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7688
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Brewed by Adnams
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Southwold, England
Serve in English pint

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 166   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.25   EST. CALORIES: 141   ABV: 4.7%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Regular.
Broadside was first brewed in 1972 to mark the three-hundred year anniversary of the Battle of Sole Bay. Brewed with Pale Ale malt and First Gold hops, Broadside is a dark ruby red beer, rich in fruitcake aromas, almonds and conserved fruit.


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - AUG 4, 2006
Cask. Dark brown colour with hardly no head. Malty and fruity aroma with herbal hops. A sweet bitter aftertaste.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ungstrup (23917) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - AUG 8, 2003
[Cask at GBBF 2003] A nutbrown beer with no head. THe aroma is malty with notes of nuts. The flavor is sweet and hoppy in the beginning with notes of flowers, turning nicely bitter in the end. a very frefrshing beer.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (22946) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JUL 3, 2005
(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

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
yespr (22159) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - JAN 14, 2011
From cask at White Horse. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small off white head. Aroma is roasted malty and slight breadish. Bitter, slight metallic and dark roasted malt flavoured. Bitter and hard roasted malt finish. Slight metallic. Ends rather dry.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
oh6gdx (15955) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 22, 2007
Cask@Holly Bush, Hampstead. Dark amber colour, not much head. Aroma is yeasty, wooden and quite grassyish hops. Flavour is very much the same, a slight disappointment.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - JUN 14, 2005
Cask. Dark copper colour, big bubbly head. Malty and nutty with a little alcohol flavour.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - MAY 4, 2004
Cask Conditioned
Amber color; creamy thin head. Light aroma, luckly the mouthfeel is smooth with some malt, caramel; lightly fruity, hoppy. The palate is too weak (watery).

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bu11zeye (10165) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - MAY 28, 2004
(Cask Conditioned) Pours a medium amber color with a thin creamy head. Descent tasting English bitter.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
harrisoni (10067) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - JUL 8, 2005
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.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
anders37 (9886) - Malmö, SWEDEN - JAN 6, 2006
Cask @ Bishop’s Arms, Malmö. Dark amber colour. Malty aroma with some hints of flowery hops. Malty and a little nutty flavor. Some bitterness in the aftertaste.


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