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Arkells 2B

Score
3330
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Arkells
Style: Bitter
Swindon, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 10   MEAN: 2.92/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.86   EST. CALORIES: 96   ABV: 3.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available in pasteurised bottle (as Light Ale).
Formerly called BB or John Arkell Bitter, this is our lighter beer, described as "Fine quaffable session bitter" in the 'Real Ale Drinker's Almanac'. Made from 92% pale malt, 6% crystal malt and 2% sugar, it has a light, hoppy aroma and is a thirst-quenching beer with a slightly tart taste and a dry hop finish. 2B is a low gravity drinking beer which is nevertheless full of flavour. It has been brewed constantly since the early 1900s and was Arkell's most popular brew until it was overtaken by 3B in the 1970s. 2B is also available in bottles when it is known simply as Light Ale.


2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
leaparsons (6076) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - SEP 25, 2007
Cask, Burton Fest 07. Deep gold with a small head. Aromas are caramel and pear with sulphur. Some spices. Flavours are light caramel with peppery notes. Sulphur, soap and dry biscuit. Some citrus. OK.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
downender (4183) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - MAR 19, 2007
Cask at the Victoria, Eastleach, Gloucs. I have always viewed this as one of the few remaining west country boys’ bitters. Light aroma, decent hops. A real thirst-quencher on a hot summer’s day.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - DEC 15, 2005
UPDATED: OCT 17, 2006 Cask Stillage at the Metropolitan Centre, Bury 24/11/2001 Golden hoppy bitter which poured very lively from the cask. The hops continued right through to the finish.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DeepBlack (386) - Derby, Derbyshire, ENGLAND - FEB 22, 2005
Cask Conditioned & on hand pump at the Derby CAMRA beer festival on 10/02/05. Mid amber broen colour. Clean easy drinking ale, nothing exciting about this though...

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Joeh (2036) - Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - DEC 3, 2004
Cask conditioned at the Head of Steam, Euston, London. Gold coloured. Dry, sulphuric ’ordinary’. Slight hop character, medium bitter. Indistinctive beer. The 2.8/5 is somewhat generous.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
chriso (7062) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 1, 2004
Canterbury Beer Festival, with SilkTork. ST had this one down as a light mild. However, I thought it tasted like a watered down session bitter. A bit wishy washy and not really to my taste. I much prefer the 3B. Cask (gravity dispense).

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
maeib (6398) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - JUL 30, 2004
UPDATED: FEB 11, 2011 Cask conditioned - Head of Steam Euston Station. A mid brown beer with a light mild type flavour being sweetish and caramel-like. It is an okay beer but I found it a tad cloying. The aroma is sweet and malty. Score 2.7
Subsequent rating scored 3.1. Average becomes 2.9

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
SilkTork (4691) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, WALES - JUL 24, 2004
UPDATED: JUL 26, 2004 Canterbury Fest. A famous beer that has to be tried. Nice touch of sulphur mixed with fruit. A light, refreshing Mild, with just enough character to keep it interesting. [2.8]
Bright bottled. Very soft mouthfeel. Toffee and caramel notes. It's a very decent session ale, and probably one of the better beers that can be had at this strength.... It really would be useful to have the ability to sort beers by strength.


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Beer: Arkells 2B Rating Avg: 2.86 No. of Ratings: 10
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