Best Bitter
Bathams in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.59
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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!
Probably the best example of the traditional Black Country style of bitter. No better partner to a lunchtime snack!
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7/10
Magus, mõru, karamelline, linnaseline, kuiv. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2025
at 19:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:14
6.8/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
7.1/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
The Britannia [Sallies]
on 01 Jan 2020
at 12:20
7/10
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
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2018
at 15:23
6.3/10
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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