Articans, Books and Coffee

Articans, Books and Coffee We sell craft beer, second-hand books and coffee in the former police station near to the Artichoke pub on Magdalen Road in Norwich.

We’ve put together a rather splendid sour beer selection: six cans from four excellent breweries for £25.The box include...
16/05/2026

We’ve put together a rather splendid sour beer selection: six cans from four excellent breweries for £25.

The box includes:

Petite Damson — Burning Sky
Strawberry Sour Ale — Funky Fluid
Blackberry Granita — Pastore
Tangerine Krush — Pastore
Lemon Meringue — Vault City
Limonata — Vault City

Sharp, fruity, refreshing and just a little bit decadent. Perfect for anyone who likes their beer with a bit of zing.

3 new cans released by Vault City this week from their Soda Sour Night In collection. £19 for these three cans and there...
14/05/2026

3 new cans released by Vault City this week from their Soda Sour Night In collection. £19 for these three cans and there's a free presentation box with it.

Root Beer - “All grown up, blending classic vanilla and spiced caramel with bold sweetness, gentle tartness and a smooth, rounded finish for a throwback you can really root for. Suitable for vegans. Sourness level 2. This one is 4.5% ABV”

Grape Soda - “This juicy, tangy soda sour is packed with ripe grape flavour and that iconic purple pour. Refreshing, playful, and rounded off with a classic sweet soda finish. Suitable for vegans. Sourness level 2. This one is 5.5% ABV”

Bigger Zestier Cola takes zesty lemon, sweet caramel and the thirst-quenching, iconic flavours of your favourite soda, and makes it even bigger. Suitable for vegans. Sourness level 2. This one is 8% ABV”

Four new beers from Vault City now in stock.-------------Splendiferous Slime (Slime Green Sour) – 5% (Sour Scale: 3)Ooey...
30/04/2026

Four new beers from Vault City now in stock.

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Splendiferous Slime (Slime Green Sour) – 5% (Sour Scale: 3)

Ooey, gooey, and seriously splendiferous. We’ve turned the dial up on our Marvellous Liquids series with this luminous green, slime-thick sour, oozing with juicy apple, tangy kiwi and a zingy taste of lime.

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Brainmelting Fluid (Super Sour Beer with Lemon Lime & Raspberry) – 6.8% (Sour Scale: 6 – off the chart !)

The tangiest fluid in the Vault City universe, a 6 on our sour scale which to date has only ever gone to 5… Brainmelting Fluid is a face-scrunching, tongue-twisting sour infused with lemon and lime juice, sherbet and a hit of raspberry that shocks with electric sharpness ‘til your brain short-circuits.

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Numbing Nectar (Mouth-Numbing Sour with Lime & Orange) – 4.9% (Sour Scale: 2)

A zesty burst of lime and orange, dialled up with the tingling buzz of sansho berry and Szechuan peppercorn. Juicy, citrusy and comfortably numb, this nectar leaves your lips buzzing and your tastebuds tingling.

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Face Froster (Mouth-Freezing Sour with Blueberry & Honeyberry)– 8% (Sour Scale: 4)

We’ve taken our Marvellous Liquids series in a cool new direction with Face Froster, an icy sour packed with juicy blueberry and honeyberry, finished with a cool menthol chill. Crisp, cooling and refreshingly sharp.

Lots of new Belgian and German beers in stock, with more coming soon.
30/04/2026

Lots of new Belgian and German beers in stock, with more coming soon.

New in!This is Vault City's chocolate fudge brownie, a 10% beer which is made with real brownie batter (so it has to be ...
17/04/2026

New in!

This is Vault City's chocolate fudge brownie, a 10% beer which is made with real brownie batter (so it has to be kept cold!). Vault City say that it's their "most decadent beer ever". The beer is so thick that it must be rolled thoroughly and inverted prior to opening.

We're open from 14:00 until 19:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Or email us on [email protected] if you want to reserve one and pick up at a different time.

Email or message us on here to reserve a space.
12/04/2026

Email or message us on here to reserve a space.

The tasting led by Pip, the head brewer, is just £12 at 19:30 on Thursday 16 April and is being held at the bottle shop....
10/04/2026

The tasting led by Pip, the head brewer, is just £12 at 19:30 on Thursday 16 April and is being held at the bottle shop. It includes six or seven of their beers, including some of the draft options from the Artichoke and some interesting can options. Message us or email [email protected] to reserve a space!

Two new beers in from the United States now in stock this weekend.Powder Time (7% ABV) from Moksa - a punchy 7% ABV hazy...
03/04/2026

Two new beers in from the United States now in stock this weekend.

Powder Time (7% ABV) from Moksa - a punchy 7% ABV hazy IPA from Rocklin, California.

How About One of Your Evil-Twin-Type Long Beer Names? from Evil Twin - a triple dry hopped beer, the hoppiest Evil Twin have done, tropical flavours, full bodied and doesn't hold back at 11%. From Evil Twin in New York, collab with Monkish Brewery from Torrance, California.

New in this week from Vault City: - Lemon Meringue Iced Bun Pastry Sour (4.8%) - Blueberry Maple Glaze Bun Pastry Sour (...
01/04/2026

New in this week from Vault City:

- Lemon Meringue Iced Bun Pastry Sour (4.8%)
- Blueberry Maple Glaze Bun Pastry Sour (4.8%)
- Strawberry Skies Fruited Sour (8.4%)

We're open from 14:00 until 19:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

New cans in this week!The sun is shining and we have some new beers this week, including Sit Tight (golden ale), Funk th...
21/03/2026

New cans in this week!

The sun is shining and we have some new beers this week, including Sit Tight (golden ale), Funk the Ditch (a black lager) and Dewhopper (a light lager) from Moon Gazer.

We also have three new cans from Vault City.

Yuzu, Peach & Passionfruit - (4.9%, tropical session sour)

Dripping in Berries - (5.5%, milkshake ale)

Triple Stacked Lumberjack Breakfast (11.5%, imperial stout)

Address

1A Magdalen Road
Norwich
NR34LW

Opening Hours

2pm - 8pm

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