Butty Bach

Wye Valley Brewery in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

Score

6.14

ABV: 4.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 90

Butty Bach is a Welsh term meaning ‘little friend’ – and this charmingly smooth premium ale has certainly made more than a few friendships in its time. We brew it using Maris Otter and Crystal malts together with locally grown Fuggles, Goldings and Bramling Cross hops. With such fine ingredients, no wonder it remains a firm favourite.

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5.5

JuanMartin (287) ticked Butty Bach from Wye Valley Brewery 2 months ago

Nice bitter. Bought from local supermarket, drank at home.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2026 at 21:30

5.5

Boozehound74 (502) ticked Butty Bach from Wye Valley Brewery 5 months ago

Tried on 08 Nov 2025 at 10:40

8.4

Kleg (3893) reviewed Butty Bach from Wye Valley Brewery 7 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

500ml bottle from Sainsbury's, London, England. Pours a clear gold color with an off-white head and decent retention. Decent lacing. Light bread and malt aroma. The taste follows the nose, with pale malts and more bread. Smooth and clean. Nothing special, just a textbook blonde. Medium-heavy body. Low carbonation. Low bitterness. Moreish.

Tried from Bottle from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 14 Sep 2025 at 00:04

LazyPyro (10170) reviewed Butty Bach from Wye Valley Brewery 7 months ago

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

Cask at White Hart, Winchcombe. Clear pale gold, white head. Aroma of sweet and fruity malts, caramel. Taste of bready malts, caramel, fruity esters, a bit sweet, light bitterness. Middling.

Tried from Cask at The White Hart Inn on 09 Sep 2025 at 14:48

mart (27261) ticked Butty Bach from Wye Valley Brewery 8 months ago

Magus, mõru, puuviljane, linnaseline, hapukas. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2025 at 15:42

6.4

jerseyislandbeer (5992) reviewed Butty Bach from Wye Valley Brewery 9 months ago

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

Old rating - A 500ml bottle picked up on my trip to Wales last spring. It pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits & malt. Sweet malty finish. Decent older style ale

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2025 at 12:39

5.6

tricksta_p (13806) reviewed Butty Bach from Wye Valley Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at Sternbräu, Rankweil. Aroma is malt, hint of caramel, soft fruity notes. Flavour is light bitter. Body is light, bit watery. Weak but refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2025 at 15:39

5.1

Andy_TF2 (1138) ticked Butty Bach from Wye Valley Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:16

smallwat3r (4866) ticked Butty Bach from Wye Valley Brewery 1 year ago

Malty, smooth, light

Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2024 at 21:01

7.1

Leighton (35102) reviewed Butty Bach from Wye Valley Brewery 1 year ago

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

Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from Waitrose on Oxford Street. Pours clear copper-gold with a fine, creamy off-white head. Light sweet flavour with notes of sun-kissed bready malts, a little yeast, mild bitter toasted hay, dough, faint citrus accents. Light bodied with average carbonation. Balanced finish, malty, bready, subtly bitter. Enjoyable, drinks nicely.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2024 at 20:51