Bluebird Bitter Premium XB
(has 2 batches)
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.31
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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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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours copper into an English pint. Off-white micro head quickly recedes to skim surface. Mild pine and resin aromas. Creamy head upfront quickly turns thin. Well balanced and highly drinkable. Lasting mild slight resin hop finish.
Tried
on 27 May 2008
at 18:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
quasi chiara non molta schima sentori piacevoli di luppolo poco corposa sapore di lupolo rinfrescante non eccessivamente persistente
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2007
at 09:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ YNWA, Kolding. Clear amber color with a small creamy good lacing mostly diminishing off-white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, pine, flowers, grass, citrus, light malty, caramel, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet, moderate to h bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. ;o))
Tried
on 16 Jul 2007
at 07:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Kingston BF 2007. It seems almost amazing that I’ve not had this on cask before. Gold, lasting off white head. Looks in good condition. Slightly farty yeast aroma with lemon/grapefruit hop. Spritzy in mouth. Very drinkable, very bitter. Good citrus fruits, and good green hop on finish. Tasty, better than average, but not excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jul 2007
at 03:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
50 cL bottle. Ripe stone fruit aroma (seems apricot) and floral/citrus seems to accompany it. Orange tinged golden color, and a white head that quickly films. Medium bodied, slightly fizzy, but no bite. Starts with sweet fruits, like apricot jam flavor, though not that sweet, and the bitter is marvelous. Extremely well balanced by me. It’s just a fantastic ale, and it’s bottle conditioned.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2007
at 20:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at City Pub, Göteborg, on May 18, 2012Clear golden to honey color, fluffy white head. Malty, bitter, fresh, somewhat fruity, hints of butter, caramel, toffee, floral hoppy taste. Sproitzy mouthfeel, medium high lingeing bitterness. Somewhat berry and fruity fresh aftertaste. Fresh, fruity, floral, caramel, toffee scent. A touch of butterscotch in both scent and taste.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2007
at 04:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Golden beer with a foamy head. The aroma is fruity and lightly hopped, and the flavour is lightly dry, watery and slightly fruity. Overall an average beer but too weak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2007
at 14:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Hog’s Back Bottle Shop. I know I’ve had the original version before because my brother bought me it and a Bluebird glass for Christmas last year. But I failed to rate it. Oops. This is golden with a thin white head. Nice Mount Hood hop aroma. Some pale malt and some citrus fruit aroma. Good in mouth with nice malts balancing the hops. Nicely balanced juicy malt and then hoppy, but not too hoppy, finish. Extremely drinkable. Would like to have this on cask in a pub on an autumn day after a walk and I have a feeling I would sink at least half a dozen pints of this. Not exceptional, but really drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2006
at 16:51
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask. This to me seemed more of a pale ale. Poured a copper color with little head. It was not distinct and definitly was not a golden ale. It actually was nothing special but nothing bad either.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2006
at 00:05