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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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours hazy gold with a white head. Light malt, bread, hay, mild hops. Easy to drink.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2019
at 12:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The Mortal Man. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Great lacing. Aroma of wood and cereal. Flavour of dried leaves and weak tea. Thin to medium body with an oily texture. Soft carbonation prickle. Simple and well balanced. Very enjoyable, especially when it’s 30 degrees Celsius outside and you’re sitting in one of the country’s best beer gardens.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jun 2018
at 05:30
7/10
Tried
on 18 May 2018
at 21:13
6/10
Tried
on 15 Feb 2018
at 20:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Shared bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours clear golden with off-white head. Aroma of flowers, fruits, bread, some caramel. Tastes slightly sweet with balancing bitterness. Thin bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2018
at 13:09
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a light amber from a tap, rich toasted aroma and somewhat oily buttery flavor and mouth feel. Okay beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2017
at 12:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Oct 2005
Pours a nice gold with a small head that dissipated quickly.
The smell is quite fruity and malty; a sign of good things to come.
The taste is also fruity with maybe a lemony note in the background but up front, it's about the malt. A very drinkable English Bitter, it's one of my favourites of the style.
Pours a nice gold with a small head that dissipated quickly.
The smell is quite fruity and malty; a sign of good things to come.
The taste is also fruity with maybe a lemony note in the background but up front, it's about the malt. A very drinkable English Bitter, it's one of my favourites of the style.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2017
at 16:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Ring O'Bells, Kendal. Dark gold with a small white head. Light hop aroma of limeade, hay, notes of lemongrass. Taste is bittersweet with vinous and gummy notes and a fruity bitter finish. More grassy flavour in the aftertaste. A classic taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Sep 2017
at 15:22
6/10
Tried
on 03 Jun 2017
at 08:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Euston Tap, 20/11/16. Clear golden copper with a decent off white cap. Nose is biscuit malt, straw, light bread, toffee, earthy. Taste comprises fruit scone, straw, biscuit, light toffee, fruit tang, grass. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, bitter close. Decent enough bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Nov 2016
at 03:18