Arundel Special Bitter

Brewed by Arundel
Style: Bitter
Arundel, England

Serve in English pint

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UPDATED: JAN 17, 2007 Jan 07 BCA (from Southwick Brewhouse, BB Oct 07). Considerably better this time round. Fresh piney hops with citrussy edge and underlying dustiness. There is also a healthy amount of malt in here with toffee and toastiness. The flavours are really well done but slightly unusually I seemed to only get either hops or malt in a mouthfull not both together. Without this integration of flavours its a fairly tasty but not great beer. 3.2
Jul 05 Cask conditioned @ South Western Arms Soton. Malty bitter with some stewed hops becoming apparent. Thin body. An unimpressive malty bitter. 2.7

Cask at GBBF 2010. An amber beer with no head. The aroma has notes of citrus fruits where a light note of caramel mixes in. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a lightly hoppy and bitter finish.

Cask conditioned handpump St James Tavern Brighton. A brown beer with a white head and lacing. A fruity biscuity beer in the mouth which is very palateable. Berry fruits in the nose. A very easy drinking well balanced beer.

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light roasted, moderate hoppy, light orange - citrus, light licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100804]

Draught in the Red Lion, Arundel - 23/10/10. Off white head and a grainey nose. Thirst quenching, satisfying beer

Cask@GBBF2010. Deep amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is chocolate, fudge, some mild fruits, wood and sweet malts. Flavour is very similar with some rather strong syrupy notes as well.

cask at GBBF 2010 ... Earls count... London ... southeast england ... united Kingdom ... Europe ... World ...amber ... soft light toffee malt nose ... soft toffee malt ... light wooody fruits.

From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a fully gone head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight herbal. Sweet malty, citrusy and mild peachy hops flavoured. Bitter and fruity into the finish.

This is top stuff. Nutty, light, slightly toffee-apple with a hint of green apples. In the words of the less elequent, this is well-good.

Cask-conditioned at the Inn on the Green, Bristol 18/02/10. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. A balanced, malty bitter, with some sweet bready malts, fruit and a decent bitter finish. Ok.

Caramel aroma. Dark amber with medium head. Flavour is apple, caramel, apricot and toffee. Medium body. Finishes citrusy floral. Not bad.