The Malt and Mardle

Just one table left for our next Pub Quiz Night! 💌 Send us a message pronto to book in your team.

🧠 Classic pub quiz - test your wits and raise a glass!

📅 Wednesday 4th September.
⏰ 7pm start.
🤼 Teams of 2 to 6.
💰 £2 to enter per person.

Simply guarantee your spot by booking directly at the pub, sending us a DM or emailing [email protected].

Thank you and goodbye, Izzie 👋❤️

It’s with a heavy heart we said goodbye to Bar Manager Izzie last night (don’t worry, they are alive and well, just not working at The Malt and Mardle anymore 😭).

Izzie was our first ever employee and has helped us make this little pub what it is- they will be dearly missed!

Iz- thank you for everything, we love ya and wish you the very, very best for the future x

p.s.- double waves forever 👋👋

Say hello to this week's ales 👋 rotating beer menu 👇

REAL ALES / CASK BEERS:
🌇 Plateau from Burning Sky (3.4% Pale Ale).
👱 Jorvik from Rudgate (3.8% Blonde Ale).
🐦 Jackdaw from All Day (4.6% Rye Porter).

DRAUGHT BEERS / KEG BEERS:
🎂 The Dark Side from Ampersand x The Malt and Mardle (4.8% Chocolate Birthday Cake Fudge Stout - Vegan).
🕹️ Crushing Blows from Neon Raptor (4.2% Session IPA - Vegan).
🌱 Sown from Glasshouse (4.8% Hazy Pale).
🔥 Feld from Ampersand (4% Helles Lager - Vegan and Gluten Free).

Enjoy these plus more artisan drinks: wines, gins, ciders, whiskey, rums, softs.

And Norwich's best pork and vegan sausage rolls from The Feed- available all week!

See our full menu at: https://maltandmardle.co.uk/menu/

September Events Venn Diagram 🔵

We have so many awesome events coming up at our little micropub over the next month, we decided the best way to break it all down was a ✨demure and mindful✨ Venn diagram!

Here's what's on:

Wed 4th Sep: Pub Quiz Night 🧠

Wed 18th Sep: Make and Mardle 🧶

Wed 25th Sep: Board Game Night 🎲

TBD: Tiny Pub Concert (our next gig night!) 🎸

More info available on our events page at https://maltandmardle.co.uk/events/

3 words that perfectly sum up our pub…

1. Cosy: our whole micropub including our cellar, seating, kitchen and toilet is just 334 Sq Ft. That’s proper micro! But we have used every single inch of our space and packed it to the rafters with the very best drinks we can get our hands on as well as plenty of comfortable seating in every cosy corner plus nook and crannie.

2. Plucky: us co-owners, Emily and Elliot along with our friend, Johnny, opened The Malt and Mardle in 2021 after the pandemic with absolutely ZERO previous pub experience. Elliot and Johnny knew how to brew, Emily knew how to do marketing, and that’s about it! Yes, we were horribly naive but with sheer hard work and determination we have managed to survive in a hugely competitive area and during a cost of living crisis.

3. Mardle: the phrase we’ve said so many times we now say it in our sleep! ‘What does mardle mean?’… ‘It means to chat or gossip in the Norfolk dialect, just like we do in this pub!’. Seeing strangers randomly start conversations with each other and have a laugh together is literally the best thing about building and running a pub. The community we have nurtured at The Malt and Mardle is literally the best and we literally love you all so much!

Ok, now we’ve described ourselves in three words, it’s up to you. Drop three words about yourself in the comments below! 👇

Ready for the return of Norwich’s most cosy, wholesome nights? Our pub quiz is back and giving maximum homey autumn vibes 🍂

~ Wed 4th Sep from 7pm
~ Teams of 2 to 6, £2 entry per person
~ DM to book or email us

Black Iris's Nottingham Pride Pale 🍺 plus so many more new crafts beers and real ales on this week's menu! 👉

CRAFT BEERS // DRAUGHT BEERS:

🌈 Nottingham Pride from Black Iris (4% Pale Ale).

⚓ Voyager IPA from Abbeydale (5.6% IPA - Vegan and Gluten Free).

🎂 The Dark Side from Ampersand x The Malt and Mardle (4.8% Chocolate Fudge Birthday Cake Stout - Vegan) *ALMOST GONE AND THEN GONE FOR EVER*

🔥 Feld from Ampersand (4% Helles Lager - Vegan and Gluten Free).

REAL ALES // CASK BEERS:

⚙️ Why Can't IBU? from Nene Valley (4.8% Americian Pale Ale - Gluten Free).

