Bluebird Bitter
(has 2 batches)
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.45
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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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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
7.2/10
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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 !
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2020
at 19:13
6.1/10
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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?
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2020
at 09:46
6.5/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2020
at 17:45
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught at Brouwerij Lane: pours copper with white head. Aroma is a metallic sort of maltiness. Taste is lightly bitter, sufficient malt backbone. OK beer.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2020
at 23:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle in trade with dantomlinson, thx Sir 2019-12-12 Göteborg AR: bitter, bread, dry grass AP: clear coppery, wee thin deminishing semi white head F: dry, bitter, bread, wee thin, dry grass
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2019
at 19:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
$3.99 pint+ bottle, WW. Hazy honey-gold with a dusting of a head. Floral hops, light citrus. Flavor is orange peel, black tea, brown grasses and leaf.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2019
at 19:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle conditioned, Dutch ratebeer meeting. Brakspear version: Hoppy grapefruit aroma with pear. Thin, but full of flavor. Grapefruit and mandarin. Just a bit of grapefruit sourness. Very refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask. Badger Bar, Rydal. Light amber color. Light hoparoma. Firm hopbitter flavor. Herbal, mustard, grassy. Fairly thin and absolutely no rest sweetness. Long hopbitter finish. Nice session ale with loads of flavor, also fairly complex.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07