Broadside Strong Original (Bottle)
Adnams in Southwold, Suffolk, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.97
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Broadside was launched as a 6.3% bottled beer in 1972 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the battle of Sole Bay fought against the Dutch Republic in 1672 off the Southwold coast, just across the green from the brewery.
Ingredients: Pale, Black, and Chocolate malts; First Gold hops
Broadside is a dark ruby red beer rich in fruitcake aromas, almonds and conserved fruit. The fullness of the beer makes it a good accompaniment for hearty food.
Ingredients: Pale, Black, and Chocolate malts; First Gold hops
Broadside is a dark ruby red beer rich in fruitcake aromas, almonds and conserved fruit. The fullness of the beer makes it a good accompaniment for hearty food.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
A bottle purchased online from Beers of Europe and drunk at Dad’s while home on holiday. Aroma: yeasty. Appearance: beautiful clear darkest of dark brown, 2-3mm. light tan head dissipating rapidly. Palate: medium-bodied and quite dry on the tongue, average carbonation; the finish is long and lingering and quite boozy at this ABV. Taste: lightly sweet, plenty of almond; nice beer, would like to try it draught. A very handsome pint, beautiful appearance.
Tried
on 23 May 2026
at 09:30
5.5/10
Bottle at home.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2026
at 21:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle. From KCM Tammisto, Vantaa.
Poured light copper in color.
Rich flavours, toffee, toasted notes, dates, malts, dark fruits. Haven't had an Adnams in ages.
Poured light copper in color.
Rich flavours, toffee, toasted notes, dates, malts, dark fruits. Haven't had an Adnams in ages.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2025
at 12:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A dark reddish brown beer, a head is medium and light beige. Aroma has dried fruits, apricot, caramel, dry cake, some roastiness. Taste has dried apricots, dry cake, dry wood, some caramel, but quite dry. Medium bodied. Complex. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
from
K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa)
on 04 Aug 2025
at 11:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2025
at 20:31
7/10
Magus, mõru, kuiv, must tee ja asjad, linnased. Ok
Tried
on 29 Jun 2025
at 03:21
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2025
at 01:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours dark brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of earth, resin, bread, dark fruits, raisins, alcohol & malt. Medium body. Long mildly bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2025
at 09:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Darker brown. Aroma is caramel, chocolate, fig, plum, light cinnamon, light cake. Taste is sweet rich with medium bitterness. Super rich and low carbonation. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 22:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
really nice bready aroma, some wicked english hops,a very very nice ale. gets better as it warms, wicked stuff
Tried
on 27 Feb 2025
at 09:30