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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.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
ladnewton (858) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - OCT 16, 2010
Cask at the Old Ship, Hackney, London on 6th October 2010. Hazy gold with thick creamy head of white foam giving some lacing. Yeast and hops in aroma then burst of grassy hop, touches of citrus and a little ash in-mouth. Hoppy finish that is quite dry and lasting. Fairly zingy mouthfeel.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Beershine (4561) - The Sunshine State, Florida, USA - SEP 10, 2010
Cask @ Old Green Tree, Bath. Bright amber-gold with thick cask head. Bright hoppy aromas and flavors are balanced by clean pale malts. Fruity juiciness complements the lingering hop bitterness. This one was so fresh and quaffable that another was warranted.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
jb43 (1648) - Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA - SEP 1, 2010
(bottle, courtesy of Beerandblues2, sampled 4/10/10). Gold color, with light cloudiness. Spare off white head. Light malt aroma with light bitterness. Moderate tobacco flavor, with moderate earthiness. Long duration. Dry, light bitter finish. Thin/slick texture. Soft carbonation. Spare lacing.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
sm89walt (1344) - Norwich, Norfolk, ENGLAND - AUG 27, 2010
Cask - The Duke of Wellington, Norwich. Poured with a lasting, bubbly white head atop a fine, clear golden body. Good toasty caramel aromas with bitter, grassy citrus tones and a zesty orange sweetness on the tongue. Light to medium body, bit of crispness from the carbonation with a medium length finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DanielBrown (2586) - Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, ENGLAND - MAY 8, 2010
Hand pulled at the Fountain, Gornal. Heaby malt beer, leavened with some golden wheat. OK. Certainly drinkable.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
pivnizub (7022) - Bochum, Porúří, GERMANY - MAY 8, 2010
Bottle: Golden, cloudy, stable "dirty" white head; fruity-malty nose with adistinctive hoppy touch; solid - mainly dry - bitter-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied; lingering hoppy and fruity finish. Rough, but good......

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
jtclockwork (3434) - , New Jersey, USA - MAY 4, 2010
Cloudy orange amber pour. Aroma is bready yeast. Taste is smooth bitter hops, yeast, malt and resin. Rated 5/14/05

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
BeerandBlues2 (5594) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - APR 25, 2010
Bottle. Pours lightly hazy orange with a low, fizzy, white head, low retention. Aroma is medium malt, biscuit, bread, medium earthy hops, and yeasty. Flavor is bitter earthy hops, medium malt, spicy and dirty hop flavor, and astringent. Medium-light body, medium carbonation, and skunky.


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