Broadhead Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Broadhead Brewery
Established in 2011
Contact
Description
Our story starts with four friends, a collective passion for better beer, and a garage. Brewing off a 20L rig consisting of a pot, a propane stand and a few glass fermenters, the 4 broad-headed (aka big noggined) fellas honed their skills. Feedback was so positive that thirst quickly outgrew supply and the idea of opening a commercial brewery was born.
With a fraction of the capital advised to take on a project of this magnitude, the founders banked on their engineering prowess to retrofit and repurpose equipment in combination with a whole lot of sweat equity and late nights. In the fall of 2011, Broadhead Brewery kicked its doors open to the public in Ottawa, Ontario.
Over the past decade, we’ve been fortunate enough to be able to live our dream and share that dream with our incredible team and amazing customers. While much has changed since the garage days, our strong work ethic holds true, we remain focused on crafting high quality beer that’s innovative yet approachable, while leveraging the backgrounds of our founders to conduct regular feats of engineering.
With a fraction of the capital advised to take on a project of this magnitude, the founders banked on their engineering prowess to retrofit and repurpose equipment in combination with a whole lot of sweat equity and late nights. In the fall of 2011, Broadhead Brewery kicked its doors open to the public in Ottawa, Ontario.
Over the past decade, we’ve been fortunate enough to be able to live our dream and share that dream with our incredible team and amazing customers. While much has changed since the garage days, our strong work ethic holds true, we remain focused on crafting high quality beer that’s innovative yet approachable, while leveraging the backgrounds of our founders to conduct regular feats of engineering.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A hazed reddish copper ale with a thin lacing light mocha head. In aroma, light caramel with peated notes, grassy hops, OK. In mouth, a sweet fruity caramel malt with light peated notes, bacon, toffee, wood extract, nice and sweet. On tap at Arrow and Loon.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jan 2015
at 18:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
This ale poured a amber colour with a minimal head. Scents include vanilla, cream, perfume and rubber gloves. First swig was a little watery with flavours of malt, must and a little hop. Finish is slightly bitter with flavours of malt and old books lingering.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2015
at 18:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a clean rich amber colour with a frothy warm cap, decent retention and lacing. Typical amber aroma with roasted malts, caramel, malts, grain and hops. The caramel does show a little more than most amber ales after breathing. It also shows up in the taste. Grainy finish with the mild hop lingering. Medium-bodied, so just a plain refreshing amber ale.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2014
at 19:19
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
An orange amber ipa with a thin off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with fruity esters, butterscotch, faint hops, so-so. In mouth, a sweet fruity caramel malt with oily mouth feel, pinetree notes, weird and off. On tap at Ottawa Folkfest 2014.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2014
at 20:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Not sure what version was on tap at the Ottawa beerfest so I will rate it here. It is a clear copper with a soft wine like fruity aroma that has a spritzy medium body. The taste is fruity, lightly bitter with ok malt notes. It is midway between UK & US pale ales. Less malty than in the UK but less hoppy than a US one. It’s an easy drinking beer. A bit spritzy witbier like.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2014
at 06:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the Ottawa Beerfest. A cloudy copper gold with a thick foamy head. Tons of coriander in the aroma. Very smooth & creamy in the mouthfeel. Lots of spice, witbier like. Wheaty spicy goodness.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2014
at 06:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A nice orange amber Ipa with a thin mocha head. In aroma, caramel malt with nice floral hops, resinous and piney. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with herbaceous floral hops, resinous resinous, light butterscotch notes, well done. On tap at Arrow and Loon.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jun 2014
at 16:14
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draft: Poured a lightly hazy orangey color ale with a small foamy head with minimal retention. Aroma of light cereal notes with light dry hops notes and some light sweet notes. Taste is a light mix of residual sugars with some light hops notes and some cereal notes. Body is quite full with medium carbonation. Nothing too earth shattering here.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2014
at 20:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at the 2014 Winterbrewed Craft Beer Festival on Valentines’ Day. Poured a dark brown colour with a beige head and thick patchy lacing. Mostly chocolate aromas with soft vanilla over the roasted malt and hints of coffee. Medium-bodied with some stickiness. Taste of coffee and roasted malts with a little sourness. An easy drinking stout.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2014
at 23:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazed pinkish ale with a thin white head. In aroma, grainy and fruity malt with light cinnamon notes, light veggie notes, OK. In mouth, a sweet vegetal malt with faint beets, cinnamon, light but smooth. On tap at Rochester Pub.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2014
at 17:57