Bluebird Bitter
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.44
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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
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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6.4/10
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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
7/10
Take home from world of beer. Thank you, WOB.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Lincoln beer festival 2024. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty dry to bitter. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 May 2024
at 11:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Creamy off white head stayed on an unclear pale amber coloured body. Medium bodied, smooth creamy soft & cloying. Fruity, berry, light citrus & malt tastes with a bitter lightly hopped. Nice enough.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2024
at 21:59
7/10
Mostly clear golden amber body. Light bready toffee aroma. Light bready toffee flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/14 3.4
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2024
at 15:43
7.2/10
Big orange nose, smooth, cask pull
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jul 2023
at 21:49
Historic check-in. These bottles (see photo) were contract brewed at Brakspears (Henley)
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2022
at 08:09
7/10
Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours a clear golden colour with a large thick foamy white head. Aromas of caramel, tea and leafy hops. Has is very similar to the aroma with more caramel, tea and leafy hops with added notes of biscuits and peppery spice. Light notes of citrus coming through also. Very malty with some earthy hops lingering on the finish. Medium body, low carbonation and smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Good traditional Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2022
at 18:15
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at Shelter, clear orange, sudsy white head. Nose has orange and green apple, some tea, malt. Flavor is orange and lemon and tea. Green apple too. Finishes a touch watery with a prickle on the tongue. 5 3 6 2 10
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2022
at 20:27
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2021
at 21:22