Bluebird Bitter
(has 2 batches)
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From a 500mL bottle. Aroma has a nice, fairly assertive malt character with quite a bit of cracker, biscuit and graham cracker notes with faint caramel. Medium light earthy and woodsy hop notes compliment, but play a background role. Faint floral esters. Pours an almost perfectly clear, copper color with a medium thick, somewhat small, off white head that displays really nice retention. Flavor is similar to aroma with a light sweetness upfront as well as some cracker and biscuit notes. Medium light bitterness that helps dry out the finish. Medium light woodsy hop character with a touch of herbal spice. Finish has a bready, cracker note to it that goes well with the drying character. Mouthfeel is medium light to light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a really nice, easy drinking, balanced beer. I forget how good a clean, British session beer can be. Nice simple, but intriguing malt character with balanced hop notes and bitterness. Faint esters that do not overwhelm at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2014
at 21:05
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
4$ at vintage. Seems to be a pretty thick bottle. Once in my 16oz glass I know how big the bottle is; mini bomber. decent looking old lager appearance. Smell is mild sweeter candy. Yes, first taste is indicator this is a milder beer but with enough personality to make you question it. For some reason I was expecting some old lager tasting thing but am presently surprised. Has good sizzling co2 but could use a tad more. As the session continues, it becomes a little more interesting. Finish is slight watery ending thing thatโs difficult to quantify .......and it never gets in your face, just yer mouth. One of the better beer experiences from England. The big bottle really gives you a chance to appreciate the evolution of this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2014
at 12:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
I said I wasnโt going to drink today but wanted to grab a new English county tick so here I am at The Jeffrey sipping bitter. Pours copper with head that dissipates. Nose is slight metallic and grains. Tastes grainy, caramel, of pennies, apricot, lemon, and grass. Pretty bitter with lingering finish.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2013
at 14:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Sweet barley malt and hay aroma. Slightly hazy deep honey gold with a small off-white head. Barley malt and spicy -grassy hops flavor. Light body, lively carbonation. Rather highly carbonated for and English bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2013
at 18:23
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Clear golden colour, white head. Malty aroma, light spices. Spicy, light bitter flavour. Light body, almost watery. Light bitter finish.
(From 0.5L bottle @ WW II tasting, Amsterdam. Thanks for sharing, Benzai!)
(From 0.5L bottle @ WW II tasting, Amsterdam. Thanks for sharing, Benzai!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2013
at 09:14