Monthly Archives: November 2009

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In the Adnams Brewery – Smelling the new hops from the 2009 harvest

Fresh hop packets with Southwold“We've got samples of this years hop crop if you fancy a rub” read the intriguing email I was sent by Fergus Fitzgerald, our Head brewer. It sounded like a more vigorous process than merely putting nose to hop.Every year, local hop growers send Fergus neatly wrapped parcels of their hop varieties, from which the... Read more
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Adnams style German Wheat Beer – 4.1% abv – December

German Style Wheat BeerThis Hefeweizen will use wheat beer yeast, wheat, Pilsner malt, Munich and Caramalts along with Hallaterau hops to give an opaque golden beer with aromas of cloves and bananas. Dry and crisp and spicy on the palate.Typical examples: Paulaner Hefe- Weissbier, Schneider Weisse, Franziskaner WeissbierThe original German purity law forbade the use of wheat in... Read more
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A tour around Adnams Brewery

Museum bottles of AdnamsAs a wine person, our brewery fascinates me. With wine, you get just one chance a year to bring your harvest in successfully, with beer, you can create something new everyday. As a brewer, you can tweak, experiment, trial new styles, or aim for complete consistency. With our new brewhouse, we’re much more flexible in... Read more
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Adnams Old Ale 4.1% abv available now

Adnams Old Ale now availableAvailable in selected pubs from now until approximately the end of January.This is a mild ale style beer brewed with East Anglian pale ale and Crystal malted barley and Boadicea hops, dark red brown in colour with an aroma of caramel and nutty chocolate.The toffee and chocolate also come through on the palette along with... Read more
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Adnams Tally Ho – soon to be bottled

An old Tally Ho bottleAfter a bottling break of around 10 years, we’re bottling our winter beer Tally Ho. We’re brewing it now so that it’s available in bottle in December. Here’s my tasting notes:“Tally Ho is a limited edition Barley wine style beer, brewed at Adnams since 1880. It is a dark Mahogany red in colour with a... Read more
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