Bluebird Bitter
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.42
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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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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.
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.
maniac (11822) ticked Bluebird Bitter from Coniston Brewing Co. 2 years ago
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
eurosoba (18570) ticked Bluebird Bitter from Coniston Brewing Co. 3 years ago
Historic check-in. These bottles (see photo) were contract brewed at Brakspears (Henley)
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.
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
Szeppp (7592) ticked Bluebird Bitter from Coniston Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from local Asda. Nice aroma of biscuits, malt and a hint of lemon. Pours golden amber with a small transient white head. Medium carbonation. Malts and biscuit again in the mouth, but now with some bitter hoppiness, which lingers in the finish. A really good traditional bitter- it’s nice to have a beer which tastes of beer for a change !
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Historical tick which I am adding as a rate so that I can see the impact it has on my stats. 500 Beers To Try Before You Die. Beers of Europe. Took a while to track this one down and then it was a case of, Oh... is that it?
SinH4 (15499) reviewed Bluebird Bitter (Bottle) from Coniston Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, man thanks dantomlinson! Unclear amber color with grey head. Aroma is toffee, herbal, bready, mild citrus. Taste is herbal, bready, mildly bitter finish. Oily mouthfeel with fine-bubbled carbonation. Classic flavours.