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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7.5/10
Quite nice English IPA.
Tried from Cask on 14 Oct 2025 at 13:33

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a dark gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle from Beers Of Europe on 12 Oct 2025 at 16:06

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can. Pours a deep gold colour with a tight white head, light hop aroma with hints of citrus, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Can from Beers Of Europe on 10 Oct 2025 at 16:54

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Buying this beer at Heinrich 3000, february 2024. Best before 03/25, drinking it two days ago, at Epalingea. A classical Belgian ale, I could say basic, malty, smooth, sweet, fruity, classical bitterness, a bit watery, refreshing.
Tried from Can from Heinrich's Super Getränke-Markt 3000 on 09 Oct 2025 at 11:03

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A pale straw coloured pour with a thin white head; cucumber aroma; very thin and watery with a cucumber and melon taste; then a light spicy bitterness. Not a favourite.
Tried from Cask at Hope Tap on 06 Oct 2025 at 14:39

5.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Cask at Square Peg, Birmingham. Pours a pale straw with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. There’s melon and cucumber in the aroma. In the mouth it is decidedly sharp but with a little underlying sweetness. Flavours of citrus, lemon, cucumber and melon plus traces of tropical fruits and kiwi later on. Sharpness lasts into the somewhat dry finish. This is reasonable – more sharp / tart than sour though.
Tried from Cask at Square Peg (JDW) on 06 Oct 2025 at 12:00

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Amber colour, steady white head. Very English flowery, a bit honeyish, hoppy nose. Light-bodied. Piney, honeyish, flowery flavour. Some fruityness. Solid English IPA.
Tried from Bottle from K-Supermarket (Kampus) on 05 Oct 2025 at 16:19

Tried from Cask at The Commercial Rooms on 30 Sep 2025 at 23:00

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6.5
30/9/2025. Can at The Cherry Tree, Woodbridge. Easy drinking summery cider, nice with ice on a very hot September day.
Tried from Can at Cherry Tree (Adnams) on 30 Sep 2025 at 12:51

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
30/9/2025. Draft at The Cherry Tree, Woodbridge. Pours okay. Aroma is citrusy, grapefruit, lightly tropical, grassy, hay. Moderate sweetness, moderate to medium bitterness, slight tart edge. Moderate body, average carbonation. Quite a drinkable lager.
Tried from Draft at Cherry Tree (Adnams) on 30 Sep 2025 at 12:31