Bathams Best Bitter

Best Bitter

 

Bathams in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.58
ABV: 4.3% IBU: - Ticks: 57
A straw-coloured bitter which initially seems sweet, but a complex dry, hoppy taste soon predominates.

Probably the best example of the traditional Black Country style of bitter. No better partner to a lunchtime snack!
 

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7

Magus, mõru, karamelline, linnaseline, kuiv. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2025 at 19:17


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:14


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours a clear golden-amber colour with a small, loose, diminishing head. Aroma is malty, caramel, toffee, and light grassy hops. A moderately sweet and malty taste, caramel, toffee and sweet malt flavours with a mellow hoppy bitterness.

Tried on 10 Oct 2024 at 12:49


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Clear pale gold with a creamy/frothy white head. Sweet malt on the nose, smooth and semi-creamy with sweet malt up front before floral hop bitterness cuts in, and a dry bittersweet finish. A veritable classic and in fine form

Tried on 15 Aug 2024 at 11:17


07/03/1981. ROYAL EXCHANGE, 75 Enville Street, STOURBRIDGE, West Midlands, England (BATHAMS)

Tried on 08 Nov 2022 at 10:02


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle. Amber with small white head, nice lacing and retention. Aroma of caramel malts, grain, hay. Taste is bready malts, some grain, nice light fresh floral and grassy hops leading to a moderate bitter finish. Light to moderate body but a nice carbonation which seems to work well. Its simple but very well made.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2020 at 02:13


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Britannia Inn, Dudley. Pours dark golden, white head. Malty, bit grainy, floral, smooth, nice bitterness in after. Medium bodied.

Tried from Cask at Britannia [Sallies] (Bathams) on 01 Jan 2020 at 12:20


7

Just don't agree with Nottingham Yeast. Attenuated well but bland and sickly sweet. Floral and hoppy.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2019 at 20:00


7

Tried from Cask on 10 Feb 2018 at 15:23


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! A clear golden beer with a mid-sized most good lasting off-white head. Aroma of mild grainy malt, soft sweet malt with hints of straw. Taste of grainy malt, toasted malt, flowery hops, soft grassy bitterness, okay!

Tried on 08 Oct 2017 at 13:47