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Wye Valley Butty Bach

Score
3330
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Wye Valley
Style: Bitter
Bromyard, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
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RATINGS: 121   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.82   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned.
’Butty Bach’ is Welsh for ’little friend’. This full-bodied, smooth and satisfying premium ale is burnished gold in colour, and certainly has made a few friends in its time.
We brew it using Maris Otter and Crystal malts, flaked barley, malted wheat, and locally grown Fuggles, Goldings and Bramling Cross hops. With such fine ingredients, no wonder it remains a firm favourite among our followers.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
luttonm (852) - Belgrade, SERBIA - JAN 25, 2012
Cask at The Ostrich Inn, Forest of Dean. Well pour, hazed caramel with abstract off-white foamy head. Hit of fruit on nose, sweet tart fruity-cider body. Really hits the spot. Impressive and very drinkable.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
JohnRMurdoch (1391) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - NOV 25, 2011
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Vegetable malt aroma. Amber brown colour, reasonable head. Dry caramel flavour, bitter aftertaste. Reasonable bitter.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
deanso (1302) - the Hague, NETHERLANDS - NOV 16, 2011
50cl bottle shared with a friend. Thin white head. Blond clear pour. Nice enough

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
JoeMcPhee (6835) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 16, 2011
cask at The Anchor at Tintern Abbey. Pale golden pour with a tight head. The nose is lovely. Lots of fresh Goldings and a soft leafiness. Soft crackery malt. Fresh and assertive bitterness. Really a lovely bitter. The faintest minerally/sulphury flavour. Very lively tasting. Lingering tobacco flavour on the back of the palate.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
DruncanVeasey (4800) - NUNEATON, Conference North, Warwickshire, ENGLAND - JUN 21, 2011
BC courtesy of The Tesco Man. Strong brassy gold pour with bright carbonation and a tight, unshrinking white foam. Surprising aroma with decent, pils-like elements and more than a hint of spruce and marmalade. Slick mouthfeel; good herbal and evergreen notes, slight earth and yeast, marmalade dabs and a balancing malt creaminess. Surprising that I’ve never rated this...and even better, it’s pretty good.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
madmitch76 (5176) - , Essex, ENGLAND - MAY 28, 2011
28th May 2009
Clear gold beer. Crisp palate. Well balanced beer - light clean malt and just a little hop bitterness. Stops just the right side of beiung watery. Refreshing and quite satisfying.

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
bhensonb (7145) - Woodland, California, USA - MAY 22, 2011
Bottle from RealAle.com. Pours light amber with a creamy white head. Fruity, almost apple/pear aroma. Flavor is light caramel with some spicy fruit. Mildly spicy. It’s pretty tasty. Finishes both malty and bitter. And fruity.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Hansen (4228) - Assentoft, DENMARK - MAY 20, 2011
Dark orange and unclear. Has an off-white head, medium duration. Faint hoppy aroma. Flavor starts moderate sweet, then the classic hoppyness turns in. Moderate bitter finish. Creamy texture.


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