Bitter Descent
Natural Selection in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Brewed at/by: Stewart BrewingBitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Special Out of Production
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Score
6.94
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The British bitter journeyed far. It evolved, loyal to its balanced roots but more hop-forward. This year’s beer was an extra special bitter amped-up to American proportions. All-British malts, all-American hops, a beer of bitter descent.
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Scopey (25115) reviewed Bitter Descent from Natural Selection 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home, from Royal Mike Whisky. It pours deep amber with a decent off-white head. The nose is bitter-sweet, juicy, biscuit, toffee, fruit cake and nut. The taste is bitter, piney action, toffee, baked goods, biscuit and some candied peel with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Great balance and high drinkability. Very drinkable.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Bitter Descent from Natural Selection 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
33cl bottle from Beer52.com. A slightly hazy amber pour with a fast fading white head; sweet orangey fruit aroma; rather thin malty body with a pleasant earthy bitterness; and some caramel to finish. Pleasant to really too thin.
McCash (16021) reviewed Bitter Descent from Natural Selection 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep amber with a decent head. Nose - toffee and oranges. Taste - loads of oranges with big biscuit note and toffee. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - great example of the style.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Bitter Descent from Natural Selection 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
330ml can from Appelation Wines, Dalry - cheers Ash! Pours hazy golden amber with a thin ring of white head. Aromas of red fruits, toffee malt. Taste is malt, light herbal, almost menthol note, then light citrus and pine. Medium body, light sweet caramel on the finish. Quite a bit going on.
jamestulloch (9642) reviewed Bitter Descent from Natural Selection 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Drinkmonger and cask at The Other Place - review is a combination of the two. Clear amber body with an off-white head. Light lacing. Aroma of orange, mango and overripe pineapple. Flavour of orange marmalade, mandarin and a peppery finish. Thin to medium body with an oily texture. Light fizz. The juicy hops work really well. A very good, hoppy Bitter.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Bitter Descent from Natural Selection 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at SRAF... Copper.. Thin white lacing... Soft orange toffee fruit nose... Bitter oily orange.. Soft bitter fruits Bottle at home... Copper.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet toffee caramelised fruits nose... Soft sweet fruits... Soft toffee malts... Dry fruits.. Soft toffee.. Bitter oil fruits.. Light metalic 3.2
Stuu (34525) reviewed Bitter Descent from Natural Selection 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Teviot. Pours clear amber, nose is floral, toffee, grassy, taste is similar, chewy, crisp.