Adnams

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

Established in 1872

Contact
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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3.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2026 at 18:39

6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5 Texture 7 Overall 5.5
Eurovision Drinks With Tenuous Links Beer#2 of 3. 'Ghost' was a 2016 entry by Germany. I'm doubling the ghost with this one, which has a decent body, compared with its regular version, but not double the taste. A deeper golden colour, it has a hoppy stated pale ale aroma, but struggles in the flavour department. It's on to Bulgaria's entry whilst drinking this one.
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2026 at 20:28

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
16th May 2026
Tessie Cohen bottle. Near clear gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, getting on for semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth malts, a modest sweetness. Esters! Doesn't belong, not welcome. Light pine, mild juicy citrus and stone fruit hops. A mild bitterness. Light finish. It's not detestable but, if Adnams are serious about doing craft, this is not good enough, not by a long chalk.
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2026 at 19:43

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Sample, thanjs oh6gdx! Clear amber, small head. Woody, citrusy nose. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Resinous pine and grapefruit, Long bitter finish.
Tried on 10 May 2026 at 18:57

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the Leopard.
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried from Cask at The Leopard on 08 May 2026 at 16:06

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sample on cask at the Leopard
Medium creamy off white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried from Cask at The Leopard on 08 May 2026 at 07:51

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 2.5 Flavor 8 Texture 3 Overall 5.5
Ein Bier, das vom Händler groß beworben wird.
Von der Vielfalt der Aromen💐 fein ist, aber dabei einfach unglaublich wässrig 🍶ist.
Als extra leichtes Sommerbier ok, aber von erobern urigen englischen Ale erwarte ich mir mehr.
Tried from Bottle from BeerLovers (Heineken) on 06 May 2026 at 18:05

6/10
Tried from Can on 04 May 2026 at 12:20

6/10
Tried from Can on 04 May 2026 at 11:25

6.3/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 6.5
3/5/2026. Can at the ITFC Promotion Party (2026) beer share. From Adnams Shop, Woodbridge. Big gusher. Citrusy, musty tropical, resin. Decent bitterness. Not much body but quite drinkable.
Tried from Can from Adnams Cellar & Kitchen Store (Woodbridge) on 03 May 2026 at 12:31