1880 Bitter
Luckie Ales in Leven, Fife, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.68
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The brewery founded in Broad Street in 1774 by William Simonds, later moved to Bridge Street where brewing ended in 1980. From 1813 they supplied Sandhurst Royal Military Academy and later the military in Aldershot.
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madmitch76 (40452) reviewed 1880 Bitter from Luckie Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
27th July 2016
Level 42 bottleshare. Thanks to Paul. Lightly hazy orange - amber beer, small cream colour head. Airy palate, fine carbonation. Fluffy malts, rich and sweet, touch of caramel. Whisper of wood. Good floral dried fruits. A mild bitterness comes in on the light finish. Rich and tasty bitter. I really like these glimpses of the past, hope Luckie continue the tradition.
Fergus (31329) reviewed 1880 Bitter from Luckie Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared on Level 42 27/07/2016. Many thanks to Paul for this one. A hazed reddy orange coloured pour with a big frothy beige head. Aroma is earthy nutty grains, woody apple core, apple pie. Flavour is composed of semi sweet earthy grains, little staling, nutty, sweet apple, creamy. Palate is medium sweet, prickly carbonation, rounded, some staling. Ok.
Scopey (25115) reviewed 1880 Bitter from Luckie Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared at level 42. It pours lightly hazy orangish amber with a thick, foamy off-white head. The aroma is rich maltage, woody, musty, brown bread, light spice, hay, cereal, porridge and earth. The taste is bitter, spicy, rich bready malts, earth woody, leather, spice, hay, must, light alcohol warmth, porridge, light minerals and leather with a dry, malty finish. Medium body and high carbonation. Rich and enjoyable. Good turbo bitter.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed 1880 Bitter from Luckie Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Level 42, thanks to Paulo, 27/07/16. Murky orange with a fast disappearinf off white head. Nose is earthy, apple peel, bitter orange, spice, straw, bread, biscuit. Taste comprises earthy fruits, light oxidisation,biscuit malt, orange rind, caramel. Medium bodied, prickly carbonation, semi drying close. Ok for style, flavour profile not bad, over carbed though.
Leighton (34941) reviewed 1880 Bitter from Luckie Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared in London - cheers to Scopey. Pours mostly clear gold with a frothy, billowing off-white head. Some leafy hops in the nose, a little plastic, orange peel. Light to medium sweet flavour with caramel, light oxidation, more leaves, damp wood. Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Sweet finish with more wood, toasted sugars, lig caramel, more oxidation, leaves. So so.
Stuu (34525) reviewed 1880 Bitter from Luckie Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep amber, nose is floral, toffee, light fruit, taste is sweet, fruity, toffee.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed 1880 Bitter from Luckie Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home... Amber. Massive tan head.. Soft floral fruit nose.. Soft fruits.. Juicy fruits. Massive cheesy hop.... Long soft cheesy fruits
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed 1880 Bitter from Luckie Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from cornelius. Pours dark amber, thick white head. Lots of red fruit in the aromas, redcurrant in fact. Some toffee notes. Taste is light sweet, well rounded, creamy. Bitter and nutty at the end. Nice.
jamestulloch (9642) reviewed 1880 Bitter from Luckie Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from The Beerhive. Hazy amber/ruby body with no head. Low carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of orange, toffee, mushy red apple, caramel and cherry. Flavour of spicy apple, yeast and almonds. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Sweet and flavoursome. Quite boozy though.