Adnams

Regional Brewery in Southwold, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 16 Venues

Established in 1872

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Sole Bay Brewery, E. Green, Southwold, IP18 6JW, England
Description
Beer has been brewed on the same site in Southwold for at least 670 years. In 1872 George and Ernest Adnams started Adnams Brewery. Our long history gives us firm foundations and we look forward to an exciting and sustainable future.

Adnams - we’re like a big breath of fresh, sea air. We make amazing beers and spirits from grain-to-glass in our coastal home of Southwold. We’re proud to run our business sustainably and with huge passion and care, supported by ever-evolving technology, to make great products and create memorable and fun experiences for our customers.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Nelson prior to yet another Ipswich defeat. Aroma of raspberry, malts and caramel. Taste is of toffee, raspberry and other winter berries. Very smooth with a slightly bitter finish. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:36

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Half pint from the cask at The Scottish Stores, King's Cross, London. Pours a clear amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of light fruits, caramel & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish. Average
Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2025 at 08:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at The Ship Centurion, Whitstable. Pours clear amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, toffee, hops & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried from Cask on 07 Jan 2025 at 21:33

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Hazy amber. Aroma is noble hops grassy hops light fruit lemon light bread. Taste is slightly sweet with nice bitter hop profile with lots of grass. A bit rough but still quite enjoyable with a long herbal finish. Easy on the tongue.
Tried from Can on 05 Jan 2025 at 21:54

5/10
Tried on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:56

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle at my parents 90th Birthday celebrations. Clean amber body, off white crust. Citrus bite over the original Ghost Ship bitterness. Decent malt backbone.
Tried from Bottle from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 03 Jan 2025 at 18:00

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Beer52. Cloudy gold with white head. Aroma of orange, coriander and botanicals - quite inviting. Taste as expected, very refreshing and citric with well grounded wheat malts, Medium bodied, fine carbonation with a slight sherbet mouthfeel. Very tasty and enjoyable.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Lidl. Pours a clear gold with small consistent white head. Aroma is light earthy, floral, peach, pineapple. Taste of peach, orange, grass, light floral resin, semi-bitter finish with a light spice tingle. Light bodied, semi-drying, fine carbonation. Enjoyable and very sessionable.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:06

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Bottle from Beers of Europe. Dark brown with a slight ruby light, small but consistent off-white top. Malty aroma with chocolate, biscuit. raisins, toffee, peanuts, light metalic hint. The last note isn't discernible in the taste but the rest are to make a nice malt complex with fruity middle and a herbal punchy bitterness in the finish. Quite warming. It tastes a bit like 1/3 barley wine 2/3 strong ale but its very balanced and tasty despite not being a full on version of the style. I cant decide whether I prefer this or Broadside.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours dark brown with small beige head. Aroma of light roast, bread, nuts, chocolate, caramel, hint of berry - all quite subtle but pleasant. Taste follows , some sugars, brown bread, light roast, toffee, moderate dry roasty bitterness. Light bodied. Decent mild.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05