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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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home while watching World's Strongest Man. A good head to the beer and a lovely dark colour. The flavour was all malt and caramel and a big hit of alcohol. This is a classic winter beer and was very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2018
at 05:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle [from a trade with Grumbo - thanks a lot Graham!]. Clear, chestnut colour with ruby glimmer and average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, off-white to beige head. Mellow malty and fruity hoppy aroma, notes of cherry and red berries, a touch of plum, malty background with a touch of toffee. Taste is slightly sweet malty, minimally earthy, nutty, a touch of toffee, caramel, fruity hoppy hints of cherry and red berries, some plum. Very clean and balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2017
at 11:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Asda, Sheerwater. Rich spiced fruit and malt aroma. Dark ruby brown. The off-white head starts of with a healthy froth but then recedes. The taste feflects the aroma. Malts and spiced berries. Gains bitterness with an underlying plummy sweetness. Medium bodied. Verging on sticky. Fizzy carbonation. Long finish. Decent enough but a tad too sweet for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2017
at 14:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from local supermarket. Pours ruby brown with an average sized off-white head. Aroma of caramel, bread, dark fruit, malt and hops. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Towards being full bodied, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Superior to the lower abv cask version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2017
at 17:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Flaske 500ml delt med Rune på Rom 2 Hazelwood Guest House Newton Abbot 28 Apr 17. Mørk amber. Lavt skum som daler sakte. Spotlacing. Grei maltaroma. Smaken skarp malt. Balansert. Nøttepreg i avslutninga.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2017
at 04:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle bought at a local Sainsbury’s store. Shared with Finn. Good looking in the glass. A finger-thick beige head to a deep mahogany coloured body. Clingy acing. Attractive malt-fruity aromas, herbal hops and caramel. Smooth taste profile of toffee, earth, dark fruits and berries. Roasted malty-fruity finish. Good depth. Perfect night cap (Hotel room in Newton Abbot 28.04.2017).
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2017
at 11:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Dark ruby/brown with a big foamy head. Lots of lacing. Aroma of english hops and dark fruits. Taste is malts, hops, toffee, caramell, nuts, berries and a layer of cocoa and milk chocolate. Long lasting hoppy bitter finish. Medium carbonation. Creamy. I like it a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2017
at 14:19
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
From old tasting notes. Hazy reddish brown color. Big rocky tan head. Soft toffe-like malt nose. Robust nutty toasted malt flavor has a distinct dry hop balance. Chewy mouthfeel. Wonderful Belgian lace.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2017
at 11:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in London - sourced from Ocado. Only took me 6.5 years living in the UK to track this one down! Pours clear amber-copper with a creamy, light tan head. Pleasant aroma, ample dried berries, a little toasted toffee, grape leather. Medium sweet flavour with restrained earthy bitterness, stewed fruits, dried berries, further toffee, dry brown bread, toasted leaves. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Well balanced finish, with notes of burnt frackers, toasted caramel, further dried and leathery berries, earthy hops. Rather enjoyable stuff. Drinks well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2017
at 17:23
8/10
Perfect paired with a slice of my Nan's Xmas cake!
Tried
on 02 Mar 2017
at 22:45