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Ballards Best Bitter

Score
5185
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Ballards
Style: Bitter
Petersfield, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 27   MEAN: 3.14/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.07   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned.
A copper coloured beer with a malty aroma. A good balance of fruit and malt gives a dry, hoppy, aftertaste. Best is our original brew.
Ingredients; Pearl pale malt and crystal malt. Fuggles and Goldings hops.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Vignale (783) - Malmö, SWEDEN - DEC 23, 2011
Bottle from Sainsbury, tried at ölföreningens english ale test. A welldone bitter, frutis, caramelmalts and hops in good balance. Rather dry finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
cgarvieuk (7988) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - APR 29, 2011
cask at guilford arms ...copper ... bubbly off white head ... soft light smokey toffee msalt nose ...light bitter front ... soft wooody toffee malts

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
berkshirejohn (2834) - Bracknell, Berkshire, ENGLAND - FEB 27, 2011
50cl bottle from the Home Brew Shop, Aldershot. A brilliant golden amber appearance with a trace of white head; earthy, malty aroma; straightforward malty flavour; lighlty hopped finish. Exactly what a bitter shourld be like.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
anders37 (9280) - Malmö, SWEDEN - DEC 27, 2010
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma. Sweetish fruity malty hoppy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Ethereal (2355) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - DEC 31, 2009
Cask at the "Meet the Brewer" evening at La Gothique, Wandsworth Common, 4th Dec 09. Hazy amber looks. Aroma of cola cubes and cough sweets. Rather malty. Has the Ballard ’house’ character - similar to Wassail. Toffee malt tastes are balanced by a pronounced bitterness. Right weight and packs a lengthy finish. A best bitter that challenges the palate rather than mollycoddles it.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
thebeertourist (3981) - Oslo, NORWAY - SEP 6, 2009
Bottle from Utobeer. Hazy amber, smallish head. Fruity toffee aroma and flavours, some sour notes. Good bitterness, crispy. A bit watery. Still highly drinkable.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
MesandSim (7108) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JUL 6, 2009
A Mes rate. Gravicask at Le Gothique.
A lovely copper colour with a thin but lasting bubbly white head. A straight forward drop of best really. Faint dusky sour notes, nice chalky dry feel with a good bitterness. Pleasant caramel in the finish with a pronounced nutty note. Fairly standard but very pleasant, even though it is growing old it’s still doing well. A decent best bitter.

3.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bobinlondon (1147) - Harrow, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 5, 2009
Handpulled cask at the Rake. Copper with an off white head. Good fresh tasting hoppy best bitter with hints of marmalade.


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Beer: Ballards Best Bitter Rating Avg: 3.07 No. of Ratings: 27
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