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Brewed by RCH
Style: Bitter
Weston-super-Mare, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 231   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.12   EST. CALORIES: 129   ABV: 4.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned.
The name comes from the Pitchfork rebellion of 1685 the last battle to be fought on English soil of the Civil War. A golden bitter with floral citric hop aroma. It has a hoppy predominate taste which is slightly sweet and fruity and leaves you wanting more.
Pitchfork was judged to be the Best Bitter of the Year in 1998 at the Great British Beer Festival and has been a finalist in the last three years.
Pale malt; Fuggles and Goldings hops.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BeerBiker (1412) - Odense, DENMARK - AUG 3, 2007
[Sampled at DØE-festival, Valby, 2007 with svoger AT THE LAWN.]
Mainstream english bitter with notes of fruity bitterness and sticky grassy notes. Spices, orange look, fruitbitter aroflavor and metal in the finish. Mediumgood!

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
FatPhil (5970) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - JUL 30, 2007
Cask (Gallows Bird, Espoo) Orangy gold, thin lose head. Not much aroma, hints of beer ingredients maybe. Big bold malt and hop combo - mushrooms and a bit of pepper maybe. Some pumpkin too. Long bitter finish.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
KAggie97 (3170) - Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA - JUL 14, 2007
Bottle. Pours golden orange with a head that would make John Holmes rethink his career choice. Aroma is classic English bitter-- stale attic and dull malt. Tastes like a dull orange that has given up on life; musty undertones seem to nag constantly. Thin mouthfeel. Forgettable.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
ThomasE (5176) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - JUL 4, 2007
Cloudy orange colour with a white head. Malty, light caramel sweet aroma with hoppy notes. Malty, buttery sweet flavor with a light dry and hoppy finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Svesse (4215) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - JUN 18, 2007
(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm) Pale amber colour with a foamy white head. Fruity nose with malty, slightly sweetish notes of wild berries, orange and earthy hops. Fruity taste with distinct notes of raspberries, hints of orange, caramel, toffee and earthy hops in the finish. Balanced sweetness throughout. A nice, but not overly exciting, bitter with a rather surprising raspberry character.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
shrubber85 (4843) - Greenville, Indiana, USA - JUN 14, 2007
Bottle. Cherry malt aroma. Amber with a moderate head. Slight black cherry and malt flavor. Moderate hops and carbonation. Liked the fruitiness of this beer.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
larsga (4435) - Oslo, NORWAY - JUN 14, 2007
Big shiny white head. Yellow hazy body with lots of carbonation and yeast particles (didn’t pour entire bottle). Light malty tea aroma. Bitter malty taste with yeasty tea notes. Bitter lightly metallic aftertaste with grassy notes. Nice, but not terribly exciting. (0.5l bottle.)

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bu11zeye (9614) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - MAY 27, 2007
(Bottle) Pours a hazy golden body with a large creamy off-white head. Aroma of floral, herbs, and a hint of lemon. Flavor of earthiness, floral hops, and buttermilk biscuits with a bitter finish.


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