Sovereign Bitter
Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.94
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A pale coloured beer with a delicate flavour and a pleasant floral aroma producing a satisfying, refreshing, easy to drink ale despite the relatively high alcohol content.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Nitro. Amber beer with a cream nitro head. Light floral aroma. Light malt and light floral flavor. Medium bodied. Refreshing. Light floral notes linger with light malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2017
at 22:44
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Half-pint, on keg at the Samuel Smith pub Angel Inn. Nitro creamy, white head leaving spotty lacing behind. Clear amber coloured body. Subdued doughy aroma. Modest taste profile of grainy fruits. Distant bittersweet endnotes. Foamy in the mouth. Rather below par for a classic bitter. (Leeds 05.07.2017).
Tried
on 21 Jul 2017
at 01:41
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Keg at Ye Olde Swiss Cottage. It pours clear amber with a medium off-white head. The aroma is soft, bready, cereal, cracker, rivita and a touch of sweetness. The taste is pretty weak actually... sort of has this generic malty vibe, bread, cereal, muted toffee, apple skin and some grass maybe. Finish is sweetish, yet dry. Light body and fine, foamy carbonation. Utterly forgettable stuff.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2017
at 12:19
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at the constitution.. Golden amber.. Small white head. Dry floral fruit nose.. Light funk orange fruits
Tried
on 27 Jan 2017
at 06:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Clear caramel golden color with a fine creamy white head. Good lacing. Decent intensity in the aroma. Medium (-) body and a soft carbonation. Ok balance between sweetness and bitterness. Caramel malty, mild fruity and mild bready flavor. Decent and easy to drink. I am not a big fan of these bitter ale on handpull. This one proved me wrong.
[Handpull at Earl of Lonsdale (Notting Hill) in London, England]
[Handpull at Earl of Lonsdale (Notting Hill) in London, England]
Tried
on 22 Aug 2016
at 02:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask on a pub somewhere in Soho, London. A brewery the I usually have been impressed by but this is a dull watery bitter. The body lacks structure and maltyness. Flowery and earthy hops medium bitterness. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jun 2016
at 02:09
6/10
Tried
on 12 Jun 2015
at 23:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Tivoli, Morecambe. Pours clear good with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel, biscuit. Taste is light sweet, biscuit. Dry finish. Solid.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 10:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the princess Louise in holburn. Golden clear coloured pour with a cascading creamy head. Aroma is nutty base malts, some raisin. Flavour is composed of nutty malts with a little caramel, raisin and dried fruits, tangy fruit in the finish. Palate is creamy with moderate carbonation, very easy going. Thick lace on the glass. I enjoyed this, classic bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2015
at 14:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Kings Arms, York, UK. pours copper with white head. Malty, caramel, light hoppy. Bit bland.
Tried
from Cask
at
Kings Arms (Sam Smithโs)
on 01 Jan 2015
at 14:56