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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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7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 2007. Copper colour with bubbly off white head. A lot maltier and fruiter than I expected. Fairly easy drinking for a strongish beer. 2.9/5. re rate 2020 green hop edition. Clear pretty gold colour lasting white head. Typical Gadds malty flavour Some good English hop flavour especially on the finish Its a good English strong with balance and great hops. loved it.
Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2007 at 07:37

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at The Chambers BF 07, Folkestone. I ended up talking to Eddie Gadd about this beer on the Saturday of the Planet Thanet BF. He said that when he put it in barrels, it was so bitter it made his eyes water but that he was really happy with how the hops had softened and how the beer finally turned out. It’s an amber beer with thin beige head. English hop aroma, little bit of cheddar cheese. Malts are reasonably juicy and then lovely floral hop gives a lasting finish.
Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2007 at 04:07

8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2007. Ruby colour beer with thin beige head. Bit of an ash tray aroma, with some sweaty sox hop. I had this down more like a brown ale than anything else, but it was very drinkable and a good beer to close out the first day of the festival. 3.2/5.0 Re-rate cask handpull at The Chambers, Folkestone. Deep ruby, lasting dark beige head. Cracking condition. Amazingly complex malt with earthy hoppy finish. Rich malts are both juicy and dry. Christmas cake flavours and an almost sherry like quality. Earthy dry hoppiness on finsh balances the malt perfectly. Superb
Tried from Cask on 05 Feb 2007 at 12:17

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
33cl bottle care of Phil_L. Thanks Phil. Black with brown edges. Lasting tan head. I had this with dessert on Boxing Day (chocolate torte with raspberries) and it went pretty well with it. Good carbonation on opening. Pours well with lasting head. Slight charcoal on aroma along with the expected roasted malts. Dark choc and blackberry/black cherry aromas. A little over carbonated in mouth. Stunning chocolate flavours in the mouth. Great balance, not too oily or powdery. Quite juicy, but with good depth. Very choccy throughout. Really rather nice. Can’t say the alcohol threw it out of balance either. Good English Impy stout.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2006 at 06:14

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask handpull - Bruxellensis Festival. Eddie Gadd was actually at the festival and we had a bit of a conversation whilst I got this beer. He had actually read my posting on his Dogbolter and quoted it back to me. Amazing. And a really nice bloke too. Bizarre to see this beer at this festival. Golden/copper colour, thin white head. Bit of malt and grassy hop aroma. Bit of tangerine fruit flavour. Nice pale ale. Dryish finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Sep 2006 at 13:00

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask Hazy orange-amber, with transparant cask head. Fresh hops, but very dry and discreet, bit of lemon & grapes. Wry, slight bitterish with a bit of Brussels’ endives. Citrus in the finish again. Very light, apt for the ABV. Ends in a wry after’feel’ rather than -taste. Good hoppy, light bitter.
Tried from Cask on 12 Sep 2006 at 10:57

6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask Slow carbonation to fluffy cask head; orange coloured beer. Citrussy (lemon/lemonrind) hopbales and fresh yeast helping, as from the gyle tank. Hugh says too much sulphur. Lots of hops which are really needed for buffering a rather sweet-malty beer. Not really distinctive for a cask ale. Citrus retronasal, and some fruity, yeasty esters. Not light, but "medium bodied" is already pushing it. Nothing more than decent.
Tried from Cask on 12 Sep 2006 at 10:15

5.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask@Kent Beer Festival 2006. Copper brown, small white head. Butterscotch aroma with some fruity notes. Slightly sweet and toffeish flavor too - propably from the presence of diacetyl. Mildly hoppy - ok session ale I suppose, when clean.
Tried from Cask on 30 Jul 2006 at 02:34

6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask, Jan Primus. Clear amber brown color, short off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, some toffee, hop. Taste is bit sweet, caramel malt, bitter. Good bitter.
Tried from Cask on 10 May 2006 at 02:17

5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask, Jan Primus, Utrecht. Clear golden color, short white head. Aroma is hoppy, bit sweet, bit fruity. Bitter and sweet taste. Decent bitter.
Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2006 at 16:11