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Brakspear Bitter (Bottle)

Percentile
50
overall
Brewed by Wychwood (Refresh UK - Marstons plc)
Style: Bitter

Witney, England

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1713.05/5.03.04/5.03.4%72.7English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Cold filtered.
Ingredients: Maris Otter barley; English Goldings and Fuggles hops.
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 DrBeer (777), Danderyd Stockholm, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 21, 2004  
Copper coloured. Herbal hoppy aroma. Malty flavor with tones of toast and huge amounts of hops.


 Syd (895), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 18, 2004  
BB Date 11/13/03, 500 ml bottle pours the color of iced tea with a small white head and little lace. The aroma is sweet like clover. The flavor is mild, almost taste like a clover, dead hops, and somewhat interesting. The palate is medium, not rich, not thin. Overall, I think the best if used by date is the key to the flavor of this one. I will re-rate when I see a fresh one.


 heemer77 (4303), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 7, 2004  
A few months past the advertised freshness date. Not sure how much this matters in a bitter. This is refreshing and fairly light. Smallish white head. Little lacing. Caramel and a little soap in the aroma. The hops comes through with some tobacco and a little grain. A little heavy on the hops. Finsihes with a little bitterness. A solid entry for the style.


 wunderbier (1267), Tampere, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 2, 2004  
50 cL bottle, pint glass, 52°F. The head is basically a small creamy layer over a deep amber body with a slight haze. Nice depth. Cookie, toasted light bread malt (M); flowery hops (L); tea, toffee, honey aromas. Nicely balanced, nothing sharp or harsh in the aroma. Lightly sweet, lightly acidic flavor turns into a moderately bitter, lightly acidic, mineral finish. The crisp bitterness, refreshing acidity, and minearl flavors fit well together, but I think this really needs a stronger malt base to handle those other aspects. Medium-light body, watery texture, soft carbonation. Body weight and carbonation are spot-on but texture really needs to be creamier to pull this beer together. The bottom line is: suprisingly pleasant.


 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 29, 2003  
Dark amber color with white frothy head. Fruit, pine, and caramel in the aroma. The flavor was unremarkable but pleasant.


 Hildigöltur (5109), København, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 25, 2003  
[Cask conditioned] Quite hoppy and smooth. A well crafted and pleasant English bitter.


 Braudog (3753), Dayton, Ohio, USA
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/51/101/52/20
Oct 5, 2003  
Poured with a peat-whiskey look, with little head. Strange mediciney aroma and an overwhelming cough syrup character to this. Ugh.


 Holdwine (908), Beertimore, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 27, 2003  
It has been awhile since I had a bitter, and this one was a great way to get reaquainted. Nice wet, malt and yeast nose. Super easy to drink with that bittersweet tongue. Nice relaxed finish.



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