Castletown Bitter
Bushy's in Braddan, Isle of Man 🇮🇲
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.77
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A light, golden beer full of floral and citrus hints. Very refreshing and a truly fantastic session beer!
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (backlog). Slightly hazy golden colour with a small off-white fluffy head. Aroma is mild nectar, some floral and fruity notes along with a mild bready maltiness to it. Flavour is quite similar, but has some more bittery notes as well as a slight edge of nectar. Quite bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2015
at 00:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask: hand-pulled on 9th April 2015 at the Isle of Man CAMRA beer festival. Plus another pint the following day in The Sidings, Castletown. Light golden brown body with a white topping. Mild citrus notes in the hoppy aroma and taste, floral hints also in the nose, less so in the flavour. The malts give a mini-sweetness to the brew below the hop front. Decent session ale and the alcohol level belies the beers depth and flavour.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2015
at 04:54
3.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 1.5
Cask @ The Bay, Port Erin. Pale brown in the glass, The beer starts smooth, fresh. A bit watery and not too deep. The mainpart is sweetish-malty, fresh, but nothing interesting here. Very boring and sweetish! The aftertaste is slightly bitter, sweetish-fresh, nothing more. Not even bitter. Very disappointing!
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2014
at 09:13
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 5
Appearance: Clear golden color with a off white head. Good lacing.
Aroma: Mild malty and mild wort.
Palate: Medium body. Tad sweet and a mild bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Caramel malty, mild hoppy and some wort.
Overall impression: I will not order another of this.
Personal stats: On tap at The Albert in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Sep 2013
at 03:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at Albert Hotel, Douglas. Clear pale amber. Fruity nose with some old hay. Mid sweet with light body and soft mouthfeel. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Nov 2012
at 05:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
cask at cloisters ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft floral toffee nose ... dull soft apricot fruits ... ok but not great
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2012
at 04:38
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask at Wandsworth Beer Festival, March 2012. It pours hazy golden yellow, with a thin white head and suspended particles. The nose is butter, hay and some sulphur (so not great!). The taste is butter/diacetyl, straw, corn, cereal, some sweet tinned fruit and citrus pith, with dryness in the finish. Medium body and low carbonation. Not much flavour and what there is I don’t like!
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2012
at 04:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Wandsworth Common Spring BF, London. Pours a very cloudy gold with a foamy, white head. Light tangy nose of hay and dough. Light sweet flavor with tons of diacetyl, buttery dough, hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly sweet on the finish with more doughy bread, biscuits, butter, and faint hay bitterness. A little diacetyl is alright and can indeed enhance a beer’s character, but this beer has too much. Somewhat mediocre.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2012
at 01:03
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity @ Battersea BF 2012. Pours a golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2012
at 03:24
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
@Raven, Bath. Dull amber-gold. Thin head. The aroma is accented towards caramel and butter. Soft body, malty with light toast and burnt butter. Easy-drinking, quick character.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2010
at 11:56