Brakspear Bitter (Bottle)

Dark amber colour with rapidly disappearing white head. Nutty malt aroma. Caramel malty flavour with flowery hop notes. Reasonable body given its weak ABV. Not bad but uninspired.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, best before 13 APR 09, purchased at the LCBO on October 4 2008, savoured on November 26 2008; eye: amber with an orange hue, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, a bit of lacing; nose: lots of malt, grain, light toasted bread; mouth: lots of malt, lots of grain, roasted bread, dry finale in bittering hops, mild astringency remains present for a long time, grainy texture, lightly bitter, medium body, not much carbonation; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, meilleure avant le 13 avril 2009, achetée à la LCBO le 4 octobre 2008, savourée le 26 novembre 2008; œil : ambrée avec une teinte orangée, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, un peu de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt, grain, léger pain grillé; bouche : beaucoup de malt, beaucoup de grain, pain grillé, finale sèche en houblon amérisant, astringence moyenne reste en bouche très longtemps, texture granuleuse, légèrement amère, corps moyen, peu carbonatée; en résumé : correct

660ml bottle: Amber with beige head. Pleasant hoppy and flowery aromas. Sturdy hoppy character over a nice malty backbone ...some caramel and earthy undertones. Somewhat thin but finishes nice and bitter as promised. Quality brewing here.

[1700-20080912] Bottle. Malty grains aroma has some burnt plastic earth notes. Slightly hazy, brown red body with a quick creamy white head. Mildly mouldy wet grains flavour with a bit of mineral earth and rock (must be the Fuggles and Goldings). Medium body is dry. Sometimes good, sometimes not.
(c/o tupalev, w/ him, jerc)

Pours amber, lightly carbonated. Aroma is very yeasty, smells like fresh brown bread, molasses, honey. Flavour: starts sweet with some dark raisin, toffee, molasses, then some chocolate. Finishes watery with some bitterness. Mouthfeel is watery and relatively light.

Bottle @ Beer Exposed, September 2008.
Pours a fine, rather clear, amber with a small, creamy, off-white head. Aroma has quite a bit of butterscotch and caramel. Low carbonation, a little thin. Flavour is nicely dry, malty sweet with some elegant, flowery hops. Okay.

Bouteille de 500ml, acheté au LCBO de Rideau et King-Edward (Ottawa), le 20/9/08. Rousse miel, mince collet avec un peu de dentelle. Arome d’houblon légèrement caramelisé, un peu d’orge doux. Goût d’houblon aqueux, saveur très faible et une finission légèrement amère. C’est n’est que de l’amerturme, le goût n’est vraiment pas remarcable!

This ale poured a dark orange colour with a big rocky head. To the nose there are scents of sweet malt, corn and caramel. First taste is slightly bitter and watery. Flavours of caramel and hopps are very prodominant. The finish is slightly bitter with caramel flavours lingering. Light bitter palate.