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Brewed by Adnams
Style: Bitter
Southwold, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
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on tap
common

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RATINGS: 168   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.08   EST. CALORIES: 111   ABV: 3.7%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Regular.
Originally known as "Southwold Bitter", in 2000 became "Bitter", in early 2006 became "The Bitter", in 2008 returned to "Southwold Bitter"
Was sold as "George Ale" for the George Inn in Southwark until 2007.
A classic cask bitter: the choice of a growing number of discerning licensees. Fragrant aromas of finest English hops and malt. Dry but refreshing, with a distinctive lingering bitterness. Appetising and delicious. Adnams bitter is a category champion.


3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mjs (2997) - Helsinki, FINLAND - OCT 24, 2010
(Cask at Courtfield, Earls Court, London) This was a decent bitter. Aroma was little bit disappointing, wrong balance of malts and toffee for my nose. Flavour was ok and all the components were the ones bitters usually have. Aftertaste was bit more bitter than I expected. Easy to drink.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Beershine (4702) - The Sunshine State, Florida, USA - AUG 29, 2010
cask @ Wenlock Arms, London. Rich copper hue, nice lacing. Nicely hopped aroma. Has some resinous notes and at the end white-fleshed fruit. Slightly sticky mouthfeel but low carbo and a little acidity at the end of the thin body. Unique though altogether compelling to me.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
GKillian (525) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - AUG 18, 2010
Pours amber with off-white head and some lacing. Balanced aroma and taste; quite sessionable. Smooth with short finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
IlanMan (1015) - Appleton, Wisconsin, USA - JUL 29, 2010
Pulled from a Cask at The Shakespeare in London. Color was medium golden copper with an off white head. Aroma was slightly malty with a little toffee and hops. Flavor was nice with a good balance between the moderatre bitterness and medium malt character. This was an easy brew to drink, for it tasted great and had a moderate alcohol percentage.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Cuso (1763) - Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - MAY 25, 2010
UPDATED: APR 27, 2011 On tap. Amber color with thin white head. Fruity aroma, with hints of malt. Taste, citrus, nicely bitter, long finish. Good beer.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Nisse666 (2172) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - MAR 12, 2010
Bottle- 2008-Göteborg AR: dry hoppiness, AP: amber colured body, wee white head F: dry hoppiness, great bitterness

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Jonte (1221) - Gothenburg, SWEDEN - JAN 31, 2010
Cask. The Clarence, London. Amber colour with an off-white head. A bit malty, toffee, fruity, lightly metallic, grass. More bitter then your average english bitter ale, but unfortunately the bitterness is a but harsh.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bb (4888) - Alamo, California, USA - OCT 16, 2009
Cask. Amber beer with a cream colored head. Light malt, light citrus, and light earthy aroma. Light citrus and light malt flavor. Medium bodied. Light pine, light earth, and light malt lingers with decent hops.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
RichardW (925) - Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND - SEP 27, 2009
Cask (gravity), LYH, Newcastle. A beer that I’ve always liked for its pepperiness. A fine reddy appearance, well balanced, fresh and clean tasting. If you want a good session bitter for the night, this is ideal.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
TBone (9405) - Pori, FINLAND - AUG 3, 2009
Cask@The Edgar Wallace, London. Dark copper color, small off-white head. Rusty, earthy aroma - not very good. Herbal-grassy flavor. Ok, a bit boring, but probably good to have with food.


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