🐩 Lurcher from Green Jack (4.8% Stout).

🌱 Citra from Ampersand (4.3% Pale Ale - Vegan and Gluten Free).

COMING SOON:

☀️ Summer Loving from Tindall (4% Golden Ale - Gluten Free).

See our full online menu, including more beers plus ciders, gins, local spirits, softs and snacks from The Feed, at: https://maltandmardle.co.uk/menu/

Open Wednesday till Sunday - come see us soon! 👋

Getting our newsletter game on 📰 feel like you can’t keep track of all our random ramblings on social media? I don’t blame ya…

May I make a suggestion? If you sign up to our newsletters, you’ll get an overview of all the most relevant things we think you’ll be interested in.

That’s our biggest events, what we’ve been up to running (and very often) DIY-ing our pub, plus a small selection of the best photos and videos we’ve shared online.

It’s basically like popping into our pub and us telling you the highlights of what’s going on. It’s a chatty little number that takes less than a minute to read.

Also, if you’re like me and feel like you’re constantly running out of digital storage because you’re so bombarded with emails, we only send out our newsletters when we’ve got some genuinely interesting news that we think will pique you’re curiosity.

Sounds good? All you have to do to sign up is head to our sign up page: https://maltandmardle.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=67facdcae50d20ed5b1883a5f&id=2f4ed7cb53

Stay in the loop and let’s mardle ;)

When the heat gets to you 🫠

Come cool off at ours like Amber here from 4pm today

Ales that make you go 🤤 this week's beers 👉

🌱 Citra from Ampersand (4.3% Single Hop Pale Ale - Gluten Free and Vegan).
🚢 Trawlerboys from Green Jack (4.6% Best Bitter).
🌅 Vibelake from Bristol Beer Factory (4% NZ Session IPA).

BONUS BEER (new craft beer on draught):

🍐 Big Pyramid from Duration (3.8% Prickly Pear Grisette).

Open from 4pm Wednesday and Thursday then from 1pm Friday to Sunday.

See you soon 👋

We’re back 👋 and here’s some beer

What’s on tap this week at The Malt and Maaardle?

REAL ALES ON CASK:

🐶 Old Growler from Nethergate (5% Porter).
🟡 Pale Ale from Two by Two (4.5% Pale Ale).
🧬 Quantum Gold from Mr Winters (4.1% Golden Ale).

CRAFT BEERS ON KEG:

🔥 Feld from Ampersand (4% Helles Lager).
🎤 Roadie from Signature (4.3% IPA).
🍊 Hop, Skip and Juice from Vocation (5.7% Hazy Pale Ale).
🪩 Disco Midnight from Turning Point (5.1% Dry Hopped Stout).

Check out our full menu online: maltandmardle.co.uk/menu

And check out our Stories for new additions!

Open till Sunday - have a great week!

Our next event 📅 join us for some casual crafting at Make and Mardle 🧶

It's really simple: bring your current craft project with you or start something new with our supplies.

Grab a drink and get making!

Knitting, sewing, drawing, watercolours, crocheting, embroidery, origami, needle felting, scrap booking... whatever your craft of choice, you are welcome 🤗

I (Emily) will be on hand if you need some help or ideas of what to make ~ come join me from 5:30pm on Wed 14th August!

What a week ✨ NR3 Beer Mile highlights ✨

A huge thank you for your support for the NR3 Beer Mile!

It's been an insane week and we hope you've had a blast too.

Special thanks to local legends Ed and Saul for collabing with us on our events.

And remember- we're here all year with the BEST beer, craft drinks and mardle (chat) so come see us again soon 😉

Cheers and love ya x

let's do this 💪 NR3 Beer Mile starts today and we're all stocked up 🍺

Official NR3 Guides - yep
Stamps and badges - sorted
Charity merch - you bet
Side Quest Clues - plenty
Beer - got bloody loads, mate

CASK:
🌳 Through the Hopback from Abbeydale (3.9% Pale Ale).
🟡 Palatine Stout from Bruha (4.2% Stout).
☕ Requiem from Twisted Barrel (4% Sabro Pale - Vegan).

KEG:
🔥 Feld from Ampersand (4% Helles Lager - Vegan and Gluten Free).
🍒 Cherry Boom from Boom Towers (4% Cherry Beer - Gluten Free).
🌈 Existence As a Radical Act from Q***r Brewing (5% Pale Ale).
🎂 The Dark Side from Ampersand x The Malt and Mardle (4.8% Chocolate Fudge Birthday Cake Stout - Vegan).

