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Adnams: Broadside Strong Original

This traditional strong ale is/was brewed by Adnams in Southwold, Suffolk, England. It's achieved an overall score of 58.74%. Based on 11 tastings, the average ABV is 6.30%.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
4th Jul 2002 at 7:50 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark golden Taste: 70.59%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
43.691% burnt 23
1st Sep 2002 at 11:05 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
48.150% bitter 30
16th Oct 2002 at 9:30 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark golden Taste: 94.12%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
60.067% tasty 34
9th Dec 2002 at 9:05 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark golden Taste: 94.12%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
69.700% beautiful 38
10th Dec 2002 at 8:40 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark golden Taste: 94.12%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 88.89%
Clarity: 100%
70.017% ground-breaking 38
3rd Jan 2003 at 8:40 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark golden Taste: 94.12%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
63.925% full-bodied 40
1st Mar 2003 at 10:10 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark golden Taste: 94.12%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
59.954% explosive 45
2nd Sep 2003 at 10:40 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
54.502% flavoury 63
10th Sep 2003 at 6:40 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark golden Taste: 94.12%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
61.120% rich 64
1st Dec 2003 at 11:35 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark golden Taste: 94.12%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
60.026% charcoal 79
1st Feb 2004 at 11:55 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.30 dark Taste: 82.35%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
55.012% flavoury 87

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Other Beers (etc.) by Adnams

Apart from Broadside Strong Original, Hop Horizons lists 52 others by Adnams. These are:
1659 Smoked Ruby Beer
American Style IPA / Marks and Spencer Southwold Summer IPA
Avery 3 Point 5 Session Ale
Big Skies
Bitter
Blood Orange Wheat Beer (for Marks and Spencer)
Christmas Ale (for Marks and Spencer)
Christmas Cheer
Cucumelon Sour
Double Ghost IPA
Dry Irish Stout
East Green Carbon Neutral
Enraptured (w/ The Alchemist)
Explorer Blonde Beer
Fisherman
Flat White Porter (for Marks & Spencer)
German Style KΓΆlner
Ghost Ship
Grapefruit IPA (for Marks & Spencer)
Gunhill
Innovation (IPA)
Irish Dry Stout
Jack Brand Crystal Rye IPA
Jack Brand Dry Hopped Lager
Jack Brand Ease Up IPA
Jack Brand Mosaic Pale Ale
Jester IPA (for Marks & Spencer)
Kolner
Lighthouse (in bottle)
Lighthouse (on draught, aka Eat, Drink and Be Jolly)
Mosaic Pale Ale (for Marks and Spencer)
Nils Oscar India Ale
Old Ale
Red Phantom (w/ Magic Rock)
Regatta
Rudolf Nose Best
Sixpoint BKLYN Bitter
Sixpoint Bengali Tiger
Sixpoint Make It Rain
Sole Star
Sorachi Saison (for Marks & Spencer)
Southwold Dark Ale (for Marks & Spencer)
Southwold Summer Beer (for Marks & Spencer)
Southwold Winter Beer (for Marks & Spencer)
Southwold Winter IPA (for Marks & Spencer)
Spindrift
Stone's Double IPA
Suffolk Bitter (for Marks and Spencer)
Suffolk Strong Bitter (SSB)
Triple Knot Tripel
White IPA (for Marks & Spencer)
Yuletide

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