Coniston Brewing Co. Bluebird Bitter

Bluebird Bitter

 

Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.42
ABV: 3.6% IBU: - Ticks: 159
3.6% on cask 4.2% bottled. It is, quite simply, a wonderful beer. It is exceedingly pale (21-22 units colour), with just a hint of colour in its cheeks from the dash of crystal malt. It has a massive orange fruit aroma from the challengers, balanced by
biscuity malt.

Juicy malt and tart hops vie for attention in the mouth while the finish is tart and hoppy but well balanced by creamy malt. The bitterness rating is a substantial 36-38. The tangy fruit lingers on the back of the tongue until it develops a hint of orange liqueur.

Malt - Maris Otter pale malt and crystal malt
Hops - Challenger
 

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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask Bishops Arms Plaza 2026-01-02 Göteborg
AR: wee bitter, smooth, rustic bready
AP: clear coppery, frothy head
F: wee bitter, smooth, rustic bready

Tried from Cask at The Bishops Arms Plaza (Västra Hamngatan, Göteborg) on 03 Jan 2026 at 14:48


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask Haket 2025-12-06 Göteborg AR: smooth, bready, wee bitter AP: clear coppery, frothy cream head F: smooth, bready, wee bitter

Tried from Cask at Haket on 07 Dec 2025 at 20:10


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

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2025 at 20:15


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

Old rating from 09-05-15 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, lemon, biscuit & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Very enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2025 at 15:10


7

Bottled at home. Orange tan pour. Biscuits, toffee, bitters. Pretty good overall

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:36


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft. Poured a bronzey red. Aroma was some hops. Taste was malty and biscuitish. Not too bad.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 00:55


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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Creamy white head on an unclear golden coloured body.
Traditional Bitter aroma.
Medium bodied, soft & foaming on the tongue with sharp dry back.
Malt, berry, zesty citrus & resinous tastes with a bitter hopped finish.
That's a great Bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2025 at 17:10


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a dark gold with small fluffy white head, nice retention and lacing. Aroma of grains, bread, citrus and spice. Taste is quite doughy and bready at first then citrus, grass and spice hop profile comes in finishing with some burnt toast and toffee notes. Nice balance between malts and hops here, fairly complex for a bitter. Light to medium bodied, slightly chewy. Excellent bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 0,5ltr: Clear copper coloured Bitter brew, with an good hoppy taste.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:40


7

Take home from world of beer. Thank you, WOB.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:56