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Bartrams Captain Bill Bartrams Best Bitter

Score
5453
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Bartrams
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bury St Edmunds, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 16   MEAN: 3.21/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.08   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also bottle conditioned.
Modified from a 100 year old recipe, full malt and traditional hops blend to make a pint that would have been worthy of Captain Bill himself.


3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Nisse666 (2179) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - FEB 6, 2011
Shared bottle thx to larsniclas, cons 2011-02-06 Billdal AR: cherry, chocolate, nutty, sticky AP: dark brown body, light brown head F. red fruits, smokey, bitter, Finnish tar pastilles, watery, tartiness, the bitterness is lingering in the finish

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
gnoff (5001) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - FEB 5, 2011
50 cl bottle thanks to larsniclas! On February 4, 2011
BB Aug 2011
Clear dark brown color, small tan head. Friuity, hoppy, bubblegum, acidic scent. Weak, malty, a bit acidic taste. Grainy and acidic aftertaste. Thin mouthfeel, fairly low bitterness.
Not too sure this beer was ok, might have gone a bit bad?

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
JK54B (1242) - Helsinki, FINLAND - JAN 29, 2009
Cask Real Ale 0.25L glass tasted at Gallows Bird. Pale head. Slightly hazy. Pale golden yellow colour. Malty roasty taste. At the end flowery hoppiness. Some green grass in the nose.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
FatPhil (6205) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - JAN 25, 2009
Cask (Gallows Bird, Espoo, Real Ale Festival 2009)
Day 0: 6-3-6-2-11=2.8
Not clear. Dusty dry hoppy bitter aroma. Low carbonation. Smooth palate. Slight sludginess, probably as it’s not settled, yeasty and very bitter. Has potential, will revisit.
Day 1: 6-3-6-3-12=3.0
Still not clear. Clearer aroma. More light grains in the taste, and crisper bitterness.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
mjs (2997) - Helsinki, FINLAND - JAN 25, 2009
(Cask at Gallows Bird, Espoo, on 2009-01-23) Dark orange and hazy. Hardly any head. Very light aroma containing toffee and hops. Full bodied and dry palate with little carbonation. Malts, bitterness,toffee, sweetness and grass in flavour. Malty and bitter aftertaste.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mirjukka (751) - LOHJA, FINLAND - JAN 23, 2009
cask 0,268l at Gallows RAF 2009 light amber tiny white head lacing citrus fruity bit earth crispy malts. Very tasty bitter.

2.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Alphadelic (1470) - Portland, Oregon, USA - JAN 13, 2009
Bottle: Slightly hazy auburn with a puffy white head which lasts looking a little the like the scum you may find on a pond. Floral, a bit of a citrus attack. Grapefruit and light hops. Roasty cereal notes, malty finish. A little chemically. Really bitter and hoppy aftertaste. It doesn’t follow well from the aroma at all. Too fizzy all round. Th finish is a little too dry which makes me thirsty but I don’t want more of this. It smells interesting and appetising but after that it lets itself down drastically

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
hughie (3992) - Bedford, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - JUL 7, 2008
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Dark gold. Malt aroma. Sweet fruity taste, pleasantly nutty and spicy. Some bitterness. Very nice.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Doppelganger (1383) - Dry County, Arkansas, USA - FEB 20, 2008
Gravity, Merton Winter Beer Festival. Warm copper, light tan head. Earthy, farmy, strawberry aroma. Caramel sweetness, light berry esters, rustic hops--just enough for balance. This is the most lovely old-fashioned bitter I’ve had in ages, showing off the best of simple ingredients and proper English hops, served in a way that shows a beer like this in the best light. Memorably good.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Fin (5749) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 18, 2008
Cask , gravity at Merton Winter Beer Festival Feb 08 Poured Mid-brown with white head. Nice malty and sweet toffee on the nose. This was a very nice uncomplicated bitter, good toffeeness but not so sweet, bitteness a tad restrained but good body and flavours were fine, would happily have a couple of these, it was quite enjoyable.


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