Batemans Hop Bine Bitter (Bottle)

Brewed by Batemans
Style: Bitter
Skegness, England

Serve in English pint

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bottle at home with wetherel ... Copper ... sweet metalic hop nose .. light sweet fruit .. soft easy bitter ... little juicy ... i quite liked this

I don’t normally ’do’ organic, but because this is a Bateman’s beer I felt duty bound to try it. Brown 500ml bottle, best before mid Apr 2008, drank late March 2007. Poured into a Frankenheim Alt 0.2 litre straight glass two and a half times. It was a light copper, amber colour with a small white head on each pour. Smells of an English country garden, sweet pea being the overiding aroma, very floral indeed. Is this anything to do with the fact that it is made with organically grown hops and barley? I don’t know, but it smells sweeter than anything else Bateman’s produce (in my opinion). The label says it smells of freshly harvested grain, but it doesn’t to me. Toffee apples can be added to the sweet peas as the beer warms in the glass. The taste isn’t as exciting as the aroma, bitterness with a hint of pink grapefruits, but there is nothing to much in the taste at all. Mouthfeel is almost watery, a slight bitterness and citrus flavour clings to the back of your throat, but again there isn’t much of anything. I love Bateman’s beers normally, this one however is not up to their normal standards ’in my eyes’.

4.2% organic beer, amber colour with a thin head, don’t know what the aroma was if anything it was soapy, not as hoppy as the label would suggest, it was only an ok bitter.

A very light amber color with a fast fading head and lots of carbonation. Strong hop aroma with fruit and a bit of maltiness. Good malt flavor for a light beer, caramel, a touch of sweetness, relatively full flavored, well almost, with an amazing hop bite. Dry hop finish. Very nice bitter, with better than average malt and great hops, though not overbearing. Spicy flavor and finish as well.

Huge thanks to my friend, Craig, cgarvieuk, for having dinner and breaking out the haggis! Amber color. Light and easy to drink. Bitterness and flavor is mild.

Bottle, Aldi, Birkenhead. Nice of the missus to think of me whilst cruising the aisles. This was lingering like a bit of a bad smell at the back of my stash cupboard for quite some time though. When the moment finally came to pop this open I was as suitably underwhelmed as I imagined I would be. Unimaginative and standard malty fayre. Drinkable, just. The thought that counts eh..

Bottle bought at Aldi. Inviting copper colour with moderate carbonation and a decent, off-white head. Unfortunately. it went downhill from there...... Aroma of boiled sweets, oranges and tired hops. Flavour of sweet oranges, tonnes of sugar, a touch of cereal and a short bitter finish. Not a good advert for pasteurisation.

Bottle. Golden brown with a small white head. Aromas are nutty and earthy with toffee malts and some almost berry fruitiness. Flavours are sweet caramel and toffee with a strange fruitiness. Earthy hops on the finish. OK, if a bit muddled.

50 cl bottle from Aldi. Amber with a dense, fast-fading, white head; orange fruit aroma; prickly mouth-feel with jammy malt flavours; peppery finish. Not bad.

Bottle. Hoppy creamy nose. Taste is powdery and dry, with hops, some grass notes and carbonation. Aroma is unremarkable however the taste and mouthfeel are decidely below par.