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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A chestnut colored beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, over ripe fruits, and some bread. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of over ripe fruits, caramel, and braed, leading to a dry malt finish. Thanks fonefan for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2009 at 04:59

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a clear orangey brown with a creamy beige head leaving some laces. Hard roasted malts in the nose with a little nuttiness. Medium body, hardt roasted malts, nuts, liorice and a whiff of smoke. Dry, malt bitter finish. 141109
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2009 at 04:05

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle, 5.6%. Sweet, mildly vinous aroma. Clear dark brown colour. Small frothy light brown head. Good roasted flavour, hint of roasted malt, some coffee. Some alcohol in the finish, but not rough.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2009 at 04:03

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber to brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and light smoked. Dry and smoked flavoured with a light breadish base flavour. Sweet malty and slight smoked finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2009 at 03:57

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. A deep red beer with a brown head. The aroma has strong notes of fruits, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, roasted malt and a bit of wood, leading to a dry finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2009 at 09:50

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Dark mahogany with a tiny beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and hops. Flavour had hard roasted malt, caramel and dark chocolate. Finished dry. A bit off.
Tried on 09 Nov 2009 at 09:32

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a minimal amber glare and a slight tan head. Aroma is roasted caramelish dark malty. Light malty and roasted breadish flavoured. Mild acidic and hardroasted malty finish. Bitter and dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2009 at 09:24

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours black with a reddish hue and a rough beige head. Hard roasted malts in the nose, a little salt also. Medium body, a little low in carbonation, hard roasted malt with a faint peaty touch. A little tar and malt bitterness in the finish. 091109
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2009 at 09:24

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of smoke, infections, wood, and whiskey- hmm - what’s going on here??? The flavor is sweet with notes of smoke, tar, wood, roasted malt, alcohol, and whiskey - quite astringent, leading to a dry, alcoholic, smokey, and woody finish. A bit of my scale. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2009 at 09:18

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Mahogany with a large beige head. Aroma had loads of peated malt and caramel notes. Flavour had loads of peated and roasted malt, caramel and smoke. Finished smoked.
Tried on 09 Nov 2009 at 09:05