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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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 Suttree (2708), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
Apr 29, 2002  
Tasted right after an APA, so that may be why it kinda disapeared in my mouth. Pretty good, it seemed, but I need to re-rate when I get a chance.


 UnionMade (621), Connecticut, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 2, 2003  
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Great beer. Very hoppy and bitter, in the english style, and particularly for an english beer. Deep hazelnut color, with a slightly off white head. Pours well, with a thick tight head. Aroma is almost entirely hops. I’m not too familiar with british varieties, but my guess is goldings or target? It doesn’t smell like Fuggles. A bit of underlying malt. Flavor bursts with the same hops, the malts riding under to provide balance. Enough malt to carry the bitterness, but still let it take center stage. Wonderful stuff.


 redlem (1155), Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 21, 2003  
Clear medium amber with a small uneven off-white head. Aroma of cut hay, apricots, slight moldy hops. Nice bitter taste. A great tasting beer that at 3.4% I could drink all night. Slightly dry finish.


 RobBestwick (555), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/515/20
Sep 3, 2003  
bitter and citrusy aroma, pours with a light amber hue and small white head, nicely balanced hop/malt flavours, biscuity with citrus-like flavours, sharp bitter finish.


earthgirl99 (25), Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Nov 23, 2002  
Just what you’d expect from a bitter: not too out there, nice flavor, but nothing terribly special, either.


 shorlin (373), St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 19, 2002  
Great colour with medium carbonation. Nice dry bitterness. Nice beer.


 cyrenaica (440), Milton, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 26, 2008  
500ml bottle
3.4% ABV
I tried this beer on July 26, 2008 after pirchgasing from one of my local LCBO outlets. The beer poured a beautiful translucent red with a 1" off-white head that lingered a while. The aroma was sweet malt, and a definite hoppy sense. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, amply carbonated, and slightly bitter. The flavour was sweet malt, hops, and spicy. Easily drinkable.


 MrWalker (927), Stockholm, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/105/515/20
Jan 7, 2005  
Cask @ Oxford Beer Festival, UK Backlog 23 Oct 2004
My first sample of this here brew since the move (back) to Witney. Used to be one of my fav bitters. Still very qood, but not exactly on the spot. The butterscotch is there, alright, but too much. The hoppy flavour isn’t exactly the same. But they are close.



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