Open Wednesday to Sunday from 1PM this week 👋

🙄

✨ Special ✨ Extended Opening Times for NR3BeerMile 🍺 more time to smash them pints for this week only

Wed 31st July: 1pm - 10:30pm
Thurs 1st Aug: 1pm - 10:30pm
Fri 2nd Aug: 1pm - 10:30pm
Sat 3rd Aug: 1pm - 10:30pm
Sun 4th Aug: 1pm - 9pm

Events:
🎨 Drink and Draw with Ed Le May Design - Wed from 5:30pm
🌈 The Q***r Brewing Project Showcase from Thurs
🍻 Saul’s Side Quest with Beer Hatch - Wed to Sat
📝 Stamping all week

Friendly to qu**rs 🌈 + stocked up with beer 🍺 = over here 👋 cheers to Norwich Pride 2024

The Malt and Mardle is a proud LGBTQ+ -ally 365 days of the year.

Today is no different- enjoy a friendly and warm atmosphere, non-judgemental welcome and lots of lovely drinks!

We even have a beer on our taps made by a q***r- and trans-owned brewery (with more to come from Q***r Brewing next week):

💪 Existence As a Radical Act - The Q***r Brewing Project (5% Pale Ale - Gluten Free).

Have a lovely day and hope to see you soon 😚

P.S- I have a little confession. Our Pride Progress flag was stolen last year and we have yet to replace it, d’oh … but know that we’re proudly flying the flag in our hearts 🥰

Ready, set, go! 💨 Saul’s Side Quest 🧙🏼 starting next week for the NR3BeerMile!

Here’s the deats:

💨 WHAT?
Although Beer Hatch isn’t officially on the NR3 Beer Mile (controversial, we know), we’re teaming up with owner, Saul, for a beer mile spinoff.

💨 HOW?
Just visit us at The Malt and Mardle to pick up your clue sheet and amble down Magdalen Street and Wensum Street as you figure out the clues. While you enjoy a refreshing drink at Beer Hatch, tell Saul the magic word (i.e. your answer) and if you get it right, you win a prize!

💨 WHEN? Pick up your clue sheet from The Malt and Mardle between 1pm and 10:30pm, Wednesday 31st July to Sunday 4th August. Figure out the clues at anytime and claim your prize from Beer Hatch between 11am and 7pm Wednesday, and 11am and 8:30pm Thursday to Saturday.

💨 SO THAT’S:

The Malt and Mardle open:
1pm - 10.30pm Wednesday to Sunday*
(Sunday close at 9pm).

Beer Hatch open:
11am - 7pm Tuesday & Wednesday
11am - 8.30pm Thursday to Saturday

P.S- You also get a chance at winning even more goodies by bravely diving your hand into Saul’s lucky dip bowl!

Good luck and happy hunting 🤞

The Malt and Mardle turns 3 today 🥳🎂🤯 the past few years have been one hell of a ride with many ups and downs 📈 but we’re here, still loving what we're doing and that’s entirely thanks to your support!

So here’s to you 🍻 we really do appreciate every single one of you 💖

To celebrate, let’s drink some beer, yeah?!

And corr do we have something special for you because the two beers we brewed with our friends over at Ampersand Brew Co are now pouring at both of our pubs (here at The Malt in Norwich plus over in Aylsham at The Porters Arms).

Choose between the two and let us know your favourite below in the comments!

🌑 The Dark Side (representing The Malt and Mardle) - 4.9% Chocolate Fudge Birthday Cake Stout - Vegan.

☀️ The Light Side (representing The Porters Arms) - 4.5% Hazy IPA with Sabro hops - Vegan.

Also new in:

🧬 Tranquility from Mr Winter’s (4.2% Best Bitter).
🍒 Cherry Boom from Boom (4% Cherry Beer - Gluten Free).

Oh yeah, and we have cake! Cupcakes and a good ole Cuthbert the Caterpillar 😉 free to all customers who pop in today.

Ok, that’s a lot of info to digest… have a fantastic evening and we hope to see you soon!

NR3BeerMile Events 🗓️ at The Malt and Mardle 🌾 with friends Ed Le May Design, Beer Hatch and The Q***r Brewing Project 🍺

Not only have we installed a brand new bigger bar in anticipation of a very hands on week during the NR3 Beer Mile, we’ve also got a jam-packed calendar of events for you:

🎨 DRINK AND DRAW WITH ED LE MAY:
Grab a drink, some pencils and get drawing! Our lovely host, local Norwich artist, Ed, has come up with a cracker of an art project for you to work on for this special edition of his Drink and Draw. No need to bring anything or book - just grab yourself a table from 5:30pm on Wed 31st July to take part.

