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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5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

This saison poured a hazy, lighter yellow colour with a big, bold fizzy white head. Minimal lacing. Sharp to the nose, scents include guava, strawberry jam and light malt. First swig was slightly over carbonated, with flavours of strawberries, malt and hops. Almost tastes of flavoured carbonated water. Finish is lightly sweet with strawberry and malt flavours lingering.

Tried on 24 Nov 2022 at 22:08


6

A hazed milky yellow ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with loads of peach and light vanilla. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity mix of peach pulp, light tropical fruits, light vanilla, pleasant. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 25 Sep 2022 at 20:06


6

A golden Festbier with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice caramel malt with light grassy German hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with light grassy hops, light cereals, light treacle, pleasant. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 25 Sep 2022 at 19:56


6

A red amber ale with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light cereals, light grassy hops, treacle, pleasant. In mouth, sweet caramel malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, light treacle, OK. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 25 Sep 2022 at 19:53


6

A blonde weisse with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light Epsom salts, light acidity, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light lemony notes, herbaceous character, light mineral notes, OK. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 25 Sep 2022 at 19:48


5

A hazed golden blonde ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, biscuit malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, no fruits. In mouth, sweet fruity malt with light grassy hops, light cereals, no fruits, so-so.

Tried on 24 Jul 2022 at 19:10


6

A hazed yellow ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with light resinous hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light dank notes, pleasant. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2022 at 19:02


6

A hazed golden Hefeweizen with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity banana malt with light cloves, pleasant and smooth. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity banana malt with light cloves, banana bread, OK. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2022 at 18:58


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can that pours a clean, golden colour with a big foamy head, good retention and some thick soapy lacing. Aromas are a blend of wheat-banana and some fresh herbal-grassiness. The taste is milder, balanced with the Belgian yeast and some decent grassy-hop notes. Some nice dryness lingers. Some beautiful pear fruitiness all through this. Everything works well.

Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2022 at 03:56


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can that pours a clean, amber colour with hardly any carbonation. The head is still big, frothy-creamy, off-white head, good stay and some nice thick foamy lacing. Enough hops to give herbal notes, cutting the sweetness in the nose. The vanilla hints are very mild, blending with the caramel malts and grassiness that add a little dryness in the finish. Was expecting a lot of sweetness, but no - the hops are winning here.

Tried from Can on 04 Jun 2022 at 02:18