Boltmaker
Timothy Taylor's in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.67
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A well-balanced, genuine Yorkshire Bitter, with a full measure of maltiness and hoppy aroma – Boltmaker is first choice for the discerning drinker – on both sides of the Pennines.
Formerly known as Best Bitter, Boltmaker has won many awards over the years but most recently it was awarded the CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain in 2014 and Champion Beer of Britain – Bitter category in 2016.
Formerly known as Best Bitter, Boltmaker has won many awards over the years but most recently it was awarded the CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain in 2014 and Champion Beer of Britain – Bitter category in 2016.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
on 18 Apr 2026
at 13:12
6.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Nov 2025
at 00:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Fox & Hounds, Sloane Square on 28th October 2025. Clear copper with shallow, yellowy white foam and full lacing. Solid malt aroma. Malty yet bitter in-mouth with a bitter finish. Smooth mouthfeel and a full body. A whole lot better than a bottled version I have tried some time ago.
Tried
from Cask
at
Fox & Hounds
on 28 Oct 2025
at 17:34
5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2025
at 21:27
7/10
Tried
on 27 Jul 2025
at 20:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Old rating from 03 Oct 15 - Tasted at the Jersey CAMARA beer festival. Pours a clear medium orange amber colour with a frothy head which leaves good lacing from a mostly lasting, off-white head. Aromas of malt, caramel and traces of fruit & nut. Tastes has light biscuit malts, with some hints of dark fruit and caramel. Leading to a creamy mouth feel with a light bitter finish. Overall a very good pint.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2025
at 15:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 3
Overall 8
Bottle at Torben Mathews tasting with IDA Trekantafdelingen. Pours clear amber with medium white head. Aroma is malt, biscuits, caramel, roasted hazelnuts, toffee, and mild hints of spice. Taste is very sweet, light to medium bitter and faint acidic. Body is oily with medium carbonation. Finish is long and balanced sweet and bitter with notes of malt, caramel, roasted nuts, spice, toffee, and biscuits. Very nice beer, but it really needs to come from a cask rather than a bottle (too much carbonation)
Tried
from Bottle
at
You´ll Never Walk Alone
on 02 May 2025
at 17:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Eltham Sainsburys. Nose is toffee apple, caramel, red fruits. Taste is toffee, caramel, dried fruits. Quite flavoursome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:37
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso viene attratto dallo speziato. La finezza olfattiva è normale e il modo in cui permane è sufficiente. Il manto birroso superiore resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido si presenta cristallino. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è rotondo. L'amaro è carico. La forza gustativa è elevata. La continuità gustativa è persistente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di birra beverina. Il finale è amarognolo. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. L'aroma in bocca porta i segni di caramello, miele, amaretto, frutta secca, resina e agrumi.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2025
at 11:40
5/10
#bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2025
at 17:31