Broadhead Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Broadhead Brewery

Established in 2011

Contact
1680 Vimont Court, Unit 106, Ottawa, K4A 3M3, Canada
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.

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A hazed golden ale with a thick frothy light mocha head. In aroma,a smooth fruity malt with light grassy hops. In mouth, a smooth crisp biscuit malt with light grassy hops, not bad. On tap at National Capital Craft Beer Festival, August 17, 2012.

Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2012 at 16:26


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

A hazed golden wheat ale with a thin white head. In aroma, a strange musty fruity malt, faint, with light boiled veggies. In mouth, a rather chalky and off malt with musty notes, boiled veggies, thin and watery. On tap at Hintonburg Public House, March 30, 2012.

Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2012 at 22:18


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

A hazed golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, an interesting mix of apricot pulp, light catnip hops, light sulphur notes. In mouth, a grainy malt with light grassy hops, a bit thin and simple. Tasted with the Bartowel crew at Pushkinwow’s, March 23, 2012.

Tried on 31 Mar 2012 at 21:26


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

A hazed amber ale with a very thin white head. In aroma, nice caramel malt with some smooth floral hops, and light boiled veggies. In mouth, a sweet caramel malt with herbal hops, a bit of solvent notes, not bad. Growler from Probstk, tasted with Probstk, GRM, Boutip and Ian, Dec. 2 2011. Merci Karl.

Tried from Growler on 12 Dec 2011 at 18:44


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Growler: Poured a light amber color ale with a medium size foamy head. Aroma consists of caramel malt with light dry hoppy notes. Taste is tastier then aroma with good caramel malt and some light dry hops with some astringent notes. Body is bit thin for style with good carbonation. Not bad but lacking a bit of hops punch for the style.

Tried from Growler on 07 Dec 2011 at 13:14


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Growler, 1.9 l, via Karl Probst (merci!), savoured December 2 2011; eye: copper, lightly hazy, no effervescence, tan head; nose: malt, light caramel, light fruity, light hops, light vegetable; mouth: malt, light caramel, light fruity, light hops, light vegetable, finale in malt with presence of vegetable, medium body, good carbonation, lightly bitter and sweet, light astringency, lightly grainy texture; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Cruchon, 1,9 l, via Karl Probst (merci!), savourée le 2 décembre 2011; œil : cuivrée, légèrement voilée, pas d’effervescence, petite couverture de mousse fauve; nez : malt, léger caramel, léger fruité, léger houblon, léger légumes; bouche : malt, léger caramel, léger fruité, léger houblon, léger légumes, finale en malt avec présence de légumes, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère et sucrée, légère astringence, texture légèrement granuleuse; en résumé : ordinaire

Tried from Growler on 04 Dec 2011 at 05:00


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Growler, savoured on November 20 2011; eye: golden, lightly hazy, tiny ring of white head, average lacing; nose: passion fruit, malt, light caramel, peach, apricot; mouth: passion fruit, light malt, light caramel, peach, apricot, pine, finale in passion fruit, medium body, below-average carbonation, lightly sweet and bitter, lightly harsh texture; overall: nice surprise FRANÇAIS Cruchon, savourée le 20 novembre 2011; œil : dorée, légèrement voilée, petit anneau de mousse blanc, dentelle moyenne; nez : fruit de la passion, malt, léger caramel, pêche, abricot; bouche : fruit de la passion, léger malt, léger caramel, pêche, abricot, pin, finale en fruit de la passion, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, légèrement sucrée et amère, texture légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : belle surprise

Tried from Growler on 21 Nov 2011 at 13:21


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A lightly hazed amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a beautiful piney and resinous hops, with orange pulp, light papaya and biscuitty malt. In mouth, a nice smooth biscuitty malt with nice herbal hops, resinous and smooth, abit light bodied, but good. From growler brought by Pushkinow, shared with Probstk, GRM, Mike and Shaun, Nov. 20 2011. Rating 6500 for a new Ottawa brewery!

Tried from Growler on 20 Nov 2011 at 19:04