Adnams The Bitter (Cask)

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A Bitter brewed by
Adnams
Southwold, England

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Ratings Average Score ABV Style Pctl Serve in Advanced
117 3.06/5.0 3.06/5.0 3.7% 67.2 English pint P Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. Name changed in early 2006 from "Adnams Bitter". Known before 2000 as "Adnams 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.

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Ungstrup (11713), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	3/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Aug 8, 2003 Updated: Apr 9, 2005

[Cask at GBBF 2003] A clear nutbrown beer with a small bubbly head. The aroma is very faintly malty. The flavor is very nicely hoppy - a lot of aroma hop in the flavor. It ends on a dry bitterness. A nice bitter - reminds me of an IPA.

omhper (10950), Stockholm, Sweden

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 26, 2006

<i>Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. </i> Brownish amber. Sweetish and lightly fruity. Light bodied and fairly soft with ome roasty malt. Medium bitterness. An uncomplicated, drinkable bitter.

Oakes (7032), Miami Beach, Florida, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	3/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	10/20

Aug 25, 2002

Copper; sulphury aroma; sweet taste, touch of caramel, hint of fruity-tasting hops.

oh6gdx (6460), Vaasa, Finland

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Aug 22, 2007

Gravity Dispense cask@The Horseshoe. Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is bigtime caramel, wood and some fruity hops. Flavour is hops, woody and some slight grassy notes can also be found. Aftertaste is flowery hops and wooden hints mostly.

MiP (6337), Flensburg, Germany

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Jul 7, 2005

Cask. Lager aroma. Dark copper colour, small bubbly head. Nutty flavour. OK bitterness. Nice standard bitter.

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