Butlers Swift Bitter

Formerly brewed at Butlers
Style: Bitter
Reading, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.
Clear medium amber orange color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light malty, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, grape. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (030508) 6/3/6/3/13
Cask handpump @ The Retreat, RG1 Reading, England.
Clear medium amber orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel, roasted notes, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, grape. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (040508) 6/3/6/3/12

A Mes rate: Gravicask at Reading Beer Festival.
Golden brown with no head. Good malt, good hops and a lovely ginger note. A big lemony hit in the mouth, especially in the finish giving it a good bitterness. A little on the bland side but nice enough.