Saddleback
Slaughterhouse Brewery in Warwick, Warwickshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.84
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Saddleback takes advantage of the (still) lower HMRC beer duty category of 3.4%. All the beer duty saving, is passed on to you the Publican. Munich, Cara & Crystal malts boost the depth of malt flavour. British hops create a traditional & sustainable bitter.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask sampled at the brewery with Kermis. Clear light amber pour with a decent white head. Nice hoppy aftertaste
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2012
at 01:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask sampled at the brewery. Clear light amber pour with an off white head. Aroma of sweet malt and caramel. Same in flavor with fresh bitter hops and a bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2012
at 15:28
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at GBBF 2010. Reddy brown colour, clear. Toffee flattish in mouth. Toffee biscuit. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2010
at 06:04
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
6th August 2010. GBBF.
Slightly hazy amber beer. A little toffee on the nose. No carbonation. Light dry malt with a little tepid orange hop. Semi dry finish. Boring.
Slightly hazy amber beer. A little toffee on the nose. No carbonation. Light dry malt with a little tepid orange hop. Semi dry finish. Boring.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2010
at 04:41
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On gravity at Worcester Beer Festival, 14/08/10. Clear amber in colour with a decent white head. Sweetish, malty bitter with a touch of floral hop, summer fruit and moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2010
at 23:52
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From cask. Pours hazy orange with a fully gone head. Aroma is caramelish and slight roasted. Malty, sweet caramel and slight breadish roasted malt flavoured. Bitter and dry roasted finish. Ends dry.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2010
at 10:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Porridge Pot, Warwick. Gold with a dense cream head; fruity orange aroma; fruity orange flavour with some biscuit; dry and fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2010
at 14:30
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear light to medium orange amber color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel, toffee, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. (080808)
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2008
at 05:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF08. Clear dark copper colour. Weak fruit flavour, slightly watery. Medium bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2008
at 18:10
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is creamy, fruity hoppy along with some wood and candy. Flavour is pleasantly grassy, hayish and fruity and also has some notes of mild yeast in it.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2008
at 03:50