Lighthouse
Adnams in Southwold, Suffolk, England 🏴
Pale Ale - Classic English Regular|
Score
6.04
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Adnams Lighthouse is developed from our Champion Pale Ale, a beer that won many awards from 1922 to 1980. With an ABV of 3.4%, this classic amber beer delivers a crisp, refreshing taste. (Contains barley).
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6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle, for which there’s a separate entry but sod that. Picked up at the Adnams shop in Holkham. One of those you’re surprised you never ticked yet. Anyhoo. Malty with light citrus peel. Drinks fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2026
at 19:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Waterloo Tap. Aroma has sour citrus and damp malts. Peripheral spice. Clear copper gold. Foamy white head. Light-medium sour citrus over laid back malts.. Grainy edge. Light-medium bodied at best. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish
Tried
from Cask
at
Waterloo Tap
on 21 Nov 2025
at 23:04
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light malt aroma. Light citrus and light malt flavor. Medium bodied. Light citrus and light malt linger.
Tried
on 05 May 2025
at 16:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample on cask at the Leopard.
Medium white head. Clear pale golden pour. Very light bitterness. Ok.
Medium white head. Clear pale golden pour. Very light bitterness. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Leopard
on 01 May 2025
at 19:15
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
Half pint from the cask at The Scottish Stores, King's Cross, London. Pours a clear amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of light fruits, caramel & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish. Average
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2025
at 08:13
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle from Morrisons online. Clear amber, small off white head, minimal retention. Aroma is faint malts and stewed fruit; bog standard. Taste is like aroma, quite basic a bit thin, some biscuit malts and light raisin and orange zest. Not the best, but perfectly refreshing and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Nose is fruity, faint appletizer. Taste is light malt, citrus, light pith, herbal, thin finish. Ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2024
at 21:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear pale gold with a frothy/bubbly white head. Berry fruits on the nose (raspberry, gooseberry), light bodied with floral hops (elderflower), berry fruit and a touch of caramel, short dry finish
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2023
at 12:40
Tried
on 03 Nov 2022
at 13:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Creamy off white head stayed on a slowly carbonating amber coloured body. Bitter fruited aroma. Medium bodied, sharp & clean. Bitter, berries, lightly spiced & tangy tastes with a peppery finish. Standard Bitter.
Tried
on 23 May 2021
at 15:39