Gadds' The Ramsgate Brewery

Microbrewery in Broadstairs, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2002

Contact
7 Hornet Close, Pyson’s Road Ind Est, Broadstairs, CT10 2YD, England
Description
Although officially knowns as the 'Ramsgate Brewery Ltd' the vast majority of beers are named/labelled/released as 'Gadds', after the founders.

Therefore new beers, if marketed as 'Gadds', should be entered without a brewery name before the beer name in standard Brewver fashion.

Beers haven't been released with the 'Ramsgate' prefix for some time but there are perhaps 20 or so more historic entries that were labelled as 'Ramsgate' on release. As such these appear with a Ramsgate prefix in front of the beer name. Any further historic adds to Brewver should follow suit if this is the case.

All beers were produced by the same brewer(s) and in the same facility.

Founded by Eddie and Lois Gadd, they have been making and championing great local beer for the last 15 years. Gadds’ have been making consistently good beer for a decade and a half. Both under their own name and more recently as a contract brewers for other breweries. This side project has also allowed them to let the Gadds’ brand grow slowly and in their own time.

Their core beers have been mostly traditional, English ales made with more than a nod to Kent’s brewing heritage. Although there are some more playful beers in their seasonal and limited run beers that show a diversity and appreciation of all things beer it seems that great, traditional beers are at the heart of Gadds’.

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6.5/10
24/05/2025 Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2025 (nice to have Charlies here) :)
Tried on 24 May 2025 at 14:43

6/10
MBCC 2025, Yellow Session. A black beer with a beige lacing. Aroma of roasted dark malt, caramel, nuts. Taste of roasted dark malt, nuts, flat carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 23 May 2025 at 12:25

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Tried from Cask on 23 May 2025 at 09:37

7/10
23/05/2025 Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2025
Tried on 23 May 2025 at 07:27

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Bottle from Montefiore Arms Ramsgate and drunk at home. Clear amber colour. Off white head. Some good English hoppy flavour. Decent malts. Good malt backbone. Good black and white pepper finish. Wow. I would like to have this on cask. Some biscuit on aroma
Good floral hop. I liked it a lot.
Tried from Bottle at Montefiore Arms on 20 May 2025 at 17:56

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Cask by stillage at the River Ale House, Greenwich on 5th May 2025. Almost impenetrably black with tan foam and scant lacing. Coffee roast malt aroma. Roasty maltiness in-mouth with coffee and dark chocolate. Just a suggestion of cherry. A finish Christmas pudding, coffee and dark chocolate. Engaging mouthfeel and a fair amount of body.
Tried from Cask at River Ale House on 05 May 2025 at 20:25

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Cask by stillage at One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood on 25th April 2025. Crystal clear amber with the shallowest of foam and scant lacing. Tangy fruits and nutty malts aroma. Fruity and malty in-mouth with a finish of malt and bitterness. Light bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask at One Inn The Wood on 25 Apr 2025 at 18:45

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask gravity at 10:50 from Victoria. Clear gold colour. Lasting white head. Good cask condition beer. Rather decent. Excellent citrus grassy hops. Rather good.
Tried from Cask at 10.50 From Victoria on 21 Mar 2025 at 15:43

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Appearance is clear copper, a small fizzy beige head. Aroma is fruitcake, malt, caramel, raisiny dark fruit. Taste is rich malty fruit, raisin, fruit cake, boozy hints, very bitter finish which is lengthy.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2025 at 06:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
500ml bottle from the Montefiore Arms, Ramsgate. Pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, liquorice & roasted malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2025 at 21:43