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.
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy orange, large white head. Incredibly juice aroma, huge tropical notes, flavour the tropical notes fade, and quite a bit more pale cereal come forward. Medium bitterness, soft carb.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Quite bitter, astringent, light orange essence, light tangerine flavour. Sweet malts, grassy, quite bitter finish.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
473ml can from the lcbo. Clear copper pour, with a small white head. Pleasant toasted, caramel malts aroma with some slightly piney, but mostly grassy hops. Mouth feel and carb are right on track. Finish is light to medium bitter with alot of grassy hops, and slightly biscuity malts, with light caramels and toasty grains. Nothing great, but well made.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 5
Aromas of roasted grains, hazelnuts, toast on a caramelized base.
Dark copper in colour with orange and red reflections.
Medium-thickness foam that holds up as best it can.
The taste is fruity on the palate with an overly subtle caramel.
Notes of red fruits with a slight acidity.
Hops are earthy and leafy rather than American.
Noticeable absence of caramelized notes as well as the use of American hops in this rather fruity and earthy Amber Ale.
Very moderately appreciated!
Arômes de grains rôtis, noisettes, toast grillée sur une base caramélisée.
De couleur cuivré foncé avec reflets orangés et roux.
Mousse d’épaisseur moyenne qui tient tant bien que mal.
Le goût est fruité en entrée de bouche avec un trop subtil caramel.
Notes de fruits rouges avec une légère acidité.
Les houblons sont terreux et feuillus plutôt qu’Américains.
Absence notable de notes caramélisées ainsi que d’utilisation de houblons Américains dans cette Amber Ale plutôt fruitée et terreuse.
Très moyennement appréciée !
Dark copper in colour with orange and red reflections.
Medium-thickness foam that holds up as best it can.
The taste is fruity on the palate with an overly subtle caramel.
Notes of red fruits with a slight acidity.
Hops are earthy and leafy rather than American.
Noticeable absence of caramelized notes as well as the use of American hops in this rather fruity and earthy Amber Ale.
Very moderately appreciated!
Arômes de grains rôtis, noisettes, toast grillée sur une base caramélisée.
De couleur cuivré foncé avec reflets orangés et roux.
Mousse d’épaisseur moyenne qui tient tant bien que mal.
Le goût est fruité en entrée de bouche avec un trop subtil caramel.
Notes de fruits rouges avec une légère acidité.
Les houblons sont terreux et feuillus plutôt qu’Américains.
Absence notable de notes caramélisées ainsi que d’utilisation de houblons Américains dans cette Amber Ale plutôt fruitée et terreuse.
Très moyennement appréciée !
Tried
on 16 Jan 2025
at 22:39
9/10
Thirst trap! (But seriously I’m kinda frozen)
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:59
6/10
A hazed milky pinkish ale with a thin creamy white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light grassy hops, light berries, Epsom salts, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet tart mix of blackberry, Epsom salts, light acidity, pleasant. On tap at.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Aug 2024
at 18:11
6/10
A lightly hazed blonde gose with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice cucumber with light salt, light Epsom salts, very nice. In mouth, sweet fruity malt with light cucumber juice, light brine, OK. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Aug 2024
at 18:01
7/10
A hazed blonde pils with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice crisp biscuit malt with grassy German hops, light mineral notes, light cereal, pleasant and smooth. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with grassy German hops, light mineral notes, light cereals, very nice and crisp. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Aug 2024
at 17:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap @ the brewery. Nice head with food duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, coffee and hops. Nice roasty finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2023
at 22:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap 5.0% abv @ the brewery. Nice head with food duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt, hops, grass and fruits. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2023
at 22:50