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Brewed by Hopping Mad
Style: Bitter
Olney, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 5   MEAN: 3.22/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.94   EST. CALORIES: 129   ABV: 4.3%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available in mini-casks and 500ml bottles.
A traditional beautifully balanced fully-hopped bitter, a complete beer experience provides a stimulating taste to savour followed by a fulfilling hoppy finish.


2.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
hughie (3993) - Bedford, - OCT 8, 2011
Cask, gravity, at 34th Real Ale and Cider Festival ’11. Amber. Malt aroma with a touch of sulphur. Taste is better: malt and biscuit with a sharp bitter finish. A touch too lively.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
leaparsons (6333) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - JAN 20, 2012
Cask, Swan & Rushes, Leicester. Dark amber with a thin foam. Aromas are toffee and biscuit with floral, soapy notes and lemon. Lightly nutty with medicinal aspects. Flavours are weetabix malts with lemon and lime. Dry tea with hints of apple. Lightly spicy on the finish. OK.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
cfh_nc_uk (5) - - MAY 18, 2011 does not count
Handpull at Bell and Bear Emberton, very enjoyable pint, noticeable fruity hops, with a nice full bodied caramel malt flavor

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
imdownthepub (7494) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - MAY 5, 2011
Cask conditioned at Banbury Beer Fest ’11. Amber with white head. Quite a standard Best Bitter type, pleasantly dry giving a refreshing bitterness with a leafy type English hop, decent, fuller malty body. Pretty reasonable.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
maeib (6637) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - APR 15, 2011
Cask conditioned handpump Malt Shovel Northampton. An amber coloured beer with an off-white ring of head. A rich fruity beer withgood hops. Pleasant sweetness. Very well balanced an particularly tasty with a long finish. Bit of cereal crunch in the nose to boot.


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