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RCH in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.45
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Pale malt
Fuggles and Goldings hops.
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pivnizub (12822) reviewed Pitchfork from RCH 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle: Golden, cloudy, stable "dirty" white head; fruity-malty nose with adistinctive hoppy touch; solid - mainly dry - bitter-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied; lingering hoppy and fruity finish. Rough, but good......
jtclockwork (20063) reviewed Pitchfork from RCH 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cloudy orange amber pour. Aroma is bready yeast. Taste is smooth bitter hops, yeast, malt and resin. Rated 5/14/05
Travlr (30174) reviewed Pitchfork from RCH 16 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at Max’s in Baltimore. Cloudy dark yellow, thin white head that disappears rapidly and leaves massive lacing. Aroma of citrus and malt, with a bit of white pepper. Taste is dominated by the malt, but well-balanced, dry bitter, peppery finish. This is pretty much what a traditional English bitter should taste like - not over the top, not massively hopped or highly spiced. Classic example of the style, properly served.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Pitchfork from RCH 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
9th June 2008
8 months past BBE date. A bland tepid watery bitter. A little frothy creamyness and not much else to note. Boring 1.8.
6th June 2011
Hazy orange beer, tidy white head. Semi dry and crisp palate. Mildly tart orange. A little grapefruit bitterness. Seltzerish minerals and a dry finish. Much better than last time but possibly carrying a very mild infection. A bit dry.
theisti (5579) reviewed Pitchfork from RCH 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500 ml bottle purchased at Gomers in Lees Summit, Missouri. Pour is hazed yellow golden, with a billowing off white head (4 inches at least) that was quite lasting, eventually falling with thick lacing. The head falls with really interesting reverse cascading, almost like its building down to a full glass of beer - I was mesmerized. Aroma of caramel and honey malt, some spritzy lemon bitterness, some grass and hay, even some pickled ginger. There is also a hint of oxidation (there was no date on the bottle that I could locate). Taste is toasty malt, with some of the caramel and honey sweetness from the nose. This quickly turns to the grassy earthiness. The bitter, ginger taste from the nose is present, but mostly in the finish. As with the nose, the lingering finish has some cardboard oxidation. Really does not detract too much for me. Palate is medium, slightly chewy, almost entirely flat. Overall, interesting enough, I like the toasty chewiness to it. The hop bitterness is almost entirely gone, would be interesting to try this one in its true form.
Bullit (6141) reviewed Pitchfork from RCH 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ 3 Judges. Clear golden colour, white lacings. Aroma of citrus and biscuit. Flavour of biscuit malts. Slightly dry finish.
Quack-Duck (11942) reviewed Pitchfork from RCH 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
bottle from Tuckers Maltings. Hazy golden yellow, large and persistent white head. Aroma of flowery hops and citrus fruit. Full-bodied, pleasantly malty with good fruity flavours (lemon, bitter orange). Good balance between the bitterness and aroma of the hops. A delicious brew.
beastiefan2k (4725) reviewed Pitchfork from RCH 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Diamond poured into a British pint. It pours with a completely clear orange/amber color and a fake bubbly head created because of the cask (it of course fades quickly). Aroma is musky British malts with a cheap, watered down tea aroma. Taste is empty, plain dry cracker biscuit malts. Its ok but completely boring and useless.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Pitchfork from RCH 17 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Wine & Cheese Place in (near) St. Louis, MO. Orangish amber color with a multifinger off-white head. Aroma of light stone fruit - some peach - and a little caramel. Medium body with biting, creamy carbonation. Flavor does seem peachy with light bready malt backing. Finishes nicely bitter. Something like a fruity ESB trying to morph into something more bitter. Really good flavor. Finishes fairly dry.
CosmicCharlie (9705) reviewed Pitchfork from RCH 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Pours gold into an English pint. Bright white micro head tophats the rim. Leaving sheet lacing as it slowly recedes. Grapefruit and lemon zest aromas. Crisp and full malts upfront turning creamy summer fruits before the dry, lasting grapefruit finish. IPA-like.