3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
1. Cask Handpump at the Head Of Steam, Huddersfield 30/03/2002
Amber mid brown coloured. Orange flavour. Smooth lasting hop finish.
2. Cask Handpump at Wilkie’s Tavern, Warrington 21/04/2003
Amber golden coloured. Fruity orange flavour. Lasting hop finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Didn’t find anything too interesting here. Copper-brown colour, slightly fruity but overall a fairly generic bitter.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask handpull at Ye Cracke, Liverpool. Badged as Oak Best Bitter. Copper borwn with disappearing beige head. Refreshing bitter. Good lively green hops. Slightly earthy hop aroma. Fine in mouth, just enough malt. Finish is hoppily dry and refreshes the palate for the next sip. Good session bitter with some citrus throughout
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Market Porter - Pub 2 on the Southwark Beer Tour. Assorted fruits in this attractive orange coloured best bitter. Raspberry, rhubarb, and melon are part of the gentle fruit sweetness that leads into a gently tannic finish. A good fruity best bitter.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Mine just said Best Bitter too. Oak was the original name of the brewery, changed to the present style in 1996. I have usually been impressed with Phoenix beers, but not this one I’m afraid. Deep gold colour. Slightly hazy, so maybe not in top condition. Vague green hop aroma but nothing very assertive comes through. The flavours have a citric edge, but are muddy and muddled. Thin and watery with a muddy mouthfeel. Not great. Cask (handpump), Head of Steam, Euston, London.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Akkurat, Stockholm
Pump clip said Phoenix Best Bitter (ie no Oak), but I guess it’s the same beer. Same ABV and the ratings looks reasonable. It has a nice malty aroma with a well balanced flavour. A very nice session beer.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask Conditioned, at the Wenlock Arms, London.
Pale golden ale. Nothing tremendous about it. On the soft or light side of a regular bitter.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm.
Orange amber colur. Hay like hoppy nose. Dry and light bodied, yet firm. Long salty, grassy bitter finish. A pleasant and well balanced beer poured in top condition.
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