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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.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
ndon (857) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAY 5, 2011
Cask @ Montagu Pyke (JDW). Pours a clear gold, with a small white head. Strong cinnamon, light toffee, caramel and a hint of honey. Average.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
wlajwl (1479) - Iowa, USA - MAR 4, 2011
Heavy sediment, the overall flavor is citrus/tropical fruit mixed with bready malts. A good session bitter.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
nramsburg (247) - New York, New York, USA - MAR 2, 2011
1 Pint, 9oz bottle Rich gold color with small head. Semi floral and slightly bready aroma. Medium body that’s dry and refreshing (I wish I could get this on cask). Mild carbonation. This is what I want from an ESB.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 12/20
ralphdot (506) - Billingham, Durham, ENGLAND - FEB 17, 2011
Cloudy gold colour with a thin head, didnt get much aroma, citrus hop taste and very bitter.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
radagast83 (2202) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - JAN 20, 2011
Draft. Poured a slightly hazy golden color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was grapefruits, lemon, yeast. Flavor was crisp, citrus. Nice tart character, refreshing.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
RuneStumo (1384) - FØRRESFJORDEN, NORWAY - JAN 2, 2011
13.10.2007. 0,5l Bottle. Brown colour with white head. Malty aroma with smooth bitterness.

2.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
tdtm82 (666) - Essex, ENGLAND - DEC 29, 2010
Bottle, 50cl. Floral; grass and sulphar on the aroma. Light hop nose too. Lacing is white and substantial, very thick and the appearance is golden-copper coloured Can taste light, fruity hops, vegatables, sulphuric and chemicals - pastuerised? Oil, cream, grass and straw prominent in the finist. Hop character is very basic and nothing at all to write home about. I think this bottle was skunked and had handling issues or poor bottling. It really wasn’t graat. Another dubious Champion Beer of Graet Britain.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
anders37 (9280) - Malmö, SWEDEN - DEC 27, 2010
Cask @ Charles Lamb, Angel N1. Pours a golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with hoppy hints in the aftertaste.


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