Bluebird Bitter Premium XB
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.30
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Bluebird XB combines two of the great themes of ale brewing to produce something distinctive and new.
The fine tradition of English Pale Ale is about quaffing, refreshment and complexity of flavour without alcoholic strength.
Then throw in new wave American hop variety Mount Hood with robust citrus aromas and the result is a smooth ale with floral hints, light malt tones and a hoppy freshness.
The fine tradition of English Pale Ale is about quaffing, refreshment and complexity of flavour without alcoholic strength.
Then throw in new wave American hop variety Mount Hood with robust citrus aromas and the result is a smooth ale with floral hints, light malt tones and a hoppy freshness.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Black Bull. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - oranges and grapefruit. Some biscuit. Taste - biscuit more prominent and still a bit orange note too. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - good beer and quite high bitterness given the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jul 2014
at 13:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Tap at RJ. Aroma floral, fruity, floral. Quite tempting. Clear deep golden colour. Stable white head. Taste is a little bit watery, but nicely hoppy. Simple clean beer. Herbal floral flavours, enjoyable, refreshing, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2013
at 10:28
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Churchkey. Hazy golden color, medium white head. Decent peppery aroma. Taste is malty straw.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2013
at 17:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cl bottle @ Nurmo, BBE 08.05.2013
Aroma is fruity with peaches, some hops, citrus and hints of hay. Flavour has citrus, hops, some hay. Finishes dryish with somewhat malty feeling, English hops and toffee. Second glass of this had rather nice peachy notes and even some Belgian yeast.
Quite close to what it says in the label; aroma has feeling of American hops, starts with flavours typical to bitter and finishes like an English pale ale does.
Aroma is fruity with peaches, some hops, citrus and hints of hay. Flavour has citrus, hops, some hay. Finishes dryish with somewhat malty feeling, English hops and toffee. Second glass of this had rather nice peachy notes and even some Belgian yeast.
Quite close to what it says in the label; aroma has feeling of American hops, starts with flavours typical to bitter and finishes like an English pale ale does.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2013
at 09:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle. BBF 080513. Clear golden, frothy, white head, bubbly. Fruity, citrusy, herbal aroma, some plastic as well. Flavor has white bread, hops, caramel, citrus. Slight harshness in finish. Refreshing, decent golden ale. Mt.hood works ok here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2012
at 11:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. Deep honey gold color. Small bubbly white head. Light lemony, biscuit malt nose. Crisp, tart, citrus fruit malt flavor upfront. Medium bodied, slightly bitter with briney undertones. Lively carbonation on the palate. Firm malty / hoppy balance, finishing dry and spicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2012
at 19:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
05/05 0.5 l bottle ogivlado brought from Bratislava, thanks for sharing! It poured clear golden body with small head. Fine hops in aroma, herbal mostly with biscuit malt underlying below. Flavor was weaker as expected, but nice biscuit maltiness with some bitter herbal hops make it decent for the style. Medium to thinner body with not particularly long bittersweet finish, that only reflects its simple but fine flavor. An OK bitter, much better than their ordinary Bluebird Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2012
at 02:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Light orange gold with fizzy carbonation. Aroma is sweet fruits and light zesty spice. Flavor has a touch of sweet fruits, light earthy/fruity hops. A bit of toasted malt. A little bland. I prefer the regular Bluebird.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2012
at 13:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 500ml. -from Presporska Pivoteka ie Cafe Luxor, Bratislava. Golden coloured, small white head, very fruity nose. Moderate malty, fruity and pleasant hoppy taste with hint of alcohol in the finish. Not bad but expected better one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2012
at 15:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Rating moved from under other name from saturday, june 30, 2007 50 cl bottle, thanks Pelle from The Rover! Named Bluebird Bitter Premium XB. Labeled 4.4% ABV. Clear pale golden color, fluffy white head. Sweet grapefruit and hoppy apricot scent. Sweet malty and hoppy taste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2012
at 08:35