
- [De Vossen](https://finding.beer/brewery/de-vossen-34037.md) — 4.12, Great — Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk — 8.3 mi away
- [PumpHouse Community Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/pumphouse-community-brewery-12583.md) — 2.92, Limited — Halstead, Essex — 8.4 mi away
- [Kings Head](https://finding.beer/brewery/kings-head-7383.md) — 3.01, Limited — Ipswich, Suffolk — 9 mi away
- [Cabin Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/cabin-brewery-12567.md) — 2.96, Limited — Ipswich, Suffolk — 9.2 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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