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Score
4669
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Bath
Style: Bitter
Bristol, England
Serve in English pint

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 58   WEIGHTED AVG: 3   EST. CALORIES: 123   ABV: 4.1%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned at 4.8%. Ratings for the bottled version should be entered under Bath Gem (Bottle)

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.


2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - NOV 28, 2009
Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear medium to dark amber color with a small, virtually none head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate ot heavy toffee and butter. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is flat. [20090805]

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ungstrup (23918) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - JAN 1, 2008
Cask at GBBF 2007. A brownish beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel as well as light notes of citrus. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, leading to a slightly bitter finish.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
yespr (22161) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - NOV 27, 2008
From cask at Market porter. Pours clear and golden amber with a light tan head. Butterish and mild roasted malty aroma. Flavour is malty towards breadish with a light butterish note. Light spiced and bitter too. Ends mild bitter and spiced.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
oh6gdx (16000) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 11, 2009
Cask@GBBF2009. Deep amber colour, small head. Aroma is nutty, diacetylic, wooden and rather sweet overall. Flavour is much the same. Wooden and chocolateish notes in the finish.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - JAN 22, 2005
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Reddish brown. Nutty and lightly roasty. Sweet and light bodied with clean mouthfeel. Short finish with slight saltiness. Very mild. Understated.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Oakes (10184) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - SEP 28, 2010
The aroma is earthy and a bit caramelly. The flavour is mostly caramelly, with a mild bitterness. A fairly uneventful bitter.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
harrisoni (10069) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - MAY 20, 2006
Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby, JDW, Canterbury. Amber colour, lasting beige head. Caramel/toffee bitter with earthy citric finish. Fine, but not exceptional

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
TBone (9413) - Pori, FINLAND - AUG 10, 2009
Cask@GBBF 2009. Dark amber color, no head. Diacetylic toffee aroma. Diacetyl, toffee, some harsh grassy hops. Dryish woody aftertaste. Bottled version was better.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - DEC 20, 2005
Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 22/02/2005 Copper coloured slightly fruity with some alcohol present. Slightly bitter malt finish that lasts.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
cgarvieuk (8636) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAY 16, 2008
Cask at blue blazer edinburgh ... Deep copper ... strong slightly sweet malty nose ... young fresh green wood ... nice toffee fruits ... little sweet hoppyness... good mouth feel.


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