Federation Buchanans Best Bitter / Original

Dunston (Heineken UK)
Formerly brewed at Robinsons
Style: Bitter
Gateshead, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask Conditioned at The Swan, Bicester. Brown amber with creamy white head. A bit surprising to find this one as I thought the brewery had closed! Probably should have as the beer is a thin toffee caramel one dimensional malt beer with little character.

Cask (handpump) at an unidentified pub on Tyneside, circa 2000. I’m departing from my normal practice of not entering pre-Ratebeer notes as I’m pretty sure this beer was phased out after the Fed brewery was taken over by S & N and this beer is no longer made. Although the circumstances of the sale were rather sad, this beer is no great loss. A thin and undistinguished supping bitter of no great interest. Amber colour, touches of caramel malt and very low hop presence. More like a light mild really. I’m not sure this is the same beer as Buchanan’s Original, as it was 3.6% when I had it, but its a bit late to start fiddling around with the listing now.

Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 15/04/2003 Golden coloured and slightly sweet. Some dryness in a full malt finish.

Cloudy brown with medium beige head. Carmel malt nose. Carmel fore and mid with medium strength short hop finish. Just your run of the mill bitter