🗺️ SAULS’S SIDE QUEST WITH BEER HATCH:
Although Beer Hatch isn’t officially on the NR3 Beer Mile (controversial, we know), we’re teaming up with owner, Saul, for a beer mile spinoff. Just visit us at The Malt and Mardle to collect your clue sheet and amble down Magdalen Street and Wensum Street as you figure out the clues. While you enjoy a refreshing drink at Beer Hatch, tell Saul the magic word (i.e. your answer) and if you get it right, you win a prize. You also get a chance at winning even more goodies by bravely diving your hand into Saul’s lucky dip bowl!

🌈 Q***R BREWING SHOWCASE:
Because Pride is an all year event for us here at The Malt and Mardle, we’re celebrating LGBTQ+ brewers by pouring some of Q***r Brewing Project’s best beer. Keep an eye out on our socials to see exactly which beers we’ll have on.

Ok, thanks for reading this far and we hope you’re as stoked about these events as we are. Can’t wait to welcome you all into our little pub soon ✌️

Mardle + Porters + Ampersand = Collab Brew Day 🍻👍

What better way to celebrate our little business turning 3 years old this week than by brewing with our good friends at Ampersand Brew Co.!

A big thanks to the brewery team for hosting us last month. It was really nice to take the whole team over to Ampersand’s HQ in Diss, get involved with the brewing process and enjoy some fantastic Ampersand beers.

If you’re wondering about when you’ll be able to sample our brewing efforts, heres’ the deats 👇

🌱🎂 We’ve brewed not one but TWO beers for you to enjoy! One is a birthday cake inspired Stout and the other is a Hazy IPA with plenty of our favourite hop, Sabro.

📅 This Wednesday 24th July is when they start pouring. Both are available on keg at The Malt and Mardle AND The Porters Arms, side-by-side.

Get excited, guys, this stuff is gonna be golden 🥇

📍 Ampersand Brew Tap

Open from 1pm till 6pm tonight ✨ closed for an hour as we transform our space into a gig space then back open at 7pm for our Tiny Pub Concert 🎵 check our Stories for ticket updates if you want to join us 👋 have a great day!

Turning Point Brew Co.'s Disco Kingdom has landed 🪩👑👽 today from 1pm we're pouring all three newly released craft beers inspired by Turning Point's bestselling Pale Ale (with a fourth beer on our lineup which is the OG Pale Ale on cask itself!).

If you're confused by what I'm on about ~ a) I don't blame ya, I often confuse myself :') and b) just keep reading below and all will become clear:

REAL ALE / CRAFT BEER:
🃏 Disco Jester (5.1% UK Hopped Pale Ale).
👑 Disco King (5.1% Pale Ale).

KEG / DRAUGHT BEER:
🏝️ Disco Island (5.1% Tropical Pale Ale).
🌚 Disco Midnight (5.1% Dry Hopped Stout).

All vegan 🌱

We're the only Norwich venue taking part in this major beer release so head on down and remember, once it's gone it's gone!

It was a busy day yesterday organising things for the NR3BeerMile (especially as there's under two weeks to go 😅):

1. Had a great interview alongside Ed Le May Design (who is hosting a Drink & Draw event at The Malt on Wed 31st July from 5.30) for BBC Radio Norfolk.

2. Then headed round the corner to Norwich Screen Art to approve the NR3 Beer Mile merch (100% of proceeds from sales go to Silver Road Community Foodbank).

3. Then up the road to see Saul at Beer Hatch to finalise our NR3 Side Quest / Treasure Hunt plans.

Lots of good things to come 🎉

THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨 there's just 10 tickets left for Saturday's gig night 🎸with yer blooze and Jack Warren. Here's the deats:

YER BLOOZE:
yer blooze is the moniker of Norwich-based musician, Dylan Clarke. Inspired by a multitude of genres, including progressive rock and gypsy jazz, indie rock and English folk, yer blooze’s sound is ambient, melodic and a must-listen for all music lovers. For one night only, yer blooze will be joining us to perform a special acoustic guitar set at The Malt and Mardle. Accompanied by fellow musicians, Reuben on guitar and Matthew on organ.

JACK WARREN:
Jack Warren is one third of the mighty Norwich-based band, Jack and the Giants, and will be performing a special solo accoustic set for us this Saturday. His sound combines folk, grunge, jazz and alt country with songs centred around Jack’s guitar instrumentals. With lyrics centering around relationships to place and the trappings of isolation, confusion, frustration and living in rural Norfolk, Jack’s set in our tiny intimate space is sure to be a touching one.

