Mug Bitter
Scheldebrouwerij in Meer, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.28
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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!
Mug Bitter ... Much Better!
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!
Mug Bitter ... Much Better!
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5.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 33cl.Clear medium yellow golden color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, corn, fruity notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20081003]
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2009
at 03:01
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
33 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours slight cloudy yellow with a fully gone head. Mild cornish aroma. Mild cornish and slight fruity flavour with a mild bitterness coming through. Ends medium dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2008
at 16:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Clear golden with tiny impurities and a small white head. Fruity aroma with a whiff of citrusy hops. Medium body with some fruit and a fairly distinct bitterness. 031008
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2008
at 07:29
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy orange-pale amber; small white head, fast dwindling into nothingness. Cray at first, then malty, and even faint smokey notes. Soft hints of UK hops, but all very discreet. Bitterish-vegetable-spicy, going over in more sweet malt notes, with again rootspices and citruspeel. Hops remain exclusively in the nose, and some oxydation seems present. Light bodied, flat as a pancake. Proven again, "hopbitterness" means a different thing to me than to most others around here. Including brewers.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2008
at 12:34
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Hazy golden/amber colour, white head. Nose of citrus, hops, spices and yeast. Taste is malty, bitter, yeast, bitter finish. Could have been a lot better if it had more body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2008
at 06:45
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden colour, off-white head. Aroma has hops and caramels. Flavour has caramel and grain. Lots of carbonation.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2008
at 13:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a cloudy dirty beige color ale with a huge foamy head with good retention but some minimal lacing. Aroma of typical Belgian malt with light dry bitter hops. Taste is a mix between some dry Belgian malt with a light bitter dry hoppy finish. Full body with limited filtration and some good carbonation. Refreshing and somewhat interesting but lacking some character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2008
at 12:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(33cl bottle) Hazy, golden coloured effervescent hue with a huge and slightly yellow foamy head. Sweet and slightly yeasty nose, slightly cara-malty and (chest)nutty with notes of citrus and light spicy phenols. Sweet flavour, light bodied with a fizzy mouthfeel. Sweet malt-character, slightly fruity taste with notes of honey and light hops in the background; sweet and minimal-bitter finish; slightly nutty aftertaste with notes of alcohol, although it has only 5.0% abv. Rather disappointing concerning the name and the real level of bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2008
at 15:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (BB 01/2008)
Hazy orange-brown color, small but steady white head. Berries, honey, spelt or wood and yeast in the nose. Dry, woody and organic-like feeling in the flavor. Some bitterness which fades quickly. I supposed that this is an organic beer.
Hazy orange-brown color, small but steady white head. Berries, honey, spelt or wood and yeast in the nose. Dry, woody and organic-like feeling in the flavor. Some bitterness which fades quickly. I supposed that this is an organic beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2007
at 09:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Hazy golden colour (after pouring in the yeast), small white creamy head. Aroma is flowery hops with some caramel in it. Flavour is malts, flowery hops and some grass. Indeed a dry bitterish finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2007
at 12:42