Two Cents
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.96
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Our twist on a classic American Bitter uses one of the oldest yeast strains in the UK from our friends at JW Lees alongside classic UK and US hops. Light, refreshing, and finishing dry and bitter, this beer presents a combination of complex British yeast esters and hop aromas from Columbus and Simcoe.
An unfussy beer for talking over
An unfussy beer for talking over
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the tap. Clear copper gold. Thin foamy white head. Aroma has light resin and onion with underlying malts. Light bitter. Sweaty malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Not for me.
Tried
from Draft
at
73 Enid Street (Cloudwater London Taproom)
on 01 May 2026
at 11:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
440ml can. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of bready and grainy malts, earthy pine, citrus. Taste of citrus, earthy pine, resin, grapefruit, bready and grainy malts, good assertive bitterness throughout. Medium bodied.
Much better than the English version by virtue of this one actually being carbonated. Would probably be banging on cask.
Much better than the English version by virtue of this one actually being carbonated. Would probably be banging on cask.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 29 Mar 2026
at 21:34
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a soft citrus aroma. Fresh and fizzy, citrus hop bitterness and sweet citrus malt, finishes dry and a touch bitter.
Tried
from Draft
from
Hereford Beer House
on 07 Mar 2026
at 16:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from 73 Enid Street. A clear bright golden coloured pour with a lasting fluffy white head. Aroma is earthy pine, grass, resin, tar. Flavour is composed of semi crisp, piney hop, sap, assertive bitterness. Palate is semi crisp, resin, hop oils, highish carbonation. Nice firm assertive clean hop bitterness.
Tried
from Can
at
73 Enid Street (Cloudwater London Taproom)
on 20 Feb 2026
at 23:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Appearance is golden, clear, with a small fizzy head. Aroma- citrus fruit, caramel, hint of raisin, biscuity malt. Taste is malty, citrus hints, biscuity malt, hint of marmalade, subtle hop bitterness.
Tried
from Can
at
Cloudwater Brew Co
on 19 Feb 2026
at 06:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at 73 Enid Street, 13/02/2026.
Clear golden topped with a just off white head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is grass, orange peel, biscuit, perfume.
Taste comprises orange peel, grass, pine nip, citric tinged straw.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close punctured with grassy hop bitterness.
Okay if a little airy fairy.
Clear golden topped with a just off white head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is grass, orange peel, biscuit, perfume.
Taste comprises orange peel, grass, pine nip, citric tinged straw.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close punctured with grassy hop bitterness.
Okay if a little airy fairy.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2026
at 11:10