Original Best Bitter
Ripple Steam Artisan Brewery in Sutton, Kent, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.24
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Our Original Best Bitter is crafted with a grist of Maris Otter and Crystal Malts, balanced with Celeia and East Kent Goldings Hops to give a rich, traditional, fruit-flavoured ale. What a corker!
This beer packs a powerful punch with a lingering, moorish flavour that is subtle and seductive, an infusion of malt and apricot flavours.
This beer packs a powerful punch with a lingering, moorish flavour that is subtle and seductive, an infusion of malt and apricot flavours.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
15th February 2018
Chelmsfaaarhd winter beer festival. Cask in KEGS. Clear gold beer, a few pale cream colour bubbles. Palate is light and has just modest fine carbonation. Smooth dry pale malts, mildly sweet. Ripe fruits and ripe citric peel. Light dry finish. Okay.
Chelmsfaaarhd winter beer festival. Cask in KEGS. Clear gold beer, a few pale cream colour bubbles. Palate is light and has just modest fine carbonation. Smooth dry pale malts, mildly sweet. Ripe fruits and ripe citric peel. Light dry finish. Okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2018
at 08:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the 2018 Chelmsford & Mid Essex Beer & Cider Festival. Pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, hop, citrus and straw. Light body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2018
at 17:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice head with good suration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, caramel, hops and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2018
at 17:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Chelmsford Beer & Cider Festival. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 150218
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2018
at 17:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle from Strand Wine Company Deal. Golden, white head. Malty, grainy hints, shy earthy-resiny hops and a shy touch of caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2017
at 15:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Alexandra Arms, Cambridge. Chestnut/amber. Clear with a small uniform film of sandy beige head. Woody oak smell with slight hints of cranberry. Pleasant sweet taste with an ensuing resinous bitterness. Clean dry finish. Some strawberry and malt vinegar notes in the aftertaste. Full slick body. Improves as I drink, but still fairly unexciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2017
at 09:01
5/10
Tried
on 09 Apr 2016
at 17:46