Bosun's Best Bitter
Mitchells Knysna Brewery in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦
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Score
6.53
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Backlog. From tap at Mitchell’s Scottish Ale House, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, with HO 10.04.12. Light copper in colour. Served slightly too cold. Aroma of caramel and toffee, well-balanced taste with a subdued but refreshing bitterness. Aftertaste of flavourful English hops and mild caramel. A sublime Yorkshire Ale brewed in Cape Town.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Medium, slightly yellowish head over well-carbonated orange-golden beer. Aromatic hops, bit of lychee, citrus, faintly grassy. Nice, but smelling more like an APA than as a British bitter. Bitterish hoppy, again aromatic flavours. Ever so slighlty metallic finish. Weeds, citrus, exotic fruit. Spritzy carbonation; light body, but not empty, certainly for its 3.6%. Surprising is the word. Easily the best Mitchell’s tried so far, despite its modest ABV, and a sample that could not have been in peak condition. Many thanks to M & L!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Drought at Ferryman’s Tavern. Light amber color, spongy beige head with creamy texture, citrus flavour, slightly sour taste, average finish. More rounded than an English bitter.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Bosun's Best Bitter from Mitchells Knysna Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Golden-amber. Medium head. Light aroma emphasizes caramel. Soft body with light caramel and a gentle spiciness. Subtle, balanced bitter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Slightly hazy golden coloured body with a light copper glow and an off-white head. Aroma of wort, sugars, yeast, milk and a touch of hops - crazy smell, but smells like a lot of homebrew or brewpub beers. Medium-bodied; Fresh flavour with a good dose of malt, yeast, corn, sugars and a faint hint of milk or cream. Aftertaste shows some light hops, a decent amount of sugars, a touch of malt and some light citrus notes. Overall, a decent beer - showing a lot of the unfiltered and unpasteurised notes with some good flavours and nothing bad. I sampled this 1 full litre plastic bottle purchased earlier today at a liqour shop in Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, sampled the same day in my hotel room in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa on 29-December-2011.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewery. Pale bronze colour. Grassy nose. Fruity, yet not swqeet. Light to medium body with clean mouthfeel and salty bitter finish.