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Adnams The Bitter (Bottle/Can) 3.21 413

Adnams The Bitter (Bottle/Can)

Percentile
67
overall
Brewed by Adnams
Style: Bitter

Southwold, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4133.22/5.03.21/5.04.5%92.5English 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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 Joeh (1908), Buckinghamshire, England
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/103/55/20
Mar 28, 2004  
Bottled. Not too strong (despite the name), tasted 'burnt' to me.. quite unpleasent. Perhaps it was a bad bottle.. perhaps not. It's only a few days away from it's expiry date, and being a pasturised beer that won't help.


 frankenkitty (1903), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Mar 23, 2006  
Pours a light-hazed, coppery/brown with a creamy, cream-colored head. Mouthwateringly biscuit aroma with honey & rye, Fuggles, pepper and wooden notes. Flavor finds solid bitterness within a mid-bodied texture and a mouthfeel bordering on buttery. Malts add heartiness, but the focus remains on bitters with a peppery finish.

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 jeffc666 (1898), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Mar 11, 2004  
Clear copper with a largish rocky light tan head. The aroma is sweet malt and mild British hops. The flavor is nice, fuggles, slight cinnamon, with a nice bit of caramel. Really quite a pleasant beer. Yum.


 TheGrandMaster (1882), 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.


 Beer2000 (1862), Kristiansand, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 21, 2007  
500ml bottle @ Cardinal. Clear red/brown body with a nice, small dense, beige head. Fruity, malty aroma. Flavor is rather mild, fruity, malty with a bitter finish. Quite nice really, but not very outstanding in any way.


 thegreenrooster (1853), St.louis, Missouri, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Mar 15, 2007  
Pour is a very dark red with almost no head. Aroma is is a bit fruity with some dark malts and a nice winey smell to it. Flavor is sweet with some malts and a earthy dustyness. A decent example and easy to drink.


 Sham (1846), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Apr 8, 2004  
Mahogany pour with a large creamy head and sheets of lacing. Wet malt aroma, soft earthy hops. Toasty flavors. A bit more of the earthiness, perhaps wood or nuttiness. Bitter hops come through towards the end. Wet grainy palate, bitter hop finish.


 oldrtybastrd (1846), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 23, 2006  
Pours a nice golden amber color. Aromas of floral and fruit. Flavor toasty malt, hop bitterness with a slight hint of citrus.



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