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Brewed by Theakston
Style: Bitter
Masham, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 43   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.98   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask, Regular;
This is our premium strength bitter, ruby coloured with a rich flavour and full body. The balance between bitterness and fruitiness from the Bramling Cross and Fuggle hops used give XB the distinctively complex aroma, making it the beer to savour.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
RoyceH (1129) - Hesperange, LUXEMBOURG - SEP 12, 2006
Cask, The Criterion, St Andrews. Coppery-red colour, hazy, thin creamy head. Hoppy, malty and yeasty in good quantities. Easy drinking, quite sweet in the mouth with hops and lots of winter fruits. Long malty dry finish. Rather nice, rather unexpectedly nice.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
GarethYoung (1109) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - SEP 7, 2006
[cask at JDW] Piney hops, some breadish malts. medium-full bodied, dry and slightly bitter finish.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
harrisoni (9614) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - AUG 18, 2006
Cask at GBBF 2006. Copper, thick creamy head. Bit too buttery, soft in mouth. Some hop. Way to much butterscotch

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
omhper (15600) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - AUG 10, 2006
[Cask at GBBF] Amber colour. Fairly sweet with medium body. Bold cookie malt, some light fruit and resiny hops. A touch of wood before a finish with fairly low bitterness.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
bluevegie (2854) - Perth, AUSTRALIA - JUN 19, 2006
Another bitter, in Australia (to me) it would be an a.f.l. - another f**ing lager. Amber body with hints of red, flat SlightIy malty taste, nothing that really stands out.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Sigmund (3495) - Hafrsfjord, NORWAY - MAY 24, 2006
Excellent full-flavoured cask bitter. Been a while since I had it (in Northern England), will need a re-rate ASAP.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Joeh (2036) - Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - MAY 16, 2006
Wetherspooons Beer & Cider Festival May 2006 at The Falcon, High Wycombe and from the cask. Slight hazy copper colour. Think malt aroma. Thin body, some malt and a little fruit. I was expecting a sweet, caramely approachable best bitter, this isn’t quite that. Boring in the extreme.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
leaparsons (6082) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - APR 13, 2006
Cask, The Lamplighters, St Helier, Jersey. Amber brown with off-white bubbles. Aromas are caramel and oranges with a musty fruitiness. Flavours are sweet toffee and fruit. Tastes a bit like a cheap kit homebrew. Probably not kept in great condition.


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