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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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
bottle at home ... black ... thin tan head ... sweet roast malt ... light hocolate nose ... light bitter chocolate front ... nice roast malts ... light blackcurrant and plums ... juicy malts ... quite tasty
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2011 at 10:43

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
bottle at home ... Golden thin white head ... light sweet fruity lager nose ... light toffee malt ... but quite lagery ... real all told not my thing.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2011 at 11:24

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask handpull at The City Arms Canterbury. Deep brown lasting near white head. Good condition a slightly sweet beer with decent hop on end. Lovely actually really drinkable. Sweet edge is nutty and very attractive. Really impressive. Some nut and maple syrup on aroma. Lovely
Tried from Cask on 01 Feb 2011 at 11:21

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
7th January 2009
Clear gold beer, no much of a head. Standard English Bitter. Dryer than usual. Okay but pretty dull.
Tried on 16 Jan 2011 at 04:55

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bought from Eddy Gadds in spring 2009. 1 1/2 years old. Not much head. Nice dark colour. A very nice beer
Tried on 01 Jan 2011 at 14:02

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
330ml bottle from the brewery. A nice smooth stout :-) It’s 18 months old. Not much head. Very drinkable
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2011 at 13:32

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The 16th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2010, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, citrus, cat piss. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100430]
Tried from Cask on 09 Dec 2010 at 23:26

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 330ml.Unclear medium brown - amber red color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, berry, overriped fruit, figs, plum, raisin, vintage malty, light to moderate hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, figs, dried rasins, alcoholc warm. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20101203]
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2010 at 02:12

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Cask, Pub and Kitchen. Dark brown with a light beige head. Quite and earthy nose. Coffee, chocolate and vanilla flavours. Earthy flavours with a hint of chocolate, vanilla and coffee. Interesting hop angle. Smoky, hoppy finish. Intriguing.
Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2010 at 08:25

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Molasses dark chocolate, dark cherries. Briny. Great mouth feel, well balanced, salty. Superb. Lingering briny finish. Yum.
Tried on 16 Nov 2010 at 05:28