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Brewed by Burton Bridge
Style: Bitter
Burton-on-Trent, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 32   MEAN: 3.34/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.25   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular.
Our first ever brew in May 1982. Now our flagship beer. Winner of its class at the Great British Beer Festival.
Colour: Amber.
Nose: Dry hoppy aroma with a fruity background.
Taste: A bitter beer with a lingering aftertaste.
Hops: Challenger, Target & Northdown with Styrian added at the end of the boil.
Malt: Pale & Crystal.


4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
liinis (1153) - Helsinki, - APR 23, 2009
Excellent rich pleasant fresh and nicely bitter. incredibly good! only minus is the flatness of the mouthfeel. (RA if I remember)

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Stephanos (863) - NORTHERN IRELAND - MAR 2, 2012
cask at burton bridge inn pale and dry with a whiff of sulphur. gentle carbonation, biscuit malt and crisp bitter bite.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - NOV 16, 2010

Cask (handpump) @ JDW - The Moon Under Water, 68-74 Deansgate, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M3 2FN.

Clear medium orange yellow color with a small average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100425]

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
DougShoemaker (3149) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JUL 1, 2010
Cask. Enticing aroma of pitfruit and malt, light copper, small custard head. Flavour is fine malt, red plums, some caramel noted. Light bodied, very well balanced, lovely mouthfeel, smooth suppin’. Just right! (sometimes less is more.)

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DruncanVeasey (5145) - NUNEATON, Blue Square Prem, Warwickshire, ENGLAND - JUN 25, 2010
Cask handpull, The Felix Holt (JDW), Nuneaton. Bright orange amber, good lace. Plastic, wood and sherbet aroma. Fermented orange juice in a plastic water container, paper, good biscuits. A bit drab, but better than it sounds.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Cletus (6064) - Connecticut, USA - MAY 3, 2009
Cask at the Ginger Man in Norwalk. Pours gold with a creamy white head and low carbonation. Smells earthy and floral with some appley hints. Tastes tepid, low in carbonation and dry with a nice appley bite on the finish.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - SEP 10, 2008
Cask, 4.2%. OK fruity aroma. Hazy copper colour. No head. Moldy flavour, some fruit. Quite boring.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
FatPhil (6207) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - AUG 14, 2008
Cask (Angleterre, Helsinki)
Deep orange, almost no head. Sweet fruity aroma, estery. Quite full body, but a bit watery and flat. Reasonable back-of-the-mouth bitterness. Hint of mushroom. OK bitterness, but a tad dull.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DonMagi (5599) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - JUN 5, 2008
Cask in the three judges. Aroma is nutty malts, pale malt and slight hibnts of sulphur. Taste is similar theres an iodinyness in here i dont like though.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
berkshirejohn (3014) - Bracknell, Berkshire, ENGLAND - APR 30, 2008
Cask at the Bridge Inn, Burton. Amber with a creamy head; aroma of stewed vegetables and manure, but not in a bad way; fruity with some honey flavour; short but strong bitter finish.


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