Mug Bitter

Scheldebrouwerij in Meer, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.28

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 55

Mug Bitter is a top fermented, amber-coloured beer of 5% ABY, made from pale malt and Caramalt 20 and richly hopped with Hallertau, Goldings and Challenger hops.

The beer's character is best expressed in the old saying: "Geen smaeck zo soet als 't Zeeuwse Bitter doet" (Nothing tastes as sweet as the Bitter from Zeeland).

Its hoppy and fruity aroma and well-balanced bittersweet flavour places this beer in a league of its own!

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6.5

Kermis (23501) reviewed Mug Bitter from Scheldebrouwerij 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at De Mug, Nijmegen. Hazy golden orange with a medium white head. Aroma of yeast, light fruits, herbal notes, malt and light caramel. Flavour is light moderate sweet and bitter. Light medium bodied with light carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2016 at 07:37

Joren Monnens (3486) ticked Mug Bitter from Scheldebrouwerij 10 years ago

Tried at De Fiere Margriet on 18 Jan 2016 at 21:01

6.6

Svesse (15876) reviewed Mug Bitter from Scheldebrouwerij 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Draught at Delirium Hoppy Loft, Brussels, 22 Oct 2014) Golden amber colour with frothy, white head. Malty, fruity nose with grainy malt, bread and a touch of dried fruit. Malty, fruity taste with notes of grainy malt, apricots, hints of toast and a balanced spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Tasty and highly drinkable. Quite nice.

Tried on 19 Jan 2015 at 16:00

Bibax (5409) ticked Mug Bitter from Scheldebrouwerij 11 years ago

Gielegans Crevei: Tasting dry hopped beers / IPA

Tried on 30 Nov 2014 at 16:26

6.5

Maakun (16718) reviewed Mug Bitter from Scheldebrouwerij 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap. Clear golden with medium white head. Grassy and herbal bitterness with also some I ripe vegetables. Light sweet malts with dry eye touch. Medium bodied. Quite bitter but not too much else. Ok

Tried from Draft on 01 Nov 2014 at 16:25

7.2

Alengrin (11675) reviewed Mug Bitter from Scheldebrouwerij 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bitter beer since 1988 for De Mug, at first brewed at ’t IJ but since 1997 at Scheldebrouwerij, when it was still settled in the Netherlands. Creamy, off-white head, murky ochre blonde colour with orange glow. Malty and yeasty character, pleasant fruitiness, bready and honeyish, but primarily grassy (Saaz) and peppery (Spalt) hops. Fruity, soft malty onset, making place for a very assertive, resinous, spicy, sticky, long hop bitterness. More a kind of session IPA than a traditional English bitter, as it is apparently classified here.

Tried on 09 Sep 2014 at 12:43