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Adnams The Bitter (Bottle/Can)

Percentile
67
overall
Brewed by Adnams
Style: Bitter

Southwold, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4103.22/5.03.21/5.04.5%92.4English pint
Commercial Description:
Avaialable in 500ml pasteurised bottles, and in cans.Previously Suffolk Strong Bitter
Formerly known as Adnams Suffolk Strong Ale or Adnams Extra Ale.
SSB is a refreshing beer of real flavour, distinctively hoppy and deliciously dry - perfect served cool. SSB commemorates the building of the famous Southwold Lighthouse, which has been guiding ships to safety since 1890.
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 robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 10, 2005  
Brown/Orange Coloring with Small Sandy Head. Grassy, Citrusy and Bitter Aroma. Flavor is Much More Subtle. Spikey, Dry Bitterness of Citrus and Hops In the Ending...Medium Mouthfeel.. Session.


 hughie (3051), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 7, 2005  
Didn’t get much aroma, but the taste was delectable: flowery and springlike with a hint of citrus and a sharp bitterness to follow. My late grandfather loved his Adnams. He used to live at Southwold, just under the lighthouse (see the label on the bottle).


 TheGrandMaster (1857), Auckland, New Zealand
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/514/20
Apr 4, 2005  
Poured from the bottle. A beautiful clear brown with a nice frothy head. Aroma is a little disappointing, with only a sweet maltiness coming through. The flavour is both a hearty maltiness and hoppiness. A bit carbonated, but offset by a good bitterness that clings to the tongue.


 DrGonzo (625), Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/512/20
Apr 3, 2005  
Deep amber brown color, thin white head and lacing. Aroma reeks of wet cardboard, hops, dark bread. Mostly thin body, some spiciness, hints of apple, toffee as well. Drinkable but relatively indistinguishable.


 AlphaOne (142), Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/515/20
Mar 14, 2005  
Deep red/brown good head and lacing. Rich sweet biscuity malt, saltanas and a trace of smokeyness. Flavour is fruity with a little banana and grapes present, barky hoppiness, with a good drying bitterness, and a slightly roasted character. Light body.


 Dogbrick (2855), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 10, 2005  
Pours a dark amber color with a medium thin beige head. Thin rings of lacing. Mild aroma of malt and caramel. Medium-bodied and really not very bitter for a Bitter. Fuggles hops, citrus and malt flavors are nicely balanced, leading to an understated character. The finish is lightly bitter, fruity and clean. Not really extraordinary, but I had no problems drinking it at all.


 stouby (1937), Holbaek, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 6, 2005  
Bottle, at home. Dark amber with white head, average size, quickly gone. Nice lacings. Unfiltered. Aroma of hops (Fuggles, Goldings, First Gold). Flavor of roasted malt (Maris Otter) and hops (flowers), long bitter finist. Body light to medium, watery, soft carbonation.


 aspidites (1274), manteca, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Mar 4, 2005  
Fuggles hops dominate the nose witha faint malt not, Maris Otter? well banced malt nice dry finish and appetizing fuggles bitterness.



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