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4948
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Brewed by Bath
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bristol, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
available

on tap
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RATINGS: 151   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.06   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned. Also available in cask at 4.1%. Ratings for the cask version should be entered under Bath Gem (cask)

A rich aroma of hops and malt develops a full texture in the mouth. It has a long, deep, bitter-sweet finish. Without doubt an exceptional best bitter.

Ingredients: Maris Otter pale malt. Challenger and East Kent Goldings hops.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - DEC 2, 2009
Bottle 500ml.
Clear medium amber color with a small to average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, nutty notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20091122]

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Ungstrup (23918) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - MAR 25, 2003
A light nutbrown or amber beer with no head. The aroma is weird with notes of hops, anise and pretty fresh. The flavor is carbonated, flat and pretty sweet of an OK maltblend containing münchner and caramel malt - the aftertaste is somewhat dry with a good bitterness. A pretty light beer.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Papsoe (22946) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - NOV 26, 2009
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a deep amber with a neat creamy head. Typical skewed British hops in the nose with a little roast. Medium body only, roasted malts, a little nuts and a vague fruity whiff. Finish is lightly bitter with a vague citrusy touch. 221109

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
yespr (22161) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - NOV 23, 2009
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a nice off-white and creamy head. Aroma is vague butterish and caramelish/toffeeish malty. Light sweet malt base with a light herbal hoppy note from back of the tongue. Subdued fruity note. Ends lingering herbal hoppy and into a dry finish.

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
oh6gdx (16000) - Vasa, FINLAND - DEC 1, 2007
Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is caramel, hops, malts and some mild sweetness. Flavour is grassy, caramelly and slightly of vegetables. Lovely aroma, but flavour was a slight disappointment.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joergen (14985) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - DEC 2, 2007
Bottle. Clear amber coloured with an off white ehad. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel, cookies, fruits and hops. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel, cookies, fruits and hops. Hoppy finish.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - DEC 18, 2003
4.8% ABV
Amber color. Smooth, also since it's undercarbonated (which is a good thing…), but the light malt nose and the caramel flavor, the light sweetness, the low hopping are not enough convincing.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
KimJohansen (10340) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - JUL 12, 2008
Clear amber with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with toasted malt, caramel and fruity notes. Sweet flavor with caramel, toasted malt, fruits and mild hoppy notes leading it to at mild bitter finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
harrisoni (10069) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - JUL 26, 2005
Bottle. Fine best bitter, good hoppy aroma balanced by tasty slightly fruity malts leading to a hoppy end. Does exactly what you would expect a best bitter to do

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
anders37 (9895) - Malmö, SWEDEN - SEP 16, 2005
Deep copper colour with no head. A balanced aroma between malt and hops. Has a malty taste and then you get the bitter hops in your mouth, leaving you with a nice bitterness in the aftertaste.


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