Best Bitter
Bathams in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Clear golden pour with a white head. Aroma of sweet malts and fruit. Flavour is sweet with malt and citrus.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2012
at 09:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Robin Hood, Amblecote. Pours light gold with a medium head. Aroma is light floral, bready malt and a touch of sulphur. Taste has bready malt and floral notes to start. Bready malt and a touch of grapefruit in the medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2011
at 10:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home with stephen... golden amber....thin white head ... soft sweet light lemon light grassy hop ... soft sweet toffee malts ... light grassy hop ... ok as a bitter ... light lemon linger
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2011
at 10:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Tuckers Maltings. Amber coloured with plenty of carbonation and a slight white head. Light, malty aroma with a touch of caramel and grassy hop. Cereal malts in the flavour, with some citrus fruit, Slight mineral edge and long, bitter finish. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2010
at 02:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. Clear golden with a creamy white head leaving laces. Sweetish fruity nose. Medium body, low in carbonation, sweet fruit and a little citrus. Dry and lightly hoppy finish. 160110
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Feb 2010
at 06:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Bernieโs, Solihull, ABV 4.5%. Straw with a thin white head and lightly carbonated; malty aroma with a touch of citrus; sweet malt flavours to start, then becoming drier with a shortlasting burst of hops. An acceptable bitter, but nothing more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2010
at 13:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, The Vine, West Bromwich. Golden, with a lingering slightly foamy lingering white head. Malty aroma. Smooth on the palate, but with a sweet not entirely pleasant flavour. As an accompaniment to the very good firey Indian food served at the vine it was fine though, and overall a slightly above average bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2008
at 09:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Robin Hood, DY8, Amblecote. Clear medium yellow orange color with a small creamy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to creamy, carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2007
at 09:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask@Burton 12th Winter Beer Festival. Stale and stagnant looking golden beer. The aroma is lightly florally hopped, and the flavour is florally bitter and very sweet. Overall a poorish bitter, too sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2007
at 04:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[Cask at GBBF 2003] An orange beer with no head. The aroma is very slight but has notes of hops, malt, and fruit. The flavor is nice; a malt sweet fruitiness with a good fruity hoppiness rolling along the side of the tongue and lingering. It is a little cask flat, but it has a good palate. A good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2003
at 16:58