📅 Saturday 20th July from 7pm
🎟️ Advance tickets available online at; https://maltandmardle.co.uk/product/tinypubconcert-july/

Big day for us over in our Aylsham pub. Wish us luck with our new food menu launch 🤞 so exciting to have sausage rolls made literally a few miles away from both pubs ♥️

HUGE NEWS 🎉 our brand new food menu launches today! 🥧

We're been working hard behind-the-scenes to introduce small plates to your experience here at The Porters Arms ✨

We really hope our small menu proves popular so we can add even more exciting dishes in the future. (Cheese board, anyone? 🧀).

BUT RIGHT NOW, we are serving up two beautiful options for you:

🥧 LOCALLY MADE TRADITIONAL PORK PIES with Norfolk Sticky Pickle, sun-dried tomatoes and mini gherkins.

🍖 LOCALLY MADE SAUSAGE ROLLS with Norfolk Sticky Pickle, sun-dried tomatoes and mini gherkins.

Extra sauces are also on the house because who doesn't love a good dollop of ketchup or mustard?! 🥫

As with everything we do in our small business, we've put a lot of thought and attention into this menu and hope you love it!

Try it to today from 12pm till 10:30pm and let us know what your think 🍻 cheers x

yeehaw 💥 ready for a bumper week of beer, music and mardle?

☄️ FROM FRIDAY: Turning Point's Disco Kingdom (four specially brewed craft beers) hit our taps.

🎸 SATURDAY: our first ever pub gig headlined by two amazingly talented Norwich musicians. Guarantee a ticket by buying one online now or chance a ticket on the door from 7pm: https://maltandmardle.co.uk/product/tinypubconcert-july/

💦 NOW ON THE TAPS 💦

CASK:
🌌 Black Hole from Tindall Brewery (4.4% Irish Stout).
🧬 Wak-azacca from Winter's Brewery (4.5% Azacca Hopped Pale Ale).

KEG:
☕ Coffee IPA from Neptune Brewery (5.5%).
🌼 Hellebore from GlassHouse Beer Co (4.2% Pale Ale).
🍉 PIPS from Mammoth Beer x Buzz Sweets (3.4% Watermelon Sour).
🔥 Feld from Ampersand Brew Co (4% Helles Lager).

Open from 4pm Wednesday & Thursday, from 1pm Friday to Sunday.

Check out our full menu of local spirits, wines, ciders, softs and snacks online: https://maltandmardle.co.uk/menu/

Pale not pasty 👻 our new Pales / IPAs 🍺 now in 👇

🐕 Milson from Sureshot Brewing (5.2% Pale Ale - Vegan).

👽 Call to Adventure from Turning Point Brew Co. (4.7% Pale Ale).

🪩 Midnight Disco from Floc. Brewing x Overtone Brewing Co (6.5% IPA - Vegan).

Come in to dig around in our cans fridge and discover our 25+ other craft beers.

And don't forget our cheeky 10% takeaway discount!

Casually popping into the chat with a whole new bar 🍻 😉👇

we did it 💪 our brand new bar is in and we’re back open

If you’ve been following along on our Stories, you may have seen we've been super busy over the last two days fitting a new, bigger bar into our tiny space. And while there’s some final touches to do over the next few weeks, the most important thing is it works and we can continue serving you! 🍻

Here’s what beer's on 👇

CASK / REAL ALES:
🐻 Gizmo from Electric Bear Brewing (4% Pale Ale).
🐍 Lonely Snake from Three Blind Mice Brewery (3.4% Mosaic & Simcoe Pale Ale).
👅 Best Bitter from Tindall Brewery (3.7%).

KEG / DRAUGHT BEER:
🍊 Citrus Session IPA from Four Pure Brewery (4%).
🚢 Twin Port from Neptune Brewery x Pilot (3.4% Blood Orange Wheat Beer - Vegan).
☕ Coffee IPA from Neptune (5.5% - Vegan).
🔥 Feld from Ampersand Brew Co (4% Helles Lager - Vegan and Gluten Free).

Get ready for a close encounter 🌌 Turning Point Brew Co.'s Disco Kingdom beer launch is landing here in 10 days! 👽

To celebrate their best-selling Pale Ale, Disco King, Turning Point are releasing three specially brewed variants: Disco Island, Disco Jester, and Disco Midnight.

We’re the only venue in Norwich pouring all four of these rare beers, so head down to The Malt and Mardle on Magdalen Street from 1pm on Friday 19th July 🪩