3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Light brown colour. Flavour has a big, round malt flavour with light sweetness. Nice dry finish where complex but not dominant hops come through.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle, thanks again Ben! Amber color with a reasonable slightly off-white head, dry nose. Aroma dominated by soft malts. Flavour has some roasted tones and more dry and malts. Real traditional brew, finishes with a pleasant soft bitterness. Nice!
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
[500ml bottle that Dad shared with me - cheers!] Amber with a moderate off-white head and a light fizz. Dry from the off. Malt dominates from the start, with a little pithy citrus and a hint of roasted coffee in the background. Nice enough bitter, albeit maybe a little on the dry side for my liking. c6
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle bought at morrisons, served cool. Orange with a thin offwhite head. Orangey aroma, piney flavour with some citrus and some some bitterness: I can’t put my finger on it, but what I expected would be a bog standard English bitter, is actually quite delicious, and I’m suprised at how much I’m enjoying it. Might be personal preference, might be a beer beacon in the myriad of 4-5% English bitters out there. Try it yourself.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Golden and clear with a small head.Lovely maltiness with a medium body. Very pleasant. No doubt about it this is a classy bitter.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. An amber brown coloured beer with a whitish ring of head. A very old fashioned English beer. Low hopping. Grainy and husky yet with high bitterness. Not satisfying but drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Thin white head, amber brown body. Caramel, toffee, grass, lemon, spice. Rather malty. Bitter. Dry finish. A classic English bitter.
2.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500ml bottle from Morrisons. A raspingly bitter Best Bitter edging toward a Premium Bitter. Clean and pleasant malt with notes of honey, caramel and barley sugar. The hops are boiled in, producing strong tobacco, tree bark, earthy damp potatoes, and sarsaparilla. The beer is drinkable, but way too hoppy for me.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Sainsburys. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head and bit of carbonation. Bready malt aroma with some hedgerow fruit and dusty hops. Slightly sweet, cereal malts with a touch more fruit and lingering bitter finish. A good bottled bitter.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
50cl bottle from Sainsburys. Pours amber with a loose cream head; straightforward hoppy aroma with just a touch of farmyard; rich, chewy caramel malts, with some fresh, nettley hops and a dry finish. Very drinkable.
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