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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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle at home.
Poured near black in color.
Caramel, toasted malts, light roastedness. Light to medium bodied. Coffee in finish, dry.

Tried on 22 Jan 2026 at 15:52


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

Can. Adnams shop in Holt. Clear gold. Thin lasting white head. Light fresh hop on top of clean grain. Taste is semi sweet with some dryness. Light bodied with low carbonation for the style. Thin fairly bland finish. Alright at best.

Tried from Can on 18 Jan 2026 at 18:15


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

somewhat opalescent dark golden colour, moderate sized dense ecru-ish white head; aroma of stone fruit, pomelo, some litchi, orange peel oils and lemon zesty notes; hoppy taste with similar notes to the aroma and some slight linden honey notes; good IPA

Tried from Can from La Capsule Beer Shop on 10 Jan 2026 at 18:38

gave a cheers!

6.5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Clear copper colour, small head. Leafy, bready nose. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and leaves. Long bitter finish.

Tried on 09 Jan 2026 at 19:21


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5

(Can) Brownish amber colour with creamy, tan head. Malty nose with dried fruit, bread, treacle toffee, apricots, orange peel and spices. Malty taste with notes of fruit cake, treacle toffee, dried apricots, caramel, orange peel and a balanced spicy/earthy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Well balanced, smooth and fairly generic bitter. Quite nice.

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2026 at 19:57


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Best before 05/25, buying it in Germany, opening it two days ago at home, sharing it with my wife. A light and tasty pale ale, sparkling, herbal, dry, malt, citrus, bitter, a bit watery, aromatic and floral hop, just refreshing.

Tried from Can on 01 Jan 2026 at 18:27


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

29/7/2017. Cask at The Bricklayers, Colchester. Pours very dark brown with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, moderate roasting, light hop, dark fruit and a touch of citrus. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, very soft carbonation. Also 30/12/2025. Cask at The Cherry Tree, Woodbridge. Nice warming pint of old ale after a walk around Woodbridge in cold bright weather. Enjoyed both. See photo.

Tried from Cask at Cherry Tree (Adnams) on 30 Dec 2025 at 15:00


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

(Keg at Punavuoren Ahven, 20251226) The beer poured dark brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had earth, toffee, caramel and toasted notes. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were toasted malts, toffee, caramel, burnt sugar and bitterness. Aftertaste had toasted malts, burnt sugar and bitterness. A nice toasty brew with sweet notes.

Tried from Draft at Punavuoren Ahven on 26 Dec 2025 at 16:32


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Mild smell of caramel malt. Copper colour, small beige head. Aroma of malt, metal, some caramel. Earth in finish. Medium bitter. Soft plentiful carbon.

Tried from Bottle from Alko (Webshop) on 23 Dec 2025 at 16:21


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5

Almost black beer, a head is medium and light beige. Aroma has roastiness, some coffee. Taste has roastiness, light caramel and maybe coffee. Almost full bodied. The roastiness is dominating.

Tried from Bottle from K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa) on 18 Dec 2025 at 17:59