About
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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
This is decent for style. Average carbonation. Pours orange clear with decent head and lacing. Some hops profile with malt profile. Light bitter finish. Nice barley. C’est What Festival.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2013
at 14:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A hazed blonde ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with blueberry character, light mineral notes, nice. In mouth, a nice refreshing exemple of the style with blueberries, fruity malt, not bad.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2013
at 15:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A hazed reddish amber ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, nice floral hops, piney, with good biscuit malt. In mouth,, sweetish caramel malt with a good dose of floral hops, a step in the right direction for us Ottawa hop heads.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2013
at 16:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazed golden amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a smooth grassy caramel malt with faint grassy hop. In mouth, a decent biscuit malt with british hops, metallic notes, grapefruits, Ok.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2013
at 16:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A dark brown ale with a thin brown head. In aroma, smooth nutty malt with light herbal notes, OK. In mouth, a herbaceous nutty malt with faint hops, a bit pedestrian. On tap at Arrow and Loon, Jan 2 2013.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jan 2013
at 16:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Glass, 4-ounce, draught, National Capital Beer Festival, savoured August 17 2012; eye: coppery, clear, no effervescence, nice tan head, good lacing; nose: resinous hops, malt, pine, grapefruit; mouth: resinous hops, astringency, malt, light caramel, pine, grapefruit, quite dry finale in pine with light presence of caramel, full body, average carbonation, rather bitter, mild astringency, harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, en fût, National Capital Beer Festival, savourée le 17 août 2012; œil : noire, opaque, minuscule couverture de mousse brun foncé, légère dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, herbacé, chocolat noir, léger cacao, café noir; bouche : café noir, orge torréfiée, herbacée, chocolat noir, léger cacao, léger houblon, finale en orge torréfiée avec légère présence de houblon, légère âcreté plaisante, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, très légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement huileuse; en résumé : correct
Tried
on 18 Nov 2012
at 06:27
2.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1
Glass, 4-ounce, draught, National Capital Beer Festival, savoured August 17 2012; eye: coppery, semi-hazy, tiny ring of tan head, light lacing; nose: boiled vegetables; mouth: boiled vegetables, acridness, finale in boiled vegetables with presence of acridness, medium-light body, average carbonation, thin; overall: once is enough FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, en fût, National Capital Beer Festival, savourée le 17 août 2012; œil : cuivrée, semi-voilée, petit anneau de mousse fauve, légère dentelle; nez : légumes bouillis; bouche : légumes bouillis, âcreté, finale en légumes bouillis avec présence d’âcreté, corps moyen-léger, carbonatation moyenne, mince; en résumé : une fois, c’est assez
Tried
on 15 Nov 2012
at 15:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Glass, 4-ounce, draught, National Capital Beer Festival, savoured August 17 2012; eye: golden, lightly hazy, no effervescence, light sheet of off-white head, light lacing; nose: citrusy hops, light malt, light fruity; mouth: citrusy hops, light malt, light fruity, refreshing, finale in citrusy hops with slight presence of malt, medium-full body, average carbonation, lightly bitter, slightly sweet, a bit thin; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, en fût, National Capital Beer Festival, savourée le 17 août 2012; œil : dorée, légèrement voilée, pas d’effervescence, légère couverture de mousse blanc cassé, légère dentelle; nez : houblon citrique, léger malt, léger fruité; bouche : houblon citrique, léger malt, léger fruité, rafraîchissante, finale en houblon citrique avec très légère présence de malt, corps moyen-léger, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : bien
Tried
on 11 Nov 2012
at 13:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Glass, 4-ounce, draught, National Capital Beer Festival, savoured August 17 2012; eye: straw with a whitish hue, hazy, no effervescence, tiny ring of off-white head, light lacing; nose: yeast, coriander, light wheat, light citrusy; mouth: yeast, coriander, light wheat, water, acidity, light citrusy, finale in coriander with presence of wheat, medium-light body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, a bit thin; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, en fût, National Capital Beer Festival, savourée le 17 août 2012; œil : paille avec une teinte blanchâtre, voilée, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse blanc cassé, légère dentelle; nez : levure, coriandre, léger blé, acidité, léger citrique; bouche : levure, coriandre, léger blé, eau, acidité, léger citrique, finale en coriandre avec présence de blé, corps moyen-léger, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : correct
Tried
on 10 Nov 2012
at 05:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A hazed dark amber ale with almost no head. In aroma, a smooth caramel malt with nice pinhey floral hops, light citrus, nice. In mouth, a nice smooth biscuit malt with nice British hops, lingering bitterness, nice. Cask at Rochester Pub, 7$ pint.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2012
at 19:50