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... 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 Weissbier The original German purity law forbade the use of... 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 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... Read more
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A day in the life… product sourcing

Nutters of Southwold, purveyors of wide smiles and great cheesesAlastair Marshall, Adnams’ Senior Wine Buyer, gets sent a great deal of wine to taste from producers all over the world. However, it’s not just wine that arrives here in the Maltstore. Like many agriculturally-based businesses, winegrowers often have a diverse range of interests other than growing grapes. Many own small farms supporting agri-tourism businesses... Read more
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