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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6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Dark reddish brown, beige huge creamy head. Sweet caramellish malty aroma with a bit bitterness too. Strong bitter hoppy flavour along with malty hints. Bitterness dominating all the way through Biting carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2005 at 11:26

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
A deep red beer with a nice orange-brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of black currant, cowberries, wood, and grapes. The flavor is sweet and very berry-like again black currant and cowberries, but also caramel and wood.
Tried on 15 Aug 2005 at 16:08

8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
500 ml bottle, bought in Denmark. Deep copper coloured, very good off-white head. Nice aroma of dark fruits, leather, oak and caramel malts. Flavour is malty sweet with a certain alcoholic burn, but not unpleasant. Some raisin notes too. Decent hops and a peppery finish. Not bad at all.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2005 at 12:22

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen] A hazy orange beer with a small white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy and malty, while the flavor is very hoppy and grassy - which makes it a very refreshing beer.
Tried from Cask on 15 Jul 2005 at 18:57

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. chestnut brown colour with beige head. Adnams yeasty nose, flowery hoppy nose yeasty flavour with good hops and tangy hop finish. Some caramel, good hop yeast combination
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2005 at 14:42

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask Conditioned
Hazy gold color. Quite boring beer, some malt, poor hops, no freshness…
Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2005 at 04:45

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at Yew & Ewe, Brookland, kent One of my favourite premium english bitters. Good strong malty fruit flavours and then a kick of hops. I like the fact that it gets me drunk faster than the usual session beers I go for.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2005 at 07:32

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask. Lager aroma. Dark copper colour, small bubbly head. Nutty flavour. OK bitterness. Nice standard bitter.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jul 2005 at 07:00

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(On tap) Clear, dark amber colour with a very small head. Lightly malty nose. Has a roasted malty character and a very smooth, aromatic hoppiness without any real bitterness. 250605
Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2005 at 10:26

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
(On tap) Clear, pilsener golden with a very small head. Lovely fresh, citrusy notes - perhaps even with a vague hint of coriander? Very light body with some hops in the short, dry palate. Lovely, quenching summer beer - especially if you can find this cold.... 210505
Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2005 at 09:18