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’.
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’.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Brown with a lasting off-white head. Citrus and other fruity notes in the aroma. Malty flavour with some alcohol. Dry finish with a bit of hops
Tried
on 11 Sep 2009
at 16:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
First rating 9/11/2009Little yellow rim, good imitation of B.C."H.", over black beer with some orange highlights. Pungent smell of goat cheese. If there’s oysters in here, those unfortunate mollusks must hail from the infamous Ordralfabétix shop, I’m sure. Roasted malts... really not inviting. After some serious venting, roasted-sweet flavour, turning to bitter, partly roasted, partly hoppy. Faint coffee flavour, finish again slightly sweeter, but again some cheesy upsurges. Pretty demure. Creamy, near velvety MF, if well-carbonated, despite the lack of visual proof hereof. The nose really was unappetizing. Rest is way better, if certainly not great. Was: 4/4/6/3/12/2.9 Second rating 16/08/2014Huge dark greige head, lacerings, black beer. Smoked, as in smoked ham, mineral, but not fishy, sorry, oystery. Smoked, again cured meat, dried ham, and in the finish, yes, seawater; Medium bodied at least, slick, even a bit oily. Not bad. More a smoked than an oyster stout.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2009
at 14:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cream-coloured head over red-brown beer. C-hops, alcohol and wood, peppery nose, even red chili. Peppery returning in the flavour, poivrons, and sweet-toasted malts. Bit sticky MF, medium bodied. Very British interpretation of an USA BW, but with hops turning John Bull again. OOOKS ? Do I detect a fellow Pratchett-fan in Mr. Eddie?
Tried
on 06 Sep 2009
at 06:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33 cL bottle, courtesy of PhilL. Pours hazy dark orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is solid wooden and grapefruity hops fruity. fruity, light cheesy and dry wooden hops flavoured. Bitter and dry finish. Lasting dry flavoured finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2009
at 11:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle, courtesy of PhilL. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Dry hoppy, mild fruity. Bitter, citrusy and tangering flavoured. Fruity and dry hippy flavoured finish. Light phenolic too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2009
at 10:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Chris-Os Pre GBBF 09 tasting ... copper ... sweet fruity toffee .. light hop ... juicy...3.2bottle at home tasting ... odd but nice ...musky fruity nose ... hint of barnyard funk ... juicy toffee frutis 3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2009
at 14:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottle) Dark ruby coloured hue with a thick beige foamy head. Sweet and moderately roasted malty aroma with notes of berries, chocolate and vanilla. Sweet and slightly burnt bitter flavour, medium to light bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Moderately roasted malty taste with a tinge of caramel and chocolate; sweet and burnt bitter finish with a subtle acidic note, which I cannot explain as “vinous” (11.VIII.09).
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2009
at 16:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle with very kind thanks to Reakt, cheers Ang. First off, well done to Eddie Gadd for making the first Kent barley wine barrel aged beer. What a hero, pushing the boundaries that others won’t. Whatever it tastes like, it’s 10 out of 10 for trying. Hazy brownish red with very thin beige head. Aroma of red fruit and barley wine. Almost bretty on the aroma. I like the Oooks! more I must admit. The red fruit from the wine barrels is there and is very nice. Not sure it is too integrated with this Bretty barley wine. Either Brett or infected in the bottle. A bit of plastic too. Wow. That really is a bit full on. Not sure it all works together, but as I say thumbs up for trying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2009
at 17:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Reddish amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is quite strong on brett, some plastic pipe mild wooden notes as well as some slight slight burnt rubbery notes. Quite red-wineish notes as well. Flavour is a bit barnyardy dry wooden stuff along with brett and some caramel malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2009
at 10:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Hazy amber colour, small beige head.. Aroma is hops some grass and yeast along with alcohol. Flavour is caramel malts, some alcohol, yeastyness and quite enough of flowery and grassy notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2009
at